Security researchers said this malware was coded to work as a dropper for a second-stage malware payload, a well-known adware strain known as HiddenAds. Malwarebytes researchers said they couldn't confirm that Unimax was the party that added the malware to the devices. This might be another case where malware was added to devices by third-parties involved in a smartphone's supply chain -- while the devices travel from the phone maker to a buyer.
Malwarebytes said that while the device "is not a bad phone," the presence of the two malware-infected apps make the smartphone worthless and even dangerous to its users. While users could disable and uninstall the Wireless Update app, this would result in the phone missing out critical security updates for its firmware components -- which effectively makes the app unremovable, at least if you want to keep your device up to date. On the other hand, the Settings app is unremovable in the real meaning of the word, as there is no way to remove the app, and even if you did, you wouldn't be able to manage your phone afterward.
Malwarebytes says it informed Assurance Wireless of its findings but never heard back from the company. In a statement to ZDNet, Assurance Wireless said they "are aware of this issue and are in touch with the device manufacturer Unimax to understand the root cause, however, after our initial testing we do not believe the applications described in the media are malware.
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KT clarifies routing error caused outage instead of DDoS attack. South Korea's IT ministry is still investigating what caused KT's nationwide outage of their network. Marcin: Traditionally, viruses infected your system and tried to harm it for no specific reason. Malware, on the other hand, has a specific purpose, usually making money.
So you have adware plaguing your machine with annoying ads, spyware stealing your passwords, Dialers which back in the day used your money to call paid numbers, keyloggers, and so on Today both terms have started to merge together and become a bit more complicated. The main reason we call our software anti-malware is to distinguish ourselves from old antivirus software.
We feel we react far quicker to threats that are hostile. We are more of a rapid detection engine for threats that evolve quickly and are more likely to affect you near term. Antivirus software often fails at that but they are a good support system for threats that have existed for the longest time but might still infect some users.
Would you say people writing viruses just want fame and people coding malware want money? Marcin: They definitely are. Things are getting sneakier, that would be one of the best ways to put it. Back in the day when the first rogues came out they used to be very unsophisticated.
Just taking a glance at a rogue website, for example, anyone with a bit of experience online could identify it as a scam. There were typos, awkward images, everything looked fake. Nowadays, you could see a rogue site for Microsoft Security Essentials and have a harder time telling it apart from the legitimate one at first glance.
Everything looks very professional, they even have online chat support, prices similar to the actual software they are spoofing, etc. What would you say is the difference between a virus and a malware? Marcin: Definitely. I think most of it has really moved into money nowadays, though.
Are infections getting more sophisticated? Windows 10 vs. User Comments: Add your comment to this article. You need to be a member to leave a comment. Join thousands of tech enthusiasts and participate. He has also been a dishwasher, fry cook, long-haul driver, code monkey and video editor. He's been rooting around in the information-security space for more than 15 years at FoxNews.
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