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34 Smart Phone Models Infected With Pre-Loaded Malware<\/h4>\n

According to Beta News<\/a>, 34 different smart phone models have been distributed with pre-loaded malware infections. \u00a0The infections were not installed by the manufacturer, but by the third-party sellers of the devices. \u00a0If you bought your phone from a legitimate phone supplier, such as AT&T you’re likely safe. \u00a0However, an individual who purchased their phone from perhaps a less legitimate\u00a0source, such as Craigslist, may be a bit more concerned.<\/p>\n

Smart phones being infected with malware is not a new concept. \u00a0However, this is one of the first occasions where the third-party sellers have infected the phones prior to selling them. \u00a0Most of the malware infections cannot be removed with a simple app, but require a new operating system to be uploaded. \u00a0For most basic users this task is too complex, and they will need to seek additional assistance.<\/p>\n

Click here <\/a>to see a list of all models with potential infections, as well as the malware variant installed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

34 Smart Phone Models Infected With Pre-Loaded Malware According to Beta News, 34 different smart phone models have been distributed with pre-loaded malware infections. \u00a0The infections were not installed by the manufacturer, but by the third-party sellers of the devices. \u00a0If you bought your phone from a legitimate phone supplier, such as AT&T you’re likely […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":55439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[183],"tags":[56,5199],"class_list":["post-56619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips","tag-malware","tag-smart-phone"],"yoast_head":"\n34 Smart Phone Models Sold With Pre-Loaded Malware<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Several different smart phone models have been sold by with malware pre-installed. 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