Comments on: SpyPhone App Steals Personal Data from ALL iPhones

By: Remove Spyware

Remove Spyware — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 18:45:34 +0000

…spyware are everywhere…

By: mitchdcba

mitchdcba — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:39:41 +0000

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By: mitchdcba

mitchdcba — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:39:23 +0000

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By: yagoa

yagoa — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:23:48 +0000

an app like this will be very easy to detect because it does all this for no reason.
things like accessing the photos and adres book are of course highlighted in the approval process.

By: bluetooth spy software

bluetooth spy software — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:15:57 +0000

I strongly believe that when this kind of anti-spyware applications make it to the mobile application stores then it really becomes a serious issue because who knows if “one of those spyware applications” already has SpyPhone-alike features!

By: l4ndy

l4ndy — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:37:04 +0000

Yep, and I'll rate your response the same as all the Microsoft's responses to any vulnerabilities discovered previously, Denial!

This is clearly an embarrasment for Apple if confirmed. Based on the presented facts, The app is only using APIs available to the public from apple's SDK. As such anyone could create an apparently legit app (Good anough to make it to the Appstore) but in the background run the forementioned code with maybe enhanced reporting function.
Isn't this what windows trojans do?!?
He clearly states that no other third party APIs are used.

Will be interesting to see how this story evolves as it may shed a different light into how security is percieved on different platforms not just a Windows issue.

By: l4ndy

l4ndy — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:37:04 +0000

By: Elite Mobile Games

Elite Mobile Games — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:19:52 +0000

Online Demo anywhere?

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:43:25 +0000

Filtering out crap like this is what the approval process is for on the App Store. Its never going to be 100% but its better than unrestricted access.

Yet another sensational article title with little real content.

Move along there, nothing to see here.

By: r4i

r4i — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:08:47 +0000

I think this is a real issue because several malware have already been accepted, before beeing pulled out when eventually discovered.

By: Whatszap

Whatszap — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:23:46 +0000

This is basically what WhatsApp does, what's new? Your phone number is stolen right away after launching that app.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:47:24 +0000

I was an iPhone user and I worried about that but until now my gadget still save from this. . .
Anyway thank you so much for this information. . .
Maybe I will not use it on my iPhone. . .

By: qsdf

qsdf — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 06:20:30 +0000

how do you get it?

By: Allan

Allan — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:05:05 +0000

What all you naysayers are missing is that the functionality of this app can be embedded in any other app, and I'm not sure Apple's vetting process will be able to detect these kinds of hidden payloads, especially if they use public APIs. I'm not too worried about apps from indie developers, but would you now trust apps from Google, Coca-Cola, or American Express?

By: spyphone

spyphone — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:57:31 +0000

i think its indeed an issue which needs to be addressed otherwise anyone just by installing an application to our mobile would be intruding our personal lives!

By: Joe Groot

Joe Groot — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:12:04 +0000

The issue isn't that you'll install *this* application and it can grab all the data on your phone, it's that *any* application could do the same thing. duh!

By: Riders of Rohan

Riders of Rohan — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:17:56 +0000

If you don't use it, how does it make “our life miserable”. Take some personal responsibility instead of just whining about it.

By: billy_the_kid

billy_the_kid — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:05:52 +0000

I think this is a real issue because several malware have already been accepted, before beeing pulled out when eventually discovered.

Moreover, you don't want a phone which imagine a jaleous husband / evil boss / police they could borrow for 5 minutes, install SpyPhone, collect the data, delete SpyPhone and put back in place.

By: rohan sharma

rohan sharma — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:42:08 +0000

No wonder what Apple thinks about it, I believe, this sucks. Their hunger for revenue from app store will make our life miserable

By: Taranfx

Taranfx — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:33:42 +0000

As Greg said above probably you should go through the pdf.
Seriot clearly says
>> Spywares are on the AppStore
And when this kind of app makes it to App store(like existing ones), it becomes a serious issue.
And who knows if “one of those spyware apps” already has spyphone too.

By: SlaunchaMan

SlaunchaMan — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:20:22 +0000

Yeah, gonna file this under “not an issue.” For a non-jailbroken iPhone you can't install it without the iPhone SDK or someone who adds your UDID you their provisioning profile. Apple wouldn't allow this to get into the App Store even if it were embedded within another app. So while the “Windows XP-level weak security” jab is a nice try, it doesn't really apply.

By: Greg

Greg — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:17:15 +0000

Seriot talks about that in his PDF.

By: JB

JB — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:02:47 +0000

So it has to be installed by the user for it to work. Not much of a spy app is it?