The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to halt sales of Android TV boxes and mobile devices pre-infected with malware by AllWinner and RockChip. Resold by Amazon and AliExpress, the devices pose deceptive conduct risks and connect to a click-fraud network upon internet connection. Furthermore, the malware uses buyers’ internet connections as proxies, potentially misdirecting illicit activity to them. Despite exposure, such devices are still being sold.

Major security alert: HWMonitor and CPU-Z software downloads delivering malware-laced installers – Sportskeeda Tech
Major security alert: HWMonitor and CPU-Z software downloads delivering malware-laced installers Sportskeeda Tech


