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Geinimi, Sophisticated New Android Trojan Found in Wild
- mcritz 16y agoJust something else you have to think about before recommending a new phone to your friends and family.
- beoba 16y agoWatch out! There's an obscure trojan for Android devices on unofficial markets! Quick! Buy our antivirus software!
- mcritz 16y agoMust be imaginary then. Don’t worry about it.
- hendler 16y agoThe article wasn't very alarmist, even if it helps sales of their own product. Although the delivery of the trojan is not a passive exploit and requires a user to download from unofficial markets, a lot of hackers have "rooted" their phone - so we can use beta versions of code, etc. So I think it's topical to HN.
- pyre 16y agoSince this seems like it's only targeting the Chinese market, it seems like there is a high possibility of a governmental hand in this (China spying on their own people, or some other government -- US, Russia, etc -- spying on China).
- cloudwalking 16y agoI'm not sure that's the conclusion I'd draw. Maybe the virus writers are Chinese?
- brian6 16y agoI only know a little Mandarin, but it sounds like its name means "give your password".
- sp4rki 16y agoAnd then people ask why Apple tries so hard to have total control over their App Store. The last thing I want is to have to buy an antivirus for my phone.