Google and Its Alleged Trojan
March 18, 2011
The H Security reports “Google’s Security Tool Infected with Trojan.” Wow. Just. . . wow. Google’s Android Market Security Tool, intended to delete contaminated apps, has itself been contaminated by a trojan the H Security article alleges:
As users have been told to expect to see the application running on their phones clearing up the damage the Droiddream trojan did, there’s a good chance they won’t be suspicious of it. According to reports though, at present, the trojan-infested version of the tool is only in circulation on an “un-regulated third-party Chinese marketplace” and appears to only affect users of a particular Chinese mobile network.
Okay, so we in the States don’t have to worry about this. For now. The program, known as BGServ, sends texts containing user data to a control server. Think twice about any app that asks for permission to send text messages. If this allegation is accurate, will it have an impact on Google’s enterprise efforts? I surmise that my colleagues and I would think twice, assuming this shocker is true.
Cynthia Murrell March 18, 2011
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