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01-29-2014, 03:50 PM
http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GrmF7dG1J8GtuLtOmsmczw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/homerun/techmedianetwork.tomguide.com/5f50f1e52bf548b99dfa0701376fc1f8 (http://news.yahoo.com/android-malware-reinstall-itself-192359783.html)Because Android is the world's most popular smartphone operating system, it follows that malefactors would develop some of the most harmful malware for it. A program called Android.Oldboot represents the first-ever Android bootkit: a Trojan that can reinstall itself every time the system reboots. The bootkit targets Android's kernel, the deepest part of an OS.



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