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fabzilla

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hello..I'm in alarm after virus scan .. found 41 malware in all system apps ..... Android / Trojan.Spy.Agent.rdr ..... what's going on?
 
fabzilla said:
hello..I'm in alarm after virus scan .. found 41 malware in all system apps ..... Android / Trojan.Spy.Agent.rdr ..... what's going on?
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Which virus scanner or security suite are you using for a start? (I'm guessing Malwarebytes given that there's been a sudden flurry of posts by users complaining of the same problems with completely fresh installations on a variety of devices.) Some scanners can incorrectly identify software or apps as a threat that are actually perfectly OK!! It would appear that Malwarebytes are presently having serious issues with their scanner after a recent DB update.

Have you tried any other highly rated virus scanners that are available & are they giving you the same results?

What have you been doing with your system? Where are you sourcing your apps etc.? Play Store (which has its own scanner) or installing apps from unknown sources? Have you been installing questionable apps or visiting dodgy websites etc.? Do you use your U9-H for emailing? (If yes, do you double check the composition & source of emails before opening any links they may include?)

Rest assured, a stock/factory U9-H doesn't contain any malware!!

If you're that uncertain & concerned that your device has become infected somehow, factory reset it!! Start completely fresh.
 
Yes i agree.
A clean ROM dont have any virus.
It is a software problem, some sites or even a file you had installed.
 
It may be .. I did factory reset but it always detects malware on the app pre-installed device .. Type app settings ..... Android system app .... on smartphone all clean ... On minix no ... I'm worried
 
fabzilla said:
It may be .. I did factory reset but it always detects malware on the app pre-installed device .. Type app settings ..... Android system app .... on smartphone all clean ... On minix no ... I'm worried
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Maybe it is the anti-virus software that detects virus. Dont use untrusted antivirus.
I dont use antivírus on U9-H, but i know what i can install and what sites to visit. The best antivirus is your knowledge.
 
Malwarebytes is the app I used ... Ě the weird thing that detects 42 malware in system apps .... what can I do?
 
fabzilla said:
Malwarebytes is the app I used ... Ě the weird thing that detects 42 malware in system apps .... what can I do?
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I dont know if your factory reset is recent, if not do a factory reset.
Write on a paper or memorise what files you can use and websites.
Those with problems dont use, is simple as that.
If you use you can put the system very slow, even stop and affect other OS or other files ...
And install only necessary apps....
 
fabzilla said:
Malwarebytes is the app I used ... Ě the weird thing that detects 42 malware in system apps .... what can I do?
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@ArticWolf said that exactly. He even guessed that was the antivirus you used. Apparently users are complaining about Malwarebytes false positives.

As most Android apps have adverts and demand rights in your system it is normal that some antivirus will think that is too much to handle.

Relax, as everybody said, if your box is not rooted your system is very likely to be safe. Android is not like other operative systems, it is very hard to get corrupted in non rooted machines.

Before you try any other drastic measures, why don't you simply try another antivirus, as you were already told, and see the results? I have Avast from the PlayStore in one of my Minix and in a mobile phone, it does well.
 
if you want another option try Comodo

I have used Comodo for 10 years or more on my PC and also have it on my android devices, I visit some pretty dodgy websites (j/k) and download all sort of rubbish, never let me down !!
 
Digging deeper ...

https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/247750-trojan-removal/?tab=comments#comment-1314280

If Malwarebytes is right about all those people commenting today that they fresh reinstalled their systems and they are still infected, than I'm affraid that the only solution will be to ditch all Android machinery. In case people don't know where, I'll have a large litter box outside my door.

Relax, @fabzilla, I bet your system is good. Something went very wrong with Malwarebytes, that or we are all doomed!
 
CybeRider said:
@ArticWolf said that exactly. He even guessed that was the antivirus you used. Apparently users are complaining about Malwarebytes false positives.

As most Android apps have adverts and demand rights in your system it is normal that some antivirus will think that is too much to handle.

Relax, as everybody said, if your box is not rooted your system is very likely to be safe. Android is not like other operative systems, it is very hard to get corrupted in non rooted machines.

Before you try any other drastic measures, why don't you simply try another antivirus, as you were already told, and see the results? I have Avast from the PlayStore in one of my Minix and in a mobile phone, it does well.
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Skynet said:
Keep calm :) I can assure you there's no malwares in a stock rom !

As @ArcticWolf said, download and flash a stock Minix rom.
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PMSL ;).

I really don't know why we bother sometimes lololol ;). You give them the information on a silver platter, & they still ignore it & just twat onwards :unsure:.

If he'd bothered to actually read my response he could have saved himself 5 hours of panicking & had some answers straight away FFS hehe ;).

What's more, that was an extra 5 minutes lost that I could have had trying to nail a jelly to my ceiling today :oops:o_O!!
 
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Only now I got the chance to install Malwarebytes to a couple of my equipments to check what is going on.

The amazing results, are a KitKat phone full of rubbish came out clean. My Minix U9-H which never held any software out of the PlayStore nor 'funny' addons in Kodi, and which I am absolutely sure that it is as clean as a mother of a saint, came out with this joke that there were 41 malware menaces (Trojan.Spy.Agent.rdr - as far as I could see, in the system files) and 819 checked items.

And so I found a quick and safe solution:
To perform NO ACTION AT ALL from Malwarebytes and remove it immediately out of my Minix!

Now I am safe again and not worried at all. I advise all users who stamble across this nasty piece of cr*p to avoid it to the limit. :poop:
 
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Yes i agree. And with more software installed comes problems.
Can come a moment when we dont know what causes the problem.
The best is keep it simple and install only safe software and few software.
 
Well, it seems Malwarebytes fixed it. Pitty they left so many users in the dark for so long, to have so many people redoing their systems from scratch after a malfunction of their app. I recall the times in which this company did great on the computing anti-virus world as one of the very top. It is sad to see them left with such poor support nowadays, and I'm not even talking the Google Play App, no one from the staff had the nerve to reassure the users in their own forum, not until some hours ago.

https://forums.malwarebytes.com/top...tifies-system-files-as-trojans/?ct=1558877494

Lesson to take:
Unless you are absolutely sure you got infected, always get second and third opinions before taking drastic measures, ask the forums as @fabzillla did, and pay attention to the guidance you get from the specialists (hey, @ArticWolf! ;):ROFLMAO:)
 
A friend of mine has a U-9h which I helped him build. He brought it over to show me how it is playing movies during Kodi movies every 5 minutes. I had never seen that before. I loaded Malwarebytes and it detected 3 malware files. It was able to remove two of them. Sorry I didn't take a screenshot or write down the name of the particular offending files. The U-9 now runs normally. I am not too worried about the last file found since it is just a PUP. In this case, Malwarebytes did its job.
 
OceanDragon said:
A friend of mine has a U-9h which I helped him build. He brought it over to show me how it is playing movies during Kodi movies every 5 minutes. I had never seen that before. I loaded Malwarebytes and it detected 3 malware files. It was able to remove two of them. Sorry I didn't take a screenshot or write down the name of the particular offending files. The U-9 now runs normally. I am not too worried about the last file found since it is just a PUP. In this case, Malwarebytes did its job.
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Thank you for the information. It would have been nice if you could have found further data about the infection such as its name and/or eventual way on how it got in the Minix, as that would probably give us all a hint about what we should avoid. Anyway, out of curiosity, and since you mention that you helped your friend to "build" the U9-h, maybe you could let us know:

- Does that machine have the last official firmware?
- Is it rooted or unrooted?
- Is Kodi installed with any so called "builds" (not to mention that some addons can also fill the box with undesireable stuff)?
- Does it have apps installed that were brought into it from utrustfull sources (mainly the ilegal ones like the one that starts with "Ap" and ends in "oid") or just transfered from the Playstore?
 
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