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I'd wager that the firmware came pre-infected by the manufacturer (or an update to the firmware has the infection). Based on the reddit thread at least one of
by morbm 7y ago
I'd wager that the firmware came pre-infected by the manufacturer (or an update to the firmware has the infection).
Based on the reddit thread at least one of the devices is from a no-name manufacturer.
https://www.reddit.com/r/antivirus/comments/bj6isa/xhelper_keeps_installing_itself_on_android_phone/ https://www.reddit.com/r/antivirus/comments/bj6isa/xhelper_k...
- walrus01 7y agoa not insignificant portion of generic weird mediatek chipset android phones come rooted from the manufacturer, because the OS is built with a root/developer configuration. This also helps malware like this spread on the sub-$80 android phones sold to non technically sophisticated users in the developing world.
- cptskippy 7y agoI remember reading something about mediatek based phones saving on the BOM by utilizing virtualization on a single SoC to run the baseband RTOS and the Smartphone OS.
- arcticbull 7y agoThat’s actually kind of brilliant.
- londons_explore 7y agoUntil you get bugs like "3D games lag when in fast moving car due to constant cell handovers" and "4G doesn't work at the same time as playing a 1080p60 video, so netflix/youtube are broken unless on wifi".
- arcticbull 7y agoSure but the phones $80. Getting to that price point requires some compromises. You’d think they’d also set the baseband VM at highest QOS.
- himlion 7y agoI'm currently using a Xiaomi Redmi Go that was a bit less than that and I think it's remarkable how few compromises it has.
- scarface74 7y agoThat’s a fair compromise to make a smart phone more affordable.
- pmlnr 7y agoThis happened to me with the Triada virus, on a Nomu S10 - it came with factory ota. That one patched the Zygote process and became invisible and unremovable without reflashing.