Cryptome: New spyware and rootkits for cell phones

Most of this software was probably originally developed for government, but is now available to the public and works on GSM phones. One blogger recommended GlobalGSMControl


Global GSM Control has the power to do a lot of impressive things with the multitude
of features it offers.

Depending on your needs, Global GSM Control offers versions with the
bare minimum of features espionage until the most complete version offering an arsenal of
powerful tools. For you to assess your needs and make your choice!

In general, the features offered by the versions are:


(For more details on the contents of each version of Global GSM Control, visit the official
website ):
* Interception of calls in progress
* Listen environmental
* Spy SMS and Email
* The GPS Location
* Location Triangulation (without GPS you can know the position of the target phone
with an accuracy of 5 to 10m)
* Read the Call Logs
Relay * Email (sending reports to your email address)
* Notification of change of SIM card (In case of change of the target phone SIM card,
software GGC send you the new number via SMS so you can continue your spying)
* Control and configuration remotely with SMS commands (all software functions GGC
are activated / deactivated remotely via SMS commands coded invisible, the
frequency of sending the captured data and also configurable via SMS)
* Export reports
* Uninstall remotely via an SMS command
* Change unlimited phone target
* Quick and easy installation (5 to 10 minutes)
* Free updates
* 100% undetectable
* Copy cats BlackBerry Messenger

* Interception and copy cats WhatsApp Messenger (New! for iPhones and Android
phones)
* Support in French competent and highly reactive
* Secured Personal Web Account

Most of this software requires an Internet connection to your cell phone. If you have the internet on your cell phone, password protect the phone to keep a snooping spouse at bay.

Check out the file at Cryptome. It is a real eye opener!



http://cryptome.org/isp-spy/espion-gsm-en.pdf

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Is Carrier IQ evil?

I read a farly laughable article by Lance Ulanoff of Mashable Tech who suggested carrier IQ rootkit is misunderstood and not evil.

Ulanoff compared the software to Dr. Watson which is Microsoft diagnostic software that ran in the background in older versions of Windows . Watson is  as a process that user's could disable.

Dr. Watson did not keep track of URL that a user typed in or a user's location. Carrier IQ can be used a key logger that keeps track of every user keystroke.

One recent You tube video suggests that Carrier IQ cannot be turned off. Other articles suggest this software ins installed on 150 million phones and many other models besides the IPhone and Android 

One cellphone user  found a tool online to stop Carrier IQ. However, after disabling Carrier IQ, the HTC IQ Agent was still running. This suggests that when you force the program off,  it automatically restarts.

Who would be the biggest beneficiary of this technology? Certainly, the FBI could use it in federal criminal cases and the CIA could use it to spy on the cell phones of suspected terrorists and other belligerents. 

The biggest beneficiary would be the police. Police in Michigan and elsewhere have been asking for cell phones during traffic stops and cloning the contents. The data from HTC IQ  malware could undoubtedly be useful to the police. 

However, without a warrant, the police have no right to scan your cell phone.

Why do the police now have technology like this? 

It's because the intelligence agencies shared their secrets with the police courtesy of the Patriot Act. In the past this technology could only be used against American citizens in very special situations. 

see http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/34/3458.asp

source: You tube Uploadby Intellihome on Dec 3, 2011


source: http://mashable.com/2011/12/03/carrier-iq-is-misunderstood-not-evil/

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Cryptlogon: Many Android phones ship with rootkit called Carrier IQ

The Carrier IQ rootkit  appears to be able to ID the manufacturer and model, available memory and battery life, the type of resident applications, the geographical location of the device, the end user’s data that has been keyed in, device history, including those that identify a user’s interaction with a device.

This rootkit has many of the features of keylogger malware. Another article indicates this code is also installed in Nokia, Blackberry, and likely many other cell phones. .

Rootkits are tough to eliminate. Many antivirus and malware programs cannot remove them because they are installed in the kernel of the operating system.

Who would monitor you phone with such software? The police or government investigative services is likely if this malware comes pre-installed on your cell phone.

http://cryptogon.com/?p=26027

http://www.xda-developers.com/android/the-rootkit-of-all-evil-ciq/


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