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OldBoot

OldBoot is an Android malware family. [1]

ID: S0285
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Type: MALWARE
Version: 1.0
Created: 25 October 2017
Last Modified: 24 October 2022
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Techniques Used

Domain ID Name Use
Mobile T1398 Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts

OldBoot uses escalated privileges to modify the init script on the device's boot partition to maintain persistence.[1]

References

  1. Sudhir K Bansal. (2014, January 28). First widely distributed Android bootkit Malware infects more than 350,000 Devices. Retrieved December 21, 2016.