Google can run but it can't hide!!!

When I purchased my Droid at a Verizon store some months ago, the sales
guy said "it's running Linux so you don't have to worry about malware,
viruses, Trojans and whatnot", because it's running Linux.

I just looked at him. I didn't say anything, because I knew better.

<http://content.usatoday.com/communi...pps-/1>

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Geimini shares much in common with drive-by download infections spread on
popular websites across the Internet. These Trojans are designed to infect
the PC web browser of any and all visitors to the tainted websites. Once
Geimini downloads to your Android phone, the attacker essentially has a
mechanism in place to do anything he wants.

<end copy>

As soon as Lookout was released for Android, I installed it immediately to
protect the phone as much as possible.

<http://www.pcworld.com/article/2051...s.html>

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Kaspersky Labs first announced its detection of what appeared to be the
first of several SMS Trojans on Google’s Android operating system on
August 9th. The application released in Russian markets outside of Google’s
Android Market, was disguised as a media player. Once installed, the code
would send 3 premium SMS messages, effectively transferring the US
equivalent of ~$18 from the user to the recipient company.

<end copy>


Yeah, they better get these dual core smartphones out there, because like
Ricky Ricardo would say, "Lucy you got some scanning to do".

When I purchased my Droid at a Verizon store some months ago, the sales
guy said "it's running Linux so you don't have to worry about malware,
viruses, Trojans and whatnot", because it's running Linux.

I just looked at him. I didn't say anything, because I knew better.

<http://content.usatoday.com/communi...pps-/1>


<copied>

Geimini shares much in common with drive-by download infections spread
on popular websites across the Internet. These Trojans are designed to
infect the PC web browser of any and all visitors to the tainted
websites. Once Geimini downloads to your Android phone, the attacker
essentially has a mechanism in place to do anything he wants.

<end copy>

As soon as Lookout was released for Android, I installed it immediately
to protect the phone as much as possible.

<http://www.pcworld.com/article/2051...s.html>


<copied>

Kaspersky Labs first announced its detection of what appeared to be the
first of several SMS Trojans on Google’s Android operating system on
August 9th. The application released in Russian markets outside of
Google’s Android Market, was disguised as a media player. Once
installed, the code would send 3 premium SMS messages, effectively
transferring the US equivalent of ~$18 from the user to the recipient
company.

<end copy>


Yeah, they better get these dual core smartphones out there, because
like Ricky Ricardo would say, "Lucy you got some scanning to do".

On 01/01/2011 07:39 AM, Big Steel wrote:
> When I purchased my Droid at a Verizon store some months ago, the

> guy said "it's running Linux so you don't have to worry about

> viruses, Trojans and whatnot", because it's running Linux.
>
> I just looked at him. I didn't say anything, because I knew

>
>

>
>
> <copied>
>
> Geimini shares much in common with drive-by download infections

> on popular websites across the Internet. These Trojans are

> infect the PC web browser of any and all visitors to the tainted
> websites. Once Geimini downloads to your Android phone, the

> essentially has a mechanism in place to do anything he wants.
>
> <end copy>
>
> As soon as Lookout was released for Android, I installed it

> to protect the phone as much as possible.
>
>

>
>
> <copied>
>
> Kaspersky Labs first announced its detection of what appeared to

> first of several SMS Trojans on Googles Android operating system

> August 9th. The application released in Russian markets outside of
> Googles Android Market, was disguised as a media player. Once
> installed, the code would send 3 premium SMS messages, effectively
> transferring the US equivalent of ~$18 from the user to the

> company.
>
> <end copy>
>
>
> Yeah, they better get these dual core smartphones out there,

> like Ricky Ricardo would say, "Lucy you got some scanning to do".


This is not the first time Android users have come under attack

malicious software. Russian users were targeted recently by a

that sent SMS messages to premium-rate numbers. In that case, as

Geinimi, the phones were infected when their users tried to install

from unofficial sites. The message seems to be: stay with trusted
servers when looking for smartphone applications.

On Sat, 01 Jan 2011 18:47:16 +0100, Alias
wrote:

On 01/01/2011 07:39 AM, Big Steel wrote:
> When I purchased my Droid at a Verizon store some months ago, the

sales

> guy said "it's running Linux so you don't have to worry about

malware,

> viruses, Trojans and whatnot", because it's running Linux.
>
> I just looked at him. I didn't say anything, because I knew

better.

>
>

<http://content.usatoday.com/communi...2010/12/na
sty-android-trojan-found-grafted-to-gaming-apps-/1>

>
>
> <copied>
>
> Geimini shares much in common with drive-by download infections

spread

> on popular websites across the Internet. These Trojans are

designed to

> infect the PC web browser of any and all visitors to the tainted
> websites. Once Geimini downloads to your Android phone, the

attacker

> essentially has a mechanism in place to do anything he wants.
>
> <end copy>
>
> As soon as Lookout was released for Android, I installed it

immediately

> to protect the phone as much as possible.
>
>

<http://www.pcworld.com/article/2051...ears_on_an
droid_phones.html>

>
>
> <copied>
>
> Kaspersky Labs first announced its detection of what appeared to

be the

> first of several SMS Trojans on Googles Android operating system

on

> August 9th. The application released in Russian markets outside of
> Googles Android Market, was disguised as a media player. Once
> installed, the code would send 3 premium SMS messages, effectively
> transferring the US equivalent of ~$18 from the user to the

recipient

> company.
>
> <end copy>
>
>
> Yeah, they better get these dual core smartphones out there,

because

> like Ricky Ricardo would say, "Lucy you got some scanning to do".

This is not the first time Android users have come under attack

from

malicious software. Russian users were targeted recently by a

trojan

that sent SMS messages to premium-rate numbers. In that case, as

with

Geinimi, the phones were infected when their users tried to install

apps

from unofficial sites. The message seems to be: stay with trusted
servers when looking for smartphone applications.

That's your interpretations of it. It's not mine.

It's your phone. I have no use for smartphones.