Tablets with Pre-installed Trojan Being Sold on Amazon

[SergeyGor]

Experts at Cheetah Mobile are warning about Android Tablet pre-loaded with Cloudsota Trojan sold on Amazon and other online stores.

Security researchers have revealed that over 30 different cheap independent Chinese brands of Android tablets being sold by Amazon and other retailers come pre-installed with malware, infecting users in 150 countries. http://www.cmcm.com/blog/en/security/2015-11-09/842.html

 

[LPCTech]

I bought a cheap chinese tablet from best buy last year and it had some pre installed malware, I couldnt figure out why it was acting so oddly until I installed avast mobile antivirus and it found some infected apk. Then the tablet was great once it was removed.

 

[VirtualLarry]

I bought a cheap chinese tablet from best buy last year and it had some pre installed malware, I couldnt figure out why it was acting so oddly until I installed avast mobile antivirus and it found some infected apk. Then the tablet was great once it was removed.

Yep, me too. It was in the factory firmware image.

 

[us3rnotfound]

Could this by why my iPad retina runs slow as molasses?

 

[sbpromania]

I'm not so surprised about a bunch of cheap tablets, considering that Lenovo has a "great" history when it comes to pre-installed malware.