A U.S. government-funded mobile carrier is offering phones that come pre-installed with un-removable malware.

The Lifeline Assistance Program -- the affordable communications service for low-income consumers -- offers phones with two malicious applications.

Senior Malware Intelligence Analyst for Malwarebytes, Nathan Collier, uncovered and wrote about this. He spoke with KCBS Radio news anchors Stan Bunger and Susan Leigh Taylor.