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

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