Hello,
I've got a Droid X running 2.2 and recently I noticed it was sending premium text messages out without my knowledge. Luckily I have premium texting disable on my verizon account so I received messages back telling me it was blocked. However I am worried about having malicious apps on my phone. I did a factory reset but there are still apps on my phone that look suspicious.
Here are some apps I found that had particularly suspicious permissions:
Video Editor Lite:
Permissions:
receive MMS, receive SMS
full internet access
modify/delete sd card contents
read phone state and identity
record audio
prevent phone from sleeping, retrieve running apps
Video Player:
Permissions:
receive SMS
change audio settings
prevent phone from sleeping, retrieve running apps
Sticky Note:
Permissions:
read contact/owner data, write contact/owner data
call phone numbers, send SMS messages
edit SMS/MMS, read SMS/MMS receive SMS
fine GPS location
create bluetooth connections, full internet access
act as account authenticator, manage accounts list, use authentication credentials of an account
modify/delete SD card contents
change WiFi state, modify global settings, prevent from sleeping, retrieve running apps
I feel like these apps weren't installed stock and shouldn't have all those permissions. I have no idea how these apps got on my phone but I cannot uninstall them using the normal method or factory reset. What is the easiest way to make sure my phone is safe from malicious apps? I was thinking of rooting my phone and trying to delete them manually but I do not know what I can delete and what I can't. I was also considering trying to flash it to stock with a sbf file but I've never done it and I don't want to brick my phone or anything. What should I do?
I've got a Droid X running 2.2 and recently I noticed it was sending premium text messages out without my knowledge. Luckily I have premium texting disable on my verizon account so I received messages back telling me it was blocked. However I am worried about having malicious apps on my phone. I did a factory reset but there are still apps on my phone that look suspicious.
Here are some apps I found that had particularly suspicious permissions:
Video Editor Lite:
Permissions:
receive MMS, receive SMS
full internet access
modify/delete sd card contents
read phone state and identity
record audio
prevent phone from sleeping, retrieve running apps
Video Player:
Permissions:
receive SMS
change audio settings
prevent phone from sleeping, retrieve running apps
Sticky Note:
Permissions:
read contact/owner data, write contact/owner data
call phone numbers, send SMS messages
edit SMS/MMS, read SMS/MMS receive SMS
fine GPS location
create bluetooth connections, full internet access
act as account authenticator, manage accounts list, use authentication credentials of an account
modify/delete SD card contents
change WiFi state, modify global settings, prevent from sleeping, retrieve running apps
I feel like these apps weren't installed stock and shouldn't have all those permissions. I have no idea how these apps got on my phone but I cannot uninstall them using the normal method or factory reset. What is the easiest way to make sure my phone is safe from malicious apps? I was thinking of rooting my phone and trying to delete them manually but I do not know what I can delete and what I can't. I was also considering trying to flash it to stock with a sbf file but I've never done it and I don't want to brick my phone or anything. What should I do?
