Malware on My Android Phone

Re:Malware on My Android Phone by r1ch on Monday January 11, 2021 @06:04AM (#25727325)

Doing so would mean you don't trust the Android security model. No app can be granted permission to affect the OS or other apps unless the phone is rooted and you give it root.

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Re:Malware on My Android Phone by 3pt14159 on Monday January 11, 2021 @07:17AM (#25727919)

I mean, I don't trust as a binary. I have continuums of trust from very little to very much. I know that people are capable of privilege escalation and persistence. I've seen it with my own eyes. I know it's unlikely that that specific piece of malware was able to get persistent root, but it could have and it also could have exfiltrated cryptographic keys or certificate or bearer tokens while it was on there. Better to just get a new phone if you're such an experienced software developer that you literally helped build Android.

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Re:Malware on My Android Phone by drewmol on Monday January 11, 2021 @08:34AM (#25728641)

If you don't fear as a binary then threat assessment and mitigation cost may be a factor. Could be a closet ios user.

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