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What is a backdoor. A backdoor is a malware type that negates normal authentication procedures to access a system. As a result, remote access is granted to resources within an application, such as databases and file servers, giving perpetrators the ability to remotely issue system commands and update malware.
Once the protection is activated, Windows requires the user to press Ctrl+Alt+Delete each time before logging on or unlocking the computer. Since the key combination is intercepted by Windows itself and malicious software cannot mimic this behavior, the trick is thwarted.
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.
As ZDNet reports, Assurance Wireless is part of the Virgin Mobile group and participates in the Lifeline program. The low-end Android smartphone offered by Assurance as part of the program is the Unimax (UMX) U686CL, and here’s where the problem lies. Security vendor Malwarebytes discovered the handset ships with the Adups malware installed.
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