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Gaining a Remote Shell On Android

Posted by Soulskill on from the poking-google-with-a-stick dept.

SharkLaser writes "The security of Android devices has come under scrutiny in recent months. Android Market has been plagued with a number of trojaned apps, and researchers have identified various root exploits and permission leaks that can be exploited, for example, to send premium rate SMSs. Now researcher Thomas Cannon of ViaForensics is demonstrating a method for setting up remote shell on an Android device without using any exploits or vulnerabilities. The security hole is not new, and it has been pointed out for a number of years, but Google has yet to fix it. The method works on various versions of Android, up to and including the newest Ice Cream Sandwich."

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  1. Re:goog: pls try harder! by noh8rz · · Score: -1, Troll

    please send me a link to a single example of malware on an iPhone and i'll search to see if I can find an ex/////OH WAIT THERE'S AN EXAMPLE RIGHT UP TOP

  2. Re:goog: pls try harder! by noh8rz · · Score: -1, Troll

    I'm glad that you're very efficient with your time, and don't bother reading anything but flame bait headlines. good for u! the thing was, "Apple" wasn't logging locations, the phones were logging locations. OMFG STFU! just like a phone logs calls in and out, all text messages, and other stuff. The point is, this data stays on the phone for Apple's case. For Goog, it all goes back to the mother brain.

  3. Re:goog: pls try harder! by spyder-implee · · Score: -1, Troll

    TL; DR :D

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  4. Re:goog: pls try harder! by noh8rz · · Score: 0, Troll

    Your past comments are racist and I don't interact with that sort of people

  5. Re:goog: pls try harder! by spyder-implee · · Score: -1, Troll

    It warms my heart to know I got so far under your skin :)

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    Take what ye can. Give nothing back!