Amazon fire tv is attacked by new malware

Thanks to Amazon Fire TV Stick you can convert a normal television into a Smart TV. Although the high sales they are having also cause it to be the target of many attacks. And it has happened again now, with a new malware called ADB.Miner. It affects all devices that use Fire OS, including the stick.

Amazon Fire TV is attacked by new malware

It is run through an application called Test, although it is not known so far how this application is installed on the device. It is believed that these are applications to view pirated content. Also, it can be transmitted to other Android devices.

Malware on Amazon Fire TV

The clearest symptom that you are being affected by this malware is slow operation. Since extreme slowness is experienced when opening movies or loading applications. The reason is that such malware is using 100% of the processor's resources to mine cryptocurrencies. If we have to resume the movie we are watching at some point, the process takes a long time. But the interesting thing is that detection is complex.

Since the malicious application in question comes out in the list of normal applications. Rather, the user has to install apps like Total Commander to see this malware on their Amazon Fire TV. So it costs quite a bit to remove it.

At the moment, the recommendation to avoid being affected is not to install applications from outside Amazon Fire TV. To avoid possible risks. The origin of it is still being investigated, but it seems that the malware will continue for a time.

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