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@Gregozor2121 My guess is a RAT.
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@magicMirror accurate guess:
"One of the pre-installed apps, which looks and operates as a wireless update program, automatically installs more apps without user consent, according to Malwarebytes." -
@hjk101 I have a bit of experience with android malware.....
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@magicMirror I have never experenced them before, tell me more.
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@Gregozor2121 There is not much to tell.
around 2011, the first actual malware for android showed up. It was the logical continuation of the mobile malware of the time - essentailly, a text chargeback malware that let your download a ringtone/home screen background/app that you could get for free. All android malware is a varient of that original one - some more complicated, some even simpler.
Then some other totaly random stuff showed up later - like chinese system droppers, and something called carrierIQ. The End.
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