Her representative companys sent us Lenovo's response to our article: “Appliance from China? Pre-installed malware on Android devices".
We quote the company statement:
“We are actively coordinating with G DATA – an online company researchsecurity – to find out all the details about her investigation into the malicious software. Through this process, we came to know that G DATA analyzed a particular cell phone, which had been purchased from a third party.
G DATA's analysis was clear: the malware, which was detected on a single Lenovo device, likely got there after installing a applications, by an intermediary, who accessed the device outside Lenovo's distribution channel.
The malicious software, which was detected by G DATA, not ήταν προ-εγκατεστημένο στο firmware της συσκευής Lenοvo, όπως ήταν η περίπτωση με cell phones από άλλες βιομηχανίες που αναφέρονται στην έκθεση της G DATA.
"Lenovo advises customers to trade through authorized distribution channels and to accept goods that are in their original packaging with the original factory seal and when making a purchase to make sure that the device meets the manufacturer's safety standards."
