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If a rouge app had root access, it could install a completely undetectable rootkit on the phone. That's why root access is very dangerous -- it means literally
by vurpo 10y ago
If a rouge app had root access, it could install a completely undetectable rootkit on the phone. That's why root access is very dangerous -- it means literally unrestricted access to everything on the phone, only limited by the hardware and nothing else.
- ge96 10y agoHow would you even know that you were compromised, I think even system logs might be wiped to prevent detection.