18
Anatsa Android malware downloaded 150,000 times via Google Play (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
submitted 9 months ago by IllNess@infosec.pub to c/cybersecurity@infosec.pub
5 comments fedilink hide all child comments

The five malicious apps are:

  1. Phone Cleaner - File Explorer (com.volabs.androidcleaner)
  2. PDF Viewer - File Explorer (com.xolab.fileexplorer)
  3. PDF Reader - Viewer & Editor (com.jumbodub.fileexplorerpdfviewer)
  4. Phone Cleaner: File Explorer (com.appiclouds.phonecleaner)
  5. PDF Reader: File Manager (com.tragisoap.fileandpdfmanager)
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] AnomalousBit@programming.dev 16 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Maybe we need support for basic shit like file browsing and PDF viewing packaged with the OS? They still manage to make the OS require over 7 gigabytes of disk space, but can’t manage to squeeze this in?

[-] cron@feddit.de 6 points 9 months ago

I recently bought a Xiaomi Phone and was shocked how bad their filebrowser is. Full of ads and connections to other file apps like nextcloud are missing.

(I've installed lineageos now.)

[-] IllNess@infosec.pub 5 points 9 months ago

Google won't put those things in AOSP because they lose the opportunity to promote their own apps with trackers.

[-] AnomalousBit@programming.dev 7 points 9 months ago

I’m sure there are other examples, but Android is definitely the first instance I encountered of big corps trying to use “open source” as a benefit only to poison pill their offering into a nearly useless corner. One of the many examples of Google torching their positive reputation over the years.

[-] IllNess@infosec.pub 4 points 9 months ago

How Meta said Threads was going to support ActivityPub?

Or Oracle buying Java just to sue companies like Google for using it maybe?

I'm sure Oracle has a ton of examples that I cannot remember at the moment.

this post was submitted on 20 Feb 2024
18 points (100.0% liked)

cybersecurity

3316 readers
12 users here now

An umbrella community for all things cybersecurity / infosec. News, research, questions, are all welcome!

Community Rules

Enjoy!

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
shellsharks@infosec.pub
tweedge@infosec.pub