Another Reddit user ( jcdang) also discovered that unique identifiers such as your IMEI number, MAC address, AndroidID, and serial number are transmitted for some reason. XDA-Developers has also discovered outgoing connections to Qihoo 360 servers in other pre-installed Samsung apps such as Samsung ApexService, ANT+ HAL Service, Application installer, Assistant Menu, and AirCommandManager. Recently, a Reddit user ( kchaxcer) discovered that your phone communicates with multiple servers in China when Device Care is opened, including domains seemingly unrelated to Qihoo 360 (such as ). And because it scans your storage every time you access the menu, you have no choice but to use Qihoo software whenever you want to view how much storage your device has. Qihoo 360 software is pre-installed on all Samsung phones and is used in the storage scanner for the Device Care app (it says 'powered by Qihoo 360'). There is no way to uninstall or disable the app. Qihoo 360 has been subject to multiple controversies such as adding false popups to trick users into uninstalling software from competing companies ( including Samsung), manipulating the testing process for antivirus testing firms by using software from rival Bitdefender, adding backdoors to their own software, and being sued multiple times for infringing the copyright of other companies.
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