Security researchers have found the Mariposa bot client pre-installed on a mobile phone handset distributed in Europe, and say that the malware looks to have been installed on the phone s memory card. The phone, the HTC Magic, runs the Google Android mobile operating system. Vodafone has investigated the incident and found it to be a local, isolated problem. The company is buying some more of the handsets to see if the malware shows up on others. In a statement, HTC said they believe the problem was contained.
Source: https://threatpost.com/vodafone-distributed-handset-found-pre-installed-mariposa-bot-030910/73650/