What Is Bahamut?
Bahamut is the name of a spyware application for Android. The main objective of this software is to stay hidden on your android device for as long as possible and perform malicious and spyware activities without your consent or knowledge. This may range from taking control over your camera and looking what you doing your display all the way up to stealing your passwords and financial details, suggesting that this is a very dangerous malware.
Keep reading this article if you want to find out more details on what you can do to remove this nasty software from your device completely.
Bahamut Summary
| Name | Bahamut |
| Type | Android Virus |
| Short Description | May enter your device and steal crucial information from it. |
| Symptoms | You may see slow downs and other activities on your device. |
| Distribution Method | Via fake third-party apps or adverts. | User Experience | Join Our Forum to Discuss Bahamut. |
Bahamut Virus – How Did I Get It
Bahamut is a malicious software, that may enter your device using multiple unpatched Android vulnerabilities, just like with the case of the Flubot and Belombrea viruses.
Several different methods via which this software may infect your Android are highly likely:
- In case it is downloaded as some type of a third-party application that is outside Google Play Store.
- If your Android device has had a malicious script being injected on it as a result of tapping on a malicious link or a browser redirect.
- If an otherwise legitimate application has pushed a dangerous advertisement on your Android, that has redirected to a virus script page.
Bahamut Virus – What Does It Do?
Bahamut virus me firstly update get permissions over your Android from its settings, while pretending to likely be some kind of a legitimate application. It may have components that are installed in a hidden way after getting those permissions and these components are responsible for its malicious actions. Based on what is it coded for, the software may perform the following virus activities:
- Regular checks of the phone.
- Obtaining the phone’s contacts.
- Complete control of the SMS services.
- Complete control of the phone’s phone calls.
- Changing the malicious web server from which virus files are downloaded.
- Creating a lock screen on your device and showing a third-party web page.
- Running scripts that accumulate password and username info for different purposes.
- Switching off and or restarting a device.
This is the main reason why removing Bahamut from your Mac is something we would highly suggest you do.
How to Remove Bahamut Malware from Android
Bahamut can effectively be removed from your Android if you follow the steps beneath this article. They have been created with the primary purpose to help you uninstall this application manually by reseting your device. One advise that we will give you is to backup all the data on your device and change all of your passwords from a safe computer or phone.
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Preparation before removal of malware.
Before starting the actual removal process, we recommend that you do the following preparation steps.
- Turn off your phone until you know how bad is the virus infection.
- Open these steps on another, safe device.
- Make sure to take out your SIM card, as the virus could corrupt it in some rare cases.
Step 1: Shut Down your phone to win some time
Shutting down your phone can be done by pressing and holding its power button and choosing shut down.
In case the virus does not let you do this, you can also try to remove the battery.
In case your battery is non-removable, you can try to drain it as fast as possible if you still have control over it.
Notes: This gives you time to see how bad the situation is and to be able to take out your SIM card safely, without the numbers in it to be erased. If the virus is on your computer, it is espeically dangerous to keep the sim card there.
Step 2: Turn on Safe Mode of your Android device.
For most Android devices, switching to Safe Mode is the same. Its done by following these mini-steps:
Step 3: Eliminate the App that Your Believe is the Virus
Usually Android viruses get masked in the form of applications. To eliminate apps, follow these mini-steps:
Step 4: Find Hidden Virus Files on Your Android Phone and Remove Them
Simply locate the virus and hold-tap on the virus file to delete it.