Pre-installed malware found on 38 Android devices?

[dlalonde]

Stumbled upon this: https://www.neowin.net/news/pre-installed-malware-found-on-38-android-devices

According to the security firm, the malware arrived before users turned on their handsets for the first time. "The malicious apps were not part of the official ROM supplied by the vendor, and were added somewhere along the supply chain," the report stated. It affected many devices from various brands, which include the following:

Samsung Galaxy Note2
LG G4
Samsung Galaxy S7
Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung Galaxy Note4
Samsung Galaxy Note5
Xiaomi Mi 4i
Xiaomi Redmi
ZTE X500
Samsung Galaxy Note3
Samsung Galaxy Note Edge
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2
Samsung Galaxy A5
Vivo X6 Plus
Asus Zenfone 2
Lenovo S90
Oppo R7 Plus
Oppo N3
Lenovo A850

What do you guys think about this? What can we do to protect ourselves?

 

[Aquila]

See explanation here: http://forums.androidcentral.com/ask-jerry/777519-pre-installed-malware-new-post.html

99% of our users aren't going to be at risk, but still worth checking against the original article here: Preinstalled Malware Targeting Mobile Users | Check Point Blog

 

[dlalonde]

See explanation here: http://forums.androidcentral.com/ask-jerry/777519-pre-installed-malware-new-post.html

99% of our users aren't going to be at risk, but still worth checking against the original article here: Preinstalled Malware Targeting Mobile Users | Check Point Blog

Thanks!