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Google/Mandiant dismantle XCPE backdoor botnet preinstalled by Android OEM Videostrong on 1.3M+ devices
GTIG assesses with high confidence that Android OEM/ODM Videostrong preloaded the x.cpe (com.oemservice) system-privileged backdoor on Android TV set-top boxes and other IoT devices, selling access to affiliates who loaded residential proxy, ad-fraud and further backdoor modules. The backdoor bootstraps over HTTP POST to *.anyevonline.com:8000, then uses MQTT (mqtt.szbboys.com, ports 3885-3887) for silent installs, shell commands, screenshots and recon; newer droppers use libexploit.so to root adbd and copy themselves into /system/priv-app. Google and partners disrupted the C2 infrastructure. Hunters should look for network traffic to the listed domains/IPs and MQTT on 3885-3887 from Android TV/IoT devices on corporate or guest networks, and residential proxy egress.
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| domain | ott[.]szbboys[.]com | seen 1×, first 2026-11-03 17:59Z | File upload/download, OTA · 2026-11-03 |
| domain | mqtt[.]szbboys[.]com | seen 1×, first 2026-11-03 17:59Z | MQTT broker · 2026-11-03 |
| domain | szbboys[.]com | seen 1×, first 2026-11-03 17:59Z | Core XCPE C2 · 2026-11-03 |