At least two cheap Chinese brands caught with pre-loaded malware on their devices

It feels like we're seeing news about Android malware much more often these days, often in relation to Google's increasingly poor grip on Play Store apps' security. But more often than not that type of malware comes from third parties with no real access to users' devices.

Not this time, though: according to researchers at Dr. Web, a particular Trojan strain named Triada has been discovered on several cheap, Chinese-made devices. The major difference, however, is that rather than infect users from the outside, Triada actually comes pre-installed on their ...