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		jackewiehose on Oct 30, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New 'unremovable' xHelper malware has infected 45,... Installing custom software is neither an exploit nor a type of it.

scarface74 on Oct 30, 2019 [–]

Are you saying that people meant to install the malware?

jackewiehose on Oct 30, 2019 | [–]

They certainly didn't know it was malware but yes, according to the article they installed the software intentionally (they even had to do extra steps and follow instructions on a random website to circumvent the google store).

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