Thousands of cheap Android phones shipped with ad-fraud malware

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Researchers found ad-fraud malware preinstalled on thousands of inexpensive Android phones, where it is active before owners first switch on the devices and cannot be removed. Bitdefender researchers warned that the infection is embedded at the device level.

"It’s on the phone before the owner switches it on for the first time, and it can’t be uninstalled," researchers at Bitdefender said about ad fraud malware found on thousands of cheap Android devices.