Summary: News Android Malware Graduates to Android Rootkits on All HTC Sprint Phones * It’s called Carrier IQ, and it is a root process, which means it has access to basically everything on your phone * AndroidCentral Story from Oct 27, 2011 link (http://www.androidcentral.com/carrier-iq-named-one-innovative-business-analytics-companies-under-100m-watch-and-we-dont-even-get-t) * They explain well enough why the carriers installed this app, and why geeks and security experts think it is bad. * XDA Post from November 15th, 2011 link (http://www.xda-developers.com/android/more-on-carrier-iq/) * They explain the implications of this information being sold to 3rd parties and give a chilling prediction of what intimate details of your life can be sold using upcoming Android platforms like Android@Home * Good and EVO Editorial on November 19, 2011 link (http://www.goodandevo.net/2011/11/carrier-iq-isnt-the-problem-its-htc-and-sprint.html?cid=6a00d83451c9ec69e201543722f11c970c) * They explain how dangerous an application like this is for phone networks and end users if a hacker was to exploit the app and turn several different lines of Android phones into a zombie computer army. * Wired Article from November 22nd, 2011 link (http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/11/rootkit-brouhaha/) * Now Carrier IQ is trying to sue an Android developer for hosting their training manuals on his own site. They have taken the training manuals down from their site. * Here is the site that hosts the Carrier IQ training manuals link (http://androidsecuritytest.com/features/logs-and-services/loggers/carrieriq/) * Everybody shouldn’t have to read them, we should have our privacy protected by default. App Reviews Addons Detector * Market Install Link (https://market.android.com/details?id=com.denper.addonsdetector) * Free * Use this app to figure out what application is causing advertisements to pop up in your notification bar SimCity Deluxe * Market Install Link (https://market.android.com/details?id=com.ea.simcitydeluxe_na) * $4.99 * A slightly modified version of SimCity 3000
