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BBC Builds Smartphone Malware For Testing Purposes

Posted by Soulskill on from the mainstream-security-research dept.

siliconbits writes "BBC News has shown how straightforward it is to create a malicious application for a smartphone. Over a few weeks, the BBC put together a crude game for a smartphone that also spied on the owner of the handset. The application was built using standard parts from the software toolkits that developers use to create programs for handsets. This makes malicious applications hard to spot, say experts, because useful programs will use the same functions."

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  1. "Please turn on JavaScript... by The+MAZZTer · · Score: 4, Funny

    Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play.

    OK I'll just....

    ...heeeey wait a minute. You almost had me there, but you'll have to try harder than that!

  2. Hmmm... by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is TFS politely admitting that "advertising" and "spying" have very similar prerequisites?

  3. Not iPhone or Android by LinuxIsGarbage · · Score: 3, Funny

    We know it's impossible for Apple or Linux to get malware, so clearly it was only done for Windows Mobile.

    I didn't see them mention it, but I think it's actually a blackberry?

  4. Re:Problem right off the bat.... by couchslug · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Must...not...play...must...avoid...infection."

    The nuns told me the same thing.

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