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Malware on My Android Phone

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Re: Malware on My Android Phone

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Post by TheChaplain »

pw6hv wrote: post #3

A QR code reader was the problem then... I am an Android user since the dawn of time and I was so surprised when my wife showed me that on her iPhone the QR code reader is embedded in her camera app... I wonder why it is not the same in any version of Android that I have used (now I am on Android One). This plus the native support for CardDav and CalDav are pushing me to try iOS next time I have to change my phone.

For CalDav/CardDav there's DAVx⁵. It's on Play if you want to support the developer, or F-Droid if you don't.

There is also ICSx⁵ from the same developer, works against outlook.com.

I paid for both, they work great.

Re: Malware on My Android Phone

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Post by llarsson »

TooCreative wrote: post #7

Strange article I unlocked my phone and two accidental clicks led me to agree to a dialog that my brain immediately registered as suspicious What type of dialog can pop up on your Android screen after unlocking and install "malware"? What is "malware" here? It looks like they mean an app from the play store? The next day, I picked up my phone and when I launched Chrome, I immediately noticed it was displaying a spamm…

Can't an app ask for a website to be opened, and then that would cause the standard browser to display said website and URL?

It does not sound to me like the Chrome app was infected, just told to open a page.

Re: Malware on My Android Phone

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Post by prof18 »

pw6hv wrote: post #3

A QR code reader was the problem then... I am an Android user since the dawn of time and I was so surprised when my wife showed me that on her iPhone the QR code reader is embedded in her camera app... I wonder why it is not the same in any version of Android that I have used (now I am on Android One). This plus the native support for CardDav and CalDav are pushing me to try iOS next time I have to change my phone.

QR Reader are load of everything. I went mad to find one a decent one for my parents’ android phone and apparently it doesn’t exists. So in a weekend I’ve created one without any kind of tracking, ads, permission, whatever. Here it is if you guys need one -> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.prof18.sec...

Re: Malware on My Android Phone

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Post by underlines »

pw6hv wrote: post #3

A QR code reader was the problem then... I am an Android user since the dawn of time and I was so surprised when my wife showed me that on her iPhone the QR code reader is embedded in her camera app... I wonder why it is not the same in any version of Android that I have used (now I am on Android One). This plus the native support for CardDav and CalDav are pushing me to try iOS next time I have to change my phone.

Xiaomi's Android distro MIUI has QR code scanning in the Camera app by default. Most asian target markets do that, because QR codes are more common here.

Re: Malware on My Android Phone

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Post by deadbunny »

prof18 wrote: post #13
pw6hv wrote: post #3

A QR code reader was the problem then... I am an Android user since the dawn of time and I was so surprised when my wife showed me that on her iPhone the QR code reader is embedded in her camera app... I wonder why it is not the same in any version of Android that I have used (now I am on Android One). This plus the native support for CardDav and CalDav are pushing me to try iOS next time I have to change my phone.

QR Reader are load of everything. I went mad to find one a decent one for my parents’ android phone and apparently it doesn’t exists. So in a weekend I’ve created one without any kind of tracking, ads, permission, whatever. Here it is if you guys need one -> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.prof18.sec...

Thanks for this.

Re: Malware on My Android Phone

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Post by underlines »

pw6hv wrote: post #3

A QR code reader was the problem then... I am an Android user since the dawn of time and I was so surprised when my wife showed me that on her iPhone the QR code reader is embedded in her camera app... I wonder why it is not the same in any version of Android that I have used (now I am on Android One). This plus the native support for CardDav and CalDav are pushing me to try iOS next time I have to change my phone.

Xiaomi's MIUI has QR code reader as a default feature in the camera app, and as a short link on the desktop

Re: Malware on My Android Phone

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Post by FullMetalBitch »

prof18 wrote: post #13
pw6hv wrote: post #3

A QR code reader was the problem then... I am an Android user since the dawn of time and I was so surprised when my wife showed me that on her iPhone the QR code reader is embedded in her camera app... I wonder why it is not the same in any version of Android that I have used (now I am on Android One). This plus the native support for CardDav and CalDav are pushing me to try iOS next time I have to change my phone.

QR Reader are load of everything. I went mad to find one a decent one for my parents’ android phone and apparently it doesn’t exists. So in a weekend I’ve created one without any kind of tracking, ads, permission, whatever. Here it is if you guys need one -> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.prof18.sec...

it's great sinve you have de ability but I setup all my family phones with f. droid and some good apps there including qr readers

Re: Malware on My Android Phone

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Post by ytch »

TooCreative wrote: post #7

Strange article I unlocked my phone and two accidental clicks led me to agree to a dialog that my brain immediately registered as suspicious What type of dialog can pop up on your Android screen after unlocking and install "malware"? What is "malware" here? It looks like they mean an app from the play store? The next day, I picked up my phone and when I launched Chrome, I immediately noticed it was displaying a spamm…

> How can one app alter the behavior of another?

In Defcon 2, author finds a log with intent:

{act=android.intent.action.VIEW

Android will handle The URI with default app. The malware sends HTTP url, so it will be opened by default browser.

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