Monday, April 1, 2019

security - Malware installed with remote debugging


Is it possible for someone to install apks without you noticing, using remote debugging? (E.g. over TCP/IP, or on the same WiFi network). I found articles referring to this after a quick Google, but I'm not sure if they are not just alarmist.


EDIT: This paper seems to talk about something similar - "Android’s External Device Attack: Demonstration and Security Suggestions" - Wei et al.


I was thinking of enabling debugging mode, but this is keeping me from doing it.




No comments:

Post a Comment

samsung galaxy s 2 - Cannot restore Kies backup after firmware upgrade

I backed up my Samsung Galaxy S2 on Kies before updating to Ice Cream Sandwich. After the upgrade I tried to restore, but the restore fails ...