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United States government-funded phones come pre-installed with unremovable malware

January 9, 2020 admin Android, Android malware, android/trojan.dropper.agent.umx, android/trojan.hiddenads, China, Mobile, mobile malware, pre-installed mobile malware, pre-installed software, Trojan

Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 16:00:00 +0000

A US-funded government assistance program is selling budget-friendly mobile phones that come pre-installed with unremovable malicious apps. Malwarebytes Labs investigates the malware’s origins.

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Android

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