Pandora, a botnet variant of Mirai, has been observed infiltrating inexpensive Android-based TV sets and TV boxes and using them as part of a Botnet to perform distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
According to Dr. Web, this type of infection occurs either during malicious firmware updates or when applications for viewing pirated video content are installed.
In the former case, people are tricked into installing applications for streaming pirated movies and TV shows through websites that mainly single out Spanish-speaking users.
To mitigate such infections, Doctor Web recommends that users keep their devices up-to-date and stick to downloading software only from trusted sources.
He also advises that buyers should avoid third-party software.
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