eBay pulls sales of 'spyware phones'

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henrywilliams58

22-06-2014

Originally Posted by jabbamk1:
“Some Star phones have this.

I've known about it for a while now so not sure why it's suddenly become this big thing.

First thing I did when I got my Star dual sim phone was delete the malware.”

How did you spot the malware? The Chinese stuff? I didn't like the look of MoboPLayer.

DarthFader

22-06-2014

Reminds me of the JB launch in 7.0 they were sponsored by a Chinese (I think) company who unbeknown to envasi0n put spy ware into the code.

henrywilliams58

25-06-2014

Originally Posted by Chris1973:
“All of the spyware files are located in the system/app folder which you normally wouldn't be able to access or install / uninstall unless the phone has been rooted.

They may have highlighted it to the press and the population in general, but the spyware infestation on the N9500 had been discovered and was actively being discussed on forums as early as August 2013, and in relation to one other earlier Star Model it was also suspected to be happening in some capacity right back to 2012 - I've linked to both discussions already on the other thread.”

I have discovered that my phone is rooted as the Three in Touch app refuses to install because my phone is rooted.

So how do I identify malware or better still install a fresh copy of Android.

henrywilliams58

25-06-2014

Any advice on "unrooting" my Star Note II S7189 phone to use on Three in Touch would be appreciated.

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