The malware also checks if the rig is rooted, but it doesnt use root privileges.
Researchers suggest the latter can be used to organize DDoS attacks against specified resources.
to make it get rid of Loapi, users will need to boot to safe mode.
The process to boot into Safe Mode differs from one smartphone model to another.
For analyzing a Loapi sample, the researchers carried out a test on an Android smartphone.
The gadget was completely destroyed after two days of testing.
However, users are advised to stay vigilant.
Source:The Hacker News,CSO
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