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Scary Android Malware Quickly Pulled From Market

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  1. 03-01-2011 10:04 PM #1
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    Scary Android Malware Quickly Pulled From Market



    Apple’s semi-arbitrary approach to app store management may have problems, but Android (as much as I love it) is a jungle in comparison. Just tonight Google has pulled an app that, if downloaded, would have essentially rooted your phone and sent off every single detail it could find to a server in Fremont, California. Not only that, but it had the ability to download more code, potentially making it even more dangerous.

    Continue reading @ MobileCrunch



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  3. 03-01-2011 10:07 PM #2
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    Nuts! I used to live in Fremont CA. lol



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  4. 03-01-2011 10:15 PM #3
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    Was reading about this thing before. Good thing Google took action.
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    No virus or malware has ever been disseminated on the internet that the source hasn't been tracked down and apprehended. Woe be the person who is in Google's crosshairs.
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    I personally hope they're caught and a vise grip is applied to a very sensitive area and that's just a start.


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    I source this quote from Darren, on the comments of the article:

    You should also mention that Google remotely removed the app from those 50,000 devices too. And pulled the app within 5 minutes of being notified.
    Sounds like scare tactics from the pro-Apple groupies, IMHO.
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    People just need to use some common sense when downloading apps. Read permissions.
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    Quote Originally Posted by wicked View Post
    Nuts! I used to live in Fremont CA. lol

    At least you would be close to all your personal data!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Debian Dog View Post
    At least you would be close to all your personal data!
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