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Re:New 'unremovable' xHelper malware has infected 45,000 And... by jackewiehose on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @08:58PM (#21393672)
Installing custom software is neither an exploit nor a type of it.
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Re:New 'unremovable' xHelper malware has infected 45,000 And... by scarface74 on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @09:32PM (#21393845)
Are you saying that people meant to install the malware?
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Re:New 'unremovable' xHelper malware has infected 45,000 And... by jackewiehose on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @09:53PM (#21393941)
They certainly didn't know it was malware but yes, according to the article they installed the software intentionally (they even had to do extra steps and follow instructions on a random website to circumvent the google store).
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