Xiaomi Mi4 Smartphone May Have Malware Preinstalled

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http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Km1XFkFij4q75KFwBxSjEA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2 ZmPTA7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/homerun/techmedianetwork.tomguide.com/bce29e09498bba335b177bfdbb1f0071 (http://news.yahoo.com/xiaomi-mi4-smartphone-may-malware-180935881.html)While it's not hard for an unsophisticated user to contract malware on an Android phone, Chinese phone manufacturer Xiaomi may have made the entire process a little bit easier. The Xiaomi Mi4 LTE, a top-selling smartphone in China, reportedly comes with malware built-in and a shoddy, vulnerable version of Android on top of that. Using several Android antivirus scanners, Bluebox discovered that the phone contained at least six shady apps. The first, Yt Service, enables a piece of adware known as DarthPusher, which fills the device with intrusive ads.



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