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I see that Malwarebytes calls this malware and from browsing the comments, everyone here seems to agree. What makes this malware while other pre-installed adwa
by blendergeek 5y ago
I see that Malwarebytes calls this malware and from browsing the comments, everyone here seems to agree.
What makes this malware while other pre-installed adware from other companies is just "built-in"ads?
Why does Google or Amazon get to "use ads to subsisidize their devices" while this company is using "pre-installed malware"?
Does this "malware" exfiltrate personal data in violation of a the privacy policy?
What does it do (besides annoy the user and show ads) that is malicious?
Modern proprietary operating systems come with non-removable adware. That is the world we live in. I don't like. I don't use these operating systems. But they all do it.
- lupire 5y agowhat adware is preinstalled without consent?
- clemailacct1 5y agoOne issue in particular that makes it malware is that it attempts to download 3rd party apps from non-Google Play store. That’s a major security risk for introducing malicious APKs onto your phone.
- blendergeek 5y agoGiven most Android phone and definitely bMS Windows regularly have third party bundled software I fail to see the difference here. While there is malware distributed outside of Google Play, unless you can point to an actually malicious thing this software did, I have give it a pass. Remember, the world has already decided that nonconsensual updates, ads, tracking, etc is normal if bundled with the OS and therefore not malware.