More than 1.9 billion human beings have used smartphones in 2015, according to eMarketer.Estes small but powerful equipment can help us in many different tasks but it is also true that we can easily spy.
According to a survey from security company G Data, there are currently (the units evaluated) 26 Android devices that are preinstalled on malware firmware for espionage. Know which brands.
The espionage scenarios They are no longer exactly new. There are many pre-installed malware news, especially in top equipment clones. But this time and following the investigation into the case Star N9500 (Chinese clone of the Samsung Galaxy S4 came with malware preinstalled), G DATA found that 26 Android devices have pre-installed in firmware, malware with espionage functions.
This time there is no reference to clones, and the company G DATA revealed that smartphones where malware was detected are the Xiaomi, Huawei, Lenovo, Alps , ConCorde, DJC, and Sesonn oxide.
List of Models
- Xiaomi MI3
- Huawei G510
- Lenovo S860
- Alps A24
- Alps 809T
- Alps H9001
- Alps 2206
- Alps PrimuxZeta
- Alps N3
- Alps ZP100
- Alps 709
- Alps GQ2002
- Alps N9389
- Andorid P8
- ConCorde SmartPhone6500
- DJC touchtalk
- ITOUCH
- NoName S806i
- SESONN N9500
- SESONN P8
- oxide X1111
The pre-installed spy software is disguised as popular applications such as Facebook and GoogleDrive and you can not removar as it is integrated into the firmware itself.
The security firm reveals that this type of Spy software is able to do everything and some more thing … copy contacts, record conversations, read and send SMS / MMS, view browser history, use location functions, etc.
G DATA report Download
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