Cheap Android smartphones pre-loaded with malware

By iftttpYoHns6
Friday, December 5th, 2014
Cheap Android smartphones pre-loaded with malware
Malware that cannot be uninstalled by the end user is being pre-loaded onto some cheap Android smartphones. The malware is pre-loaded into the system directory of the handsets at an unknown point within the supply chain.

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