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> I just gave you a fairly straightforward and realistic method of malware injection into an app. Signed binaries prevent me from re-uploading the malware. What
by alaric410 4y ago
> I just gave you a fairly straightforward and realistic method of malware injection into an app. Signed binaries prevent me from re-uploading the malware. What is unsubstantiated here?
You have not demonstrated that this is a serious and widespread problem. People have been sideloading for years without getting overrun with malware.
- fingerlocks 4y agoI don’t believe you’re arguing in good faith because you ignore my responses and keep repeating the same demands for data. Is there any data in the universe that could wobble your staunch view a little bit? What would that data look like? I digress. I use both platforms daily. I’ve been working on smartphones since they’ve existed. I live and breathe them. Android has some great upsides, but security is definitely not one of them. Six years ago at a previous employer we had cardboard boxes full of completely bricked android phones from the Triada Trojan.[0] I have never seen anything like that on an iPhone. I can’t even recall witnessing a bricked iPhone (sans hw failure), but I won’t deny the possibility. [0]https://www.google.com/amp/s/usa.kaspersky.com/blog/triada-trojan/6802/amp/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/usa.kaspersky.com/blog/triada-t... Just a cursory search shows things haven’t improved much since: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32154294 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32154294 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32084635 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32084635 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23027184 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23027184