- Jan 8, 2011
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Everything you need to know about the virus, including what it does, how it spreads, how to know if your devices are infected, how to prevent getting it, and how to remove it if your device is infected.
Read more: Android Malware Worm that mines Cryptocurrency is infecting Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick devices
XDA Thread: [Malware/Virus] Solution Inside - Firestick Gen 2 - "test" app keeps popping up
About the Malware
The worm appears to be a version of a piece of Android malware called ADB.Miner that was first discovered earlier this year and has been spreading. The particular version appearing on Fire TV devices installs itself as an app called “Test” with the package name “com.google.time.timer”. Once it infects an Android device, it begins to use the device’s resources to mine cryptocurrencies and attempts to spread itself to other Android devices on the same network.
English Netlab Link: ADB.Miner: More Information
USB Debugging
Newer Fire TV devices running Fire OS 6, which include the Fire TV 3 (pendant), Fire TV Cube, and 2nd-Gen Fire TV Edition televisions, have implemented an extra layer of protection for ADB connections. When a new device tries to connect to a Fire TV running Fire OS 6 for the first time, a prompt appears on the screen to approve the connection.
If you ever see this prompt and you yourself did not initiate the connection, DO NOT allow the connection.
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