This malware was installed on vanilla phones including those from Samsung, out of the factory.
Regarding LastPass, it used the accessibility option, which as far as I know basically let's it watch your screen - aka it's a full on screen logger.
On top of this most Android devices are way out of date (Samsung in particular is terrible about updating their phones), and vulnerable to security exploits, malware, adware, who knows what.
Good luck to anyone that owns an Android phone. It's like the Windows 95 of mobile devices.
Yes you described LastPass exactly as I said. You need to go and turn it on as accessibility services. You get told anything turned on can see you screen/keys etc. And with that you have control and visibility as you can see what apps you have given permissions vs ones you don't. You make the conscious decision to grant that sort of permission and for that you get a better user experience.
Apple is more like the outdated OS with more features and better user experiences going to Android.
Out of date Android's aren't really the big problem you make it out to be. It just means they really won't the latest apps. They probably just use their phone to call people and are happy with it.
And you're kidding yourself to think there isn't adware/malware for Apple flying around. The number of vulnerabilities and malware does not indicate how secure a platform is but how often hackers are trying. With Android's increased marketshare of course it gets the majority of attempts.
I regret the flame bait in my previous post. I think both platforms have their drawbacks. But I still disagree that Android can be considered more secure. Apple is good at rolling out security updates to all devices as soon as a security vulnerability happens - that doesn't, and can't happen on Android due to fragmentation and reliance on OEMs. Hence my Win95 comment, which had a similar problem.
>Good luck to anyone that owns an Android phone. It's like the Windows 95 of mobile devices.
Haha, wow, this is such an inflammatory comment.
I don't really mind saving $200+ for a phone because I know how to both shop for, and use my phone.
Half of the complaints iOS users have about Android simply come from them being too lazy to avoid the pitfalls that come from having the choice between hundreds of different phones and apps.
But yeah, I mean, have fun with your Eddie Bauer of technology. Glad it "just works" for you.
This malware was installed on vanilla phones including those from Samsung, out of the factory.
Regarding LastPass, it used the accessibility option, which as far as I know basically let's it watch your screen - aka it's a full on screen logger.
On top of this most Android devices are way out of date (Samsung in particular is terrible about updating their phones), and vulnerable to security exploits, malware, adware, who knows what.
Good luck to anyone that owns an Android phone. It's like the Windows 95 of mobile devices.