Items tagged with xhelper

by Brandon Hill - Fri, Apr 10, 2020

xHelper 'Unkillable' Malware Survives Factory Reset, Still Infecting Android Phones

We've discussed the rather nasty xHelper malware on a number of occasions here at HotHardware, and it's a rather insidious trojan. XHelper first started making the rounds via the Google Play Store roughly a year ago, and by October 2019, over 45,000 Android devices had fallen victim to its tainted tentacles. As of... Read more...

by Brittany Goetting - Fri, Feb 14, 2020

Outbreak Of Android Trojan xHelper Malware Appears To Be Triggered By Google Play Itself

Android Trojan xHelper haunted the Google Play Store in 2019. After several months, it appeared that the malware had disappeared. Unfortunately, xHelper was not dead but only sleeping. Security researchers at Malwarebytes Lab recently discovered that xHelper was once again infecting devices and that its reinfection... Read more...

by Shane McGlaun - Wed, Oct 30, 2019

Xhelper Malware Silently Infects More Than 45,000 Android Devices

Google is having a significant problem with malware on the Google Play store with apps that continue to infect tens of thousands of users. Another Android malware app called Xhelper has been thriving on Google Play for the last six months and infected 45,000 devices during that time. Making Xhelper a more... Read more...