Doctor Web has identified a family of Android.Pandora trojans that compromise Android devices, either during firmware updates or when applications for viewing pirated video content are installed. This backdoor inherited its advanced DDoS-attack capabilities from its ancestor, the well-known Linux.Mirai trojan.
The infection path is not really clear. I can understand that installing software from external sources can carry a virus, but firmware updates? Are their updaters that broken?
The infection path is not really clear. I can understand that installing software from external sources can carry a virus, but firmware updates? Are their updaters that broken?