Yes, depending on the device and it's firmware, a number of silent installation vulnerabilities have been found. Keeping your device's firmware updated if your best bet to counter these kinds of bugs.
On Wednesday, December 18, 2013 9:14:43 AM UTC-8, Whammie Jammie wrote: > > Is it possible for a hacker to install software on an android smart phone > without my knowledge? > I do not have any antivirus or firewall of any kind on my device. I am > particularly concerned about > any type of monitoring software. Thanks. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Security Discussions" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-security-discuss. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
