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It would help to review the German article which is what a Google Plus post is linking to which this Soyent article is referencing: http://www.golem.de/news/in

by afreak 13y ago

It would help to review the German article which is what a Google Plus post is linking to which this Soyent article is referencing: http://www.golem.de/news/intel-hooks-im-kernel-sollen-android-sicherer-machen-1403-105054.html http://www.golem.de/news/intel-hooks-im-kernel-sollen-androi... > Im Fall des x86-Android plant Intel unter anderem, Dateioperationen von Virenscannern per Hooks zu ermöglichen. Damit können dann zum Beispiel in Echtzeit nur neue Dateien gescannt werden, ohne dass die Anti-Malware und das Betriebssystem die bisher üblichen Wege über das Dateisystem gehen müssen. Which loosely translates as: > In Android x86's case, Intel plans as well as other things, file operations could be monitored via process hooks designed for anti-virus. It would be done with only new files in real-time without relying directly on the OS. Nowhere does this indicate to me that it locks you into an OS and chances are that it can be disabled within the firmware.

muaddirac 13y ago
If I could give it a shot... (Good translation but it looks like you missed a sentence) > In the case of x86 Android, Intel plans, among other things, to allow file operations to be monitored by virus scanners by way of hooks. Such hooks would allow new files to be scanned, for example, without the Anti-Malware and Operating System having to go through what were, until now, the usual paths over the filesystem.
acqq 13y ago
The Golem article actually only writes about the hooks of the Android OS for x86 (I can't find any mention of the processor!) but it also has the example of not allowing modded Android OS at the end of it (translated via Google Translate with minor fixes for clarity attempted by me): "The Intel manager gave an example for why such safety features, deeply anchored into the operating system are important for Android: In the Intel network only mobile devices with certain versions of Android may use all functions. The Cyanogenmod smartphone would be able to access WLAN but not receive e-mails as such a device would be a security risk."

by afreak 13y ago

muaddirac 13y ago

If I could give it a shot... (Good translation but it looks like you missed a sentence) > In the case of x86 Android, Intel plans, among other things, to allow file operations to be monitored by virus scanners by way of hooks. Such hooks would allow new files to be scanned, for example, without the Anti-Malware and Operating System having to go through what were, until now, the usual paths over the filesystem.

acqq 13y ago

The Golem article actually only writes about the hooks of the Android OS for x86 (I can't find any mention of the processor!) but it also has the example of not allowing modded Android OS at the end of it (translated via Google Translate with minor fixes for clarity attempted by me): "The Intel manager gave an example for why such safety features, deeply anchored into the operating system are important for Android: In the Intel network only mobile devices with certain versions of Android may use all functions. The Cyanogenmod smartphone would be able to access WLAN but not receive e-mails as such a device would be a security risk."