Amazon's Fire TV and Fire TV Stick Have Been Infected With Malware, That Have Been Found Mining For Cryptocurrency. Amazon’s Fire TV and Fire TV Stick devices have been infected with a malware that appears to mine cryptocurrency. This was reported by XDA Developers , which has found the test APK with the package name ‘com.google.time.timer’ on these Amazon products, that has been popping up and disrupting video playback as well. According to the XDA Developers report, the malware is known to appear through a ‘test’ app, that pops up over the screen, and continues to slow the system. As a user continues to use the Fire TV or Fire TV Stick through any device, the ‘com.google.time.timer’ package stops the device’s regular operation, and autostarts itself, following which it executes a malware similar to the ADB.Miner malware. Through this malware, the test APK uses the Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick’s processing power to mine for Monero through CoinHive. ...
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