Run wire shark on a laptop connected to the same wifi network your phone is, for a few days (72 hours+).
Look for suspicious traffic going to China... At least until there is more info about this and some of the android AV software can reliably detect it.... -- John > On Nov 16, 2016, at 10:59 PM, jim bell <[email protected]> wrote: > > https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/b2583c7d-0219-3bf7-b914-8d3fed812de2/ss_software-discovered-in-some.html > > > (AP Images) > By Brian Freeman | Wednesday, 16 Nov 2016 10:40 AM > Security contractors recently discovered pre-installed software in some > Android phones that secretly sends all the user's text messages to China > every 72 hours, The New York Times reported. > Kryptowire, the security firm that discovered the clandestine feature, said > the software was written by the China's Shanghai Adups Technology Company. > The software monitors where users go, whom they talk to and what they write > in text messages, as well as transmitting the full contents of contact lists > and other data. > It is unclear if this was done as an attempt to gain information for > advertising purposes or a Chinese government effort to collect intelligence. > However, it was apparently carried out by design and was not a bug, and > offers a frightening example of how companies can manipulate technology to > compromise privacy and monitor cellphone behavior, The Times reported. > It is not clear how users can determine whether their phones are vulnerable, > as Adups has not published a list of affected phones. > Kryptowire, which says it discovered the problem through a combination of > chance and curiosity, informed the U.S. government of its findings. > The Department of Homeland Security said it was recently made aware of the > matter and "is working with our public and private sector partners to > identify appropriate mitigation strategies." > During the election campaign, President-elect Donald Trump cited cyberattacks > from foreign governments such as China as one of the U.S.'s most critical > national security concerns, saying the Chinese are clandestinely learning > everything about America. > China has long said it has the right to control and censor online content, > the Daily Mail reported, noting that earlier this month, Beijing passed a > controversial cybersecurity bill, tightening restrictions on online freedom > of speech. > The legislation also imposes new rules on online service providers, raising > concerns that China is further insulating its heavily controlled internet. > [end of quote] > > Jim Bell
