Just what is it about the phrase get stuffed you don't understand?
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Android phones can bug you
A RUSSIAN SPYING TOOL could find its way on to your Android handset thanks to an app, insecurity firms have announced.
Called the Tap Snake application, it looks like a clone of the 1970s game Snake, but once installed it runs a piece of Russian surveillance software called GPS SPY. The software updates a central server with the user's position every 15 minutes and can't be turned off.
During installation the game asks for the right to access certain handset functions, including GPS. The user must agree to this, but Symantec warned that people needed to be more aware of the threats of simply allowing the installation of new code.
"It shows how new mobile threats are evolving and emerging," its security response team reported in a blog post.
"Our advice for users of smartphones is to be careful of what you install and always check if the application you're installing is asking for rights it doesn't really need."
F-Secure also warned users about of the software, saying that the app will likely be removed from the Android marketplace and Google should consider using its Remote Application Removal feature to eliminate the software completely.
While the so-called Android ‘kill switch' has been used before, the last time in June, it is not likely to be considered for activation in this case, as the download rates for Tap Snake look low and mobile security software can remove the rogue application easily. µ
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I meant explicitly don't know:P
Don't load your phone with crap, EVERY OS is vulnerable to this.
Don't trust new apps and the ones you explicitly know.
And welcome to the mobile world of malware.
Dude if you would read the article you wouldnt have said such dumb comment. They dont know they are installing the spy app moron. Its a game they are installing and obviously they like the game. HOw are they to know such prog is attached to it. The authorization they are giving is for game it self not for the app. This has to be stopped period specially if russians are doing this.
Nicely said I've often wondered how many viruses are actually written by anti-virus companies.....
on another note
In Symantec's own words:
"For the application to really be used maliciously, an attacker would need to have access to the phone to install the program. For it to work, an email address and “key” must be typed into the phone running AndroidOS.Tapsnake. This same registration information must later be typed into the phone running GPS Spy."
Symantec probably write the best viruses, trojans, malware and spyware anyway.
You gave explicit authorization to it. This is what is wrong with the United States. No personal accountability. If someone wants to install a russian spy app, and they explicitely authorize it, why the hell do you need to stop them?
This Big Brother "trust us" crap has got to end.