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Malware alert: preinstalled on almost 40 smartphones

Are you thinking of buying a new smartphone or did you find a good deal in the fashion world? Maybe it's the case that you keep reading since at least 36 models of Android smartphones belonging to companies like Samsung, LG, Xiaomi, Asus, Nexus, Oppo and Lenovo, are affected by malware preloaded at source.

We do not speak of general danger and we do not want to create allergies

In particular, there are two malware found on the devices, and they respond to the name of Loki and SLocker. The two unwanted guests emerged after a thorough scan by the researchers of the company Check Point.

Secondo a post posted on Check Point researchers blog Friday, these malicious applications were not part of the official firmware of ROMs provided basically by smartphone manufacturers, but they were installed later along the supply chain, before the phones came to the end user.

In particular, the Loki malware dates back to February 2016 and once a device has been infected it manages to modify system processes by getting very powerful root privileges. The trojan also includes spyware-like features that can slip information such as the list of current installed applications, browser history, contact list, call history, and location data.

Instead SLocker is a mobile ransomware that blocks the devices in which it resides for extrusion purposes communicating through the Tor network in order to hide the identity of its operators. I'm not an expert in computer viruses, but I certainly do not like to find the little demons in our beloved device.

Below is a list of smartphones and malicious APKs

Smartphone APK Malware
Asus Zenfone 2 com.google.googlesearch
Google Nexus 5 com.changba
Google Nexus 5 com.mobogenie.daemon
Google Nexus 5X com.changba
Lenovo A850 com.androidhelper.sdk
Lenovo S90 com.google.googlesearch
Lenovo S90 com.skymobi.mopoplay.appstore
LG G4 com.fone.player1
O com.android.ys.services
Oppo R7 Plus com.example.loader
Samsung Galaxy A5 com.baycode.mop
Samsung Galaxy A5 com.android.deketv
Samsung Galaxy Note 2 com.fone.player0
Samsung Galaxy Note 2 com.sds.android.ttpod
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 com.changba
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 com.kandian.hdtogoapp
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 com.changba
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 air.fyzb3
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 com.ddev.downloader.v2
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 com.kandian.hdtogoapp
Samsung Galaxy Note Edge com.changba
Samsung Galaxy Note Edge com.mojang.minecraftpe
Samsung Galaxy S4 com.lu.compass
Samsung Galaxy S4 com.kandian.hdtogoapp
Samsung Galaxy S4 com.changba
Samsung Galaxy S4 com.changba
Samsung Galaxy S4 com.mobogenie.daemon
Samsung Galaxy S7 com.lu.compass
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 com.armorforandroid.security
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 com.example.loader
Vivo X6 Plus com.android.ys.services
Xiaomi Mi 4I com.sds.android.ttpod
Xiaomi Redmi com.yongfu.wenjianjiaguanli
ZTE X500 com.iflytek.ringdiyclient

These malware finally create backdoor that allows the attacker to have unlimited access to infected devices by allowing data downloads, installing and activating additional malicious Android applications, as well as deleting user data, disabling application system and allow the sending of calls to "premium" numbers, that is, with extraordinary tariffs.

All this makes us open our eyes to how much we need to pay maniacal attention to our devices nowadays, not clicking on malicious links or downloading scam applications, and above all always relying on trusted stores, such as Gearbest.com or Honorbuy.it to name a few.

Is There A Way To Remove Malware Infections?

Since malware programs are located inside the ROM with system privileges it is difficult to get rid of them, but not impossible. It must make the root to your device and then proceed with uninstalling malware applications (see list above) or you will need to Reinstall the firmware completely of the device by making a flash of ROM (in my opinion the much safer method).

Perhaps someone will not be able to perform any of the two procedures listed above and therefore the advice is to be assisted by qualified technicians or anyway by a friend who is more "chubby" than you.

But if you're here, you're a little cheeky for it too ... It's not the first time Android devices, even top-notch, have these ugly surprises to equip their operating system. Have you ever been to? Let us know your experiences in the comments box below.

 

 

 

 

Emanuele Iafulla
Emanuele Iafulla

Nerd, Geek, Netizen, terms that do not belong to me. Simply myself, technology lover and provocative as Xiaomi does with his products. High quality at fair prices, a real provocation for the other most famous brands.

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Giammy
Giammy
7 years ago

Is there a way to scan the phone to make sure everything is OK?

Luca Girardi
Luca Girardi
7 years ago

Which model of Xiaomi Redmi?

RobboCoop
7 years ago

There is none of that on my Xiaomi fortunately. Technically, therefore, at the first update or flash of a new rom the virus "should" be eliminated, given that the updates with the OS come directly from Xiaomi and shouldn't pass through third parties?

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