Botnet-is created by the malware BadBox continues to grow undisturbed, despite the intervention of the latter to the authorities and the germans. The researchers of the BitSight have been identified over 192,000 Android device to be infected around the world. The number of countries affected and the type of device, including those of the producer of the well known, have been increasing as well.
The situation more difficult than expected
BadBox was detected mainly in the field paemërtuara on Android TV from the chinese. Criminals and unknown cyber installed the malware (directly from the factory, or in front of delivery) into the firmware, and it can never be taken away. Accessories on sale, also on Amazon, eBay, and AliExpress.
Botnet-is comprised of about 74,000 equipment, and seemed to be dead after the intervention of the authorities and the germans. The BitSight found that they were not only still active, but it has grown quickly, surpassing 192,000 your device. Over 160,000 IP address is unique and was identified in only 24 hours. Cyber criminals cyber infektuan also televizorët intelligent Yandex QLED 4K Russia (100,000) and the smartfonët Hisense T963 in China, not only to the box's Android TV is the brand name of the variables.
The equipment of the infected are to be found also in India, Ukraine, Belarus, saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan, the Czech Republic, the United States, France, and the Netherlands. BadBox may be used for many different tasks, yet its main goal is to return the equipment to the proxies residential and non-residential. In practice, however, the connection to the internet to the victim, who does not doubt is used for cyber attacks, or distribution of the contents of the law. The application of the law, then it will see the IP address of the user's innocent.
The Malware is also used to earn revenues from advertising, and to enter into an account and install the drain of the other. As it was mentioned, it cannot be removed because it was installed on a partition firmware that can't be read. The only solution is to disconnect the device from the internet and into the basket.
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