cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/53450841
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 […]
Does good old Canta still work against these?
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.