Warning .. Millions of Android phones are already loaded with dangerous software

Warning .. Millions of Android phones are already loaded with dangerous software

According to a report from Google's security team, millions of Android smartphones are preinstalled with malware and malware.

This is the first time that such information is disclosed. Earlier reports suggested the existence of millions of malicious apps on the Google PlayStore.

The new warning poses a greater risk as buyers purchase these smart devices and make sure they are free of malicious and harmful applications.

The danger is that some of these pre-installed malware can download other malware in the background, perform advertising scams or even control the host machine (for applications).

According to Google's security report, new phones can hold up to 400 apps installed. Note that many of these applications have not been reviewed, as the security team has found.

Google's Madi Stone, a security researcher with Project Zero, presented her team's findings at the Black Hat conference, which explores vulnerabilities.

"If harmful applications are pre-installed applications, the damage they can do is even greater, and that's why we need a lot of analysis, testing and analysis," warned Stone.

However, this warning does not apply to major manufacturers of full Android devices, such as Samsung and Google, but to companies that use the less open source Android system.

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Despite this warning, the Google team has not disclosed any details about the names of the smartphones involved, knowing that more than 200 device manufacturers have failed the tests, thus allowing malware to be found. 39, attack devices remotely.

Chamois and Triada are examples of malicious applications. They generate many misleading ads, install applications in the background, download plug-ins, and send paid text messages without user authorization.