U_DATA_X folder

[firax123]

Hi i found some strange folder in my Xiaomi named U_DATA_X. I have never download anything outside playstore. Should i be worried?

 

[anon(10614692)]

I would be. See info about how phone is hacked - Redmi Note 5 Pro - Mi Community - Xiaomi

 

[firax123]

I saw it, that guy has no idea what hes taking about

 

[anon(10614692)]

I notice there are now only 9 comments on that thread. Earlier there were way more comments including the folder you refer to. That should tell you something

 

[firax123]

So its a virus yes?

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Is that a subdirectory of another broader directory? If so, which one? What kinds of files are in this directory?

 

[firax123]

It is storage/emulated/0/U_DATA_X. There were like 20 files but i dont know what kind it was. They were all created like one year ago, same as this folder. At first i thought its just some xiaomi things cause anything i found about it was on xiaomi forums, but then i saw that some guy on xiaomi forum said its a virus. I think that he doesnt have an idea what hes talking about but im a liitle bit worried now. The files look like in this thread what is folder U_DATA_X - Redmi Note 4 - Mi Community - Xiaomi
I have Kapersky antyvirus on my phone cause i have here many important data and he never tell me i got any viruses, is it worth to have it?

 

[B. Diddy]

Hard to say what that's for -- chances are it's just a data folder for some system app or Xiaomi app. I can't find any other information about it on the web. Try using Malwarebytes as well -- if that doesn't detect anything malicious, and if you have Google Play Protect turned on, then I'd say you're pretty safe.

 

[anon(10614692)]

Play protect is not especially good. There are still apps om Play Store that contain malware. A further question on the site I linked to has been removed for moderation. It is well known that many Chinese brands sing to Chinese servers. The only way I would consider using a Xiaomi is via a custom ROM.

 

[firax123]

I found this on turkish mi site on forum "When you connect to the wireless network that comes with the MIUI9 update of the Vlan_logs folder, nothing happens if you delete the log files, U_DATA_X is the user data records file". So it just store apps settings etc? I deleted this folder, nothing bad happened. I scanned my phone with kapersky and marvarebyte. It looks like i didnt get hacked or something, yes?

 

[anon(10614692)]

Please see https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...oples-private-web-and-phone-use/#49d79f591b2a
I stand by my earlier comment of using a custom ROM.