Anti-PRISM Trojan explodes over Jay-Z fans Fans of rapper Jay-Z who thought they'd grabbed hold of an app granting them access to an early release of his new album Magna Carta Holy Grail have found themselves on the receiving end of an anti-PRISM Android Trojan designed to slurp all their data, according to security researchers. It is not yet clear if the data-stealing …
How many times, people, really!
If it seems to good to be true, it probably is.
Don't sideload apps from dodgy sources (which requires disabling security settings).
Check the permissions the app is requesting.
If you're too dumb to follow these simple rules, don't own a 'smart' phone, or a computer, or drive for that matter.
"And please don't reproduce :)" Hey, don't be silly! I know the iFans mean we're going to be fine for "underachievers" to work as barristas, but we need those other lusers for work asking "Would you like fries with that?" I really don't won't to have to go out and make my own burgers.
"If you're too dumb to follow these simple rules, don't own a 'smart' phone, or a computer, or drive for that matter."
And for those of you who claim to be sysadmins or power users, please don't tell me you aren't using something like Droidwall on your Android device. Blacklist all by default, and then just allow communication from those apps you're absolutely sure of, and to hell with whatever permissions they're asking for!
This post has been deleted by its author
If it's in the Play Store, and it's malware, surely the responsible thing to do would be to 1) remove it from the store, 2) remove it from wherever it's been installed?
A bit Big Brother-ish, but probably to the greater good.
The dodgy version isn't from the Play Store so it wouldn't help in this case.
But in answer to your question yes Google can remove an app from your phone if they decide it should be removed due to it containing a trojan or similar.. The same is true for Apple and iPhones.
This still took me by surprise, though: "The malicious code poses as a real app released through the official Google Play store ". Having checked the Play strore on my phone, it looks like the app has been pulled (couple of obvious fakes still there, though), so maybe the almighty hand of G is already at work?
The religion of peace are doing a Ramadan Bombathon scorecard again this year.
http://thereligionofpeace.com/
The details of the contributors to the stats are at the bottom of the page, I think they're not keeping the website up to date, because I heard there was a spectacular involving a hairdresser being beheaded for accidentally shaving a beard.
The Register 
Biting the hand that feeds IT
Copyright. All rights reserved © 1998–2024
