Sure 28 different cheap Android devices are shipped with downloaders that automatically adware, and malware hauling and installing. Users can view the apps but difficult to deactivate or remove.
According to Dr. Web the for devices from brands such as Irbis, Bravis, Supra, Prestigio, but also two cheap devices from Lenovo. The downloader, called Android.DownLoader.473.origin’, seeks contact with an auditing server where he is instructed from on what he needs to download and install, after which he quietly does. This downloader will install again for example ” Adware.AdBox.1.origin’, that ads at the top of the other apps shows, that is not pushed out of the way.
On two Lenovo devices it saw Dr. Web Android.Sprovider.7′, which, among other apps may try to install it, a number you can call, and ads can show. The app can also be left open, which in turn leads to false hits, where advertisers pay for. Also this module is part of other modules and thus difficult to remove.
On the basis of forumposts, that Dr. Web cites, it seems that the affected devices on the Russian market, including that of Lenovo. The aircraft are not in the Pricewatch. Europol recently wrote in a report that today a lot of mobile malware is just as advanced as pc malware, and that this is also becoming more and more common.
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