Vo1d malware botnet grows to 1.6 million Android TVs worldwide
Vo1d malware botnet grows to 1.6 million Android TVs worldwide
My TV and computer monitor are deny-listed on my router, and I'm angry that I even have to do that.
Your monitor is "smart"?
Yes, tragically. Don't buy a Samsung Odyssey monitor like I did. It takes 7 button presses to change the input and there's a Disney+, Netflix, and Prime Video dedicated buttons on the remote.
I'm looking to "down"-grade ASAP.
Why are they even connected to your router in the first place?
firmware updates, then I forget the network on the device and then denylist the MAC address
I'm frankly flabbergasted to not see the US on the list.
We're smart enough to not plug them in. Also who watches TV anyway? You can't even talk to anyone on TV like you can here. TV is stupid. Good riddance.
The Sony Bravia I have now is the first Android device I have ever owned. It is also, coincidentally, the first TV I have had to hard reboot on a regular basis because the HDMI stack keeps crashing.
I have never and will never allow this thing to go online.
I have a Bravia, and the picture is second to none. Better than any other I've seen, including other OLEDs...
But holy shit is the software slow. Fuck "smart" TVs
If you factory reset your Bravia and then decline all the Google features (don't sign in, etc.) it's about as close to a dumb TV as you can get these days.
users should avoid downloading apps outside of Google Play or third-party firmware images that promise extended and "unlocked" functionality.
The first step is buying devices from reputable vendors and trustworthy resellers to minimize the likelihood of malware being pre-loaded from the factory or while in transit.
Given the size I suspect this is also a common attack vector.
Also,
Android TV devices should have their remote access features disabled if not needed, while taking them offline when not used is also an effective strategy.
Is this a thing? Why would a TV have remote access features?
Is this a thing? Why would a TV have remote access features?
In the extremely unlikely case the warranty bound technical support team needs remote access in order to reset your settings.
You'll have to snatch Smarttube from my cold, dead fingers