On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:38:36 +0000 Neil Jerram <[email protected]> wrote:
> I was on the verge of writing the same thing. Are they claiming that > they can install a rootkit remotely by sending a carefully crafted > SMS? (Seems unlikely, given the small number of bytes to play with.) > Or that once a rootkit is installed, they can use SMS as a trigger for > it? If the latter, how do they get the rootkit on there in the first > place? >From one of the linked articles: http://news.rutgers.edu/medrel/news-releases/2010/02/rutgers-researchers-20100222 ---> The researchers are careful to note that they did not assess how vulnerable specific types of smart phones are. They did their work on a phone used primarily by software developers versus commercial phone users. Working within a legitimate software development environment, they deliberately inserted rootkit malware into the phone to study its potential effects. They did not find a vulnerability that a real malware attacker would have to exploit. <--- So, it's nothing we have to worry about - in fact, some free publicity... Tom -- Thomas White <[email protected]> _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
