So, the Telly Tablet joins the Gigaset problem...
https://blog.malwarebytes.com/android/2021/04/pre-installed-auto-installer-threat-found-on-android-m...
https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/272514-nasty-malware-that-reinstalls-after-factory-reset-but-n...
If you find your Telly Tablet now randomly opening web pages with ads then you are infected. You cannot remove this "system" app in the normal manner, it will survive a factory reset. You must use ADB and be confident to remove it manually.
It looks like the firmware has been pushed to the phone from the Gigaset update server, I imagine this has something to do with the manufacture of the Telly Tablet?
Gigaset are to push a fixed firmware update to their handsets to eradicate this problem which installs the following:
com.wagd.smarter
com.wagd.xiaoan
com.wagd.gem
I've noticed the "xiaoan" malware keeps crashing the system.
The problem is in the system app:
com.redstone.ota.ui
The silence from Virgin on this is astonishing seeing as it's been in the wild for a week or so.
I will personally have no problem fixing this via the command line, but can Virgin assure the masses that still use this tablet that this will be fixed via an OTA firwmare?
Or are everyones tablets now completely borked, because you should be under no illusions - you should NOT use your tablet while in this condition.
I recommend everyone to download Malwarebytes, free, from the Play Store to confirm whether you have been infected. As this update is pushed from the update server then there is a good chance you have been.