Hello, I can see these 2 suspicious folders in the internal storage of my device. Galaxy Note 9 Running One UI 2.1 Not Rooted. They are mentioned below.
1. .vdevdir folder which is a hidden folder. Inside this .vdevdir there is a file .vdevid.LOCK
2. Tencent folder which is not a hidden folder. Inside this folder there are multiple folders. They are as follows. Tencent>msflogs>com>tencent>mobileqq>log
I have deleted these folders 3 times and this is the 4th time they have come back again. They don't come back immediately after deletion but after couple of days or a reboot they come back and both the folders come back at the same time which means they are connected somehow.
I have scanned my phone with Kaspersky Internet Security (Paid Version), Dr. Web free edition and also Samsung's built in Security by McAfee and none of them has detected any malware in my device. I have also specifically scanned those suspicious folders but no detection.
Google Play Protect didn't find any problem in my device.
I have never installed any Tencent apps. I generally don't install apps from outside Playstore. And also I don't remeber clicking on any suspicious links which I never do.
The only app which I have ever side loaded is GCam. But it is from a trusted source. Also before installing the apk I have uploaded that apk to virus total website for security check and it came clean.
Then why are these folders coming back again and again after repeated deletion?
I have attached all the screenshots.
Can anyone put some light on this situation?
Thanks. 🙂
