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Bitdefender finds preinstalled Android malware you can’t uninstall, seen in 150 countries (securityaffairs.com)
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Bitdefender finds Midnight Mimosa, preinstalled Android malware on cheap MediaTek phones that fakes ad clicks, drops apps and builds a proxy botnet. Bitdefender researchers discovered a campaign called Midnight Mimosa involving preinstalled Android malware on low-cost phones from different brands that use MediaTek platforms. The malware is built into the device firmware and may be […]

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[–] 3 points 3 weeks ago

It can remove it for the current user. But, since the malware is embedded in the firmware it may get re-installed under a different name.

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