Google pulls 21 rootkit Android apps from their store
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ome of us aren’t a security savvy, but an Android “fan” site called Android Police reports that a Reddit (you know what to do RTW) user called lompolo was the first person to discover this after a scan on a rootkit-infected app called Super Guitar Solo confirmed that it’s just Guitar Solo Lite but with the attacker added malicious codes to the original. Android Police’s “local hacker”, Justin, confirmed that this is a planned attack against Google and reported to them to notify about the attack. 5 minutes later, all 21 apps were removed. However, Dailytech reports that over 200000 Droid users have been affected by this. If you’re reading this and if you are the victim, don’t just remove the app. Format your phone, because the codes that have been executed are in your phone. Otherwise good news, Google will kick in their “remote kill” switch to any Droid users who’s still have their phones infected with malware. Remember this feature? Then you would know how controversial it was, but useful now. Note this was Apple’s idea as well, so *points* THEY DID IT!
Still, I would recommend any of you readers to buy an Android phone because this will not only make you look smart, but more normal and civilised as oppose to Apple, who we know are cooporates with hypocrites hypnotising people and their upcomming “iTampon 2″. Android still in my list.
07 Mar 2011, 5:03 pm
Google handled this really well.
07 Mar 2011, 5:15 pm
Well done!
07 Mar 2011, 8:46 pm
Fandroids 2007 “AGHHH its preposterous that apple has a kill switch aghhhhhhh bakfjgkfljgfjg” “It’s my device how can apple dare choose to delete an app off my phone OPEN SOURCE OPEN SOURCE OPEN SOURCE”
Fandroids 2011 “Oh google has remote accesses to my phone and can control any aspect they please and delete whatever they want? I’m fine with that as long as it’s for my “safety”"
Number of Times kill switch has been used:
Apple: 0
Android: 1
“open source”
“open market”
08 Mar 2011, 12:56 am
I feel safer with google having a killswitch vs Apple having a killswitch.. I just do..
08 Mar 2011, 5:17 am
Apple really doesn’t care any of you consumers. Just to inform any readers reading this.
08 Mar 2011, 10:04 pm
5 minutes and they where pulled? as well as remotely removed from phones without anyone really knowing.. ok =?
08 Mar 2011, 10:06 pm
Google didn’t remotely removed the apps. Owners have to do the format by themselves.
10 Mar 2011, 6:33 pm
strange… i could have sworn i read that in one of the news posts for this
10 Mar 2011, 11:24 pm
They did remotely remove them.
11 Mar 2011, 3:02 am
I knew that earlier