Over thousand of cheap android phones have pre-installed malware duo

The pre-installed malware Triada and xhelper have infected over 200,000 android phones.

A Chinese manufacturer called Transsion manufactures low-cost Android smartphones riddled with pre-installed malware that enlists oblivious users on subscription services without their knowledge or permission.

The particular variant targeted emerging markets particularly in Ethiopia, Egypt, South Africa, and Ghana. Besides this, the security researchers intercepted fraudulent mobile transactions and activity in 14 other locations.

The malware riddled handsets ensued transactions of total 19.2 million recorded from over 200,000 unique devices originating from both used or newly purchased phones. Triada malware basically acts as a software backdoor.

The malware has the capability to initiate malicious code after receiving commands from the remote control server. The command and control servers were used by Triada Malware threat actors. The Triada-xhelper duo stores malicious components in an undeletable directory and has a persistent nature.

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