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Verizon preloaded Pixel phones with an unsafe app, but Google is fixing it

The file isn't dangerous in its idle state, but its existence is enough cause for concern.

Every Google Pixel phone sold by Verizon comes preloaded with the carrier's apps, but one of them could cause a nasty malware attack if activated in person. iVerify's researchers state the file's malicious properties expose Pixel device's Android software to MITM (man-in-the-middle) attacks. Another issue that plagued Pixel occurred last year, dubbed " aCropalypse," allowed attackers to "un-crop" an image and discover hidden data in it.

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