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> To my surprise it came not just unlocked but rooted. This rings alarm bells for me. What are the chances that it comes with a pre-installed Android rootkit?

• undersuit 11y ago
  I would be just as concerned if it was unlocked and unrooted. Nothing stopping a malicious party from rerooting the device after they install their rootkit.
  • sliverstorm 11y ago
    In my experience you can only relock the device if you have flashed a manufacturer-signed system image. (That might not be the case for every phone)
• sliverstorm 11y ago
  My first thought as well. Maybe rootkits, maybe cruft, maybe spyware. On the bright side if you can find a mfgr system image, you can probably reflash it and be safe.
• mindslight 11y ago
  How is a chance of having a rootkit worse than definitely having a rootkit?