Millions of Android phones come with pre-installed malware, and there’s no easy fix

Photo credit: Luis Andrés Villalón Vega  via Unsplash. Article by Adrian Potoroaca. TechSpot – May 12, 2023.

A hot potato: The Google Play Store is notorious for harboring apps that contain malware, adware, or some flavor of spyware or fleeceware. A lesser-known fact is that hackers are increasingly targeting pre-installed apps for their misdeeds, and researchers are trying to raise awareness about this growing trend. Millions of affordable Android phones come with numerous pre-installed apps, and hackers only need to subvert one. […]

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