12-05-2014, 12:25 PM
RAMChYLD Wrote:http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/12/04/...e_malware/Here in the USA, Many Android phone users get their devices from the major carriers, and thus they are brands like LG, Motorola, or Samsung. Cheap no-name phones are very uncommon as a result. Same can't be said for Android tablets. While there are big names like Toshiba and Samsung, discount retailers tend to sell off-brand tablets from names like Polaroid, Mach Speed, and eMatic.
Looks like someone's on a crusade to destroy Android's rep >.>
I wonder if such a malware spree may eventually hit the USA. This past Black Friday a few stores that normally don't sell electronics featured cheap no-name Android tablets for bargain basement prices. Said tablets weren't even from the off-brands mentioned above. They appeared to be literal no-names.
Who knows of any of those tablets have pre-installed malware just like those mobile phones sold in Southeast Asia? A couple of those tabs appeared to be direct Chinese imports. If any of those cheap tablets have malware, it would hurt Android's reputation, and it would hurt the reputation of the stores that sold them.
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