[ricket]

> 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? How would you know?

[undersuit]

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]

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]

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]

How is a chance of having a rootkit worse than definitely having a rootkit?