Dr. Web’s antivirus team recently uncovered this new Mirai malware (the current trojan is a new version of the ‘Pandora’ backdoor that first appeared in 2015) botnet, as reported by BleepingComputer. Its primary targets are the low-cost Android TV boxes sold through both major and minor retailers. These boxes, which are in active use by millions of users, possess quad-core processors capable of launching powerful DDoS attacks, even with relatively small swarm sizes.
Mirai Malware Variant Infects Millions of Budget Chinese Android TV Boxes | AndroidTVBOX