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insdate: 2026-08-21 17:10:12
title: Android Car Malware Spreads Through Built-In Updaters for Ad Fraud, Proxy Botnet
additional: Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malware family that's specifically designed to infect Android-based vehicle head unit firmware developed by DoFun.

Kaspersky, which discovered the threat in June 2026, said the end goal of the malware is to serve a multi-stage downloader to enable ad fraud and creation of a proxy botnet.

"The malware spread through the built-in updaters of
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