QuadRooter Scanner is a new Android app that scans your device to find out if it's affected by QuadRoter's vulnerability recently discovered by Checkpoint.
The Android security gap, QuadRooter is a set of four vulnerabilities that affect Android devices using Qualcomm chipsets. It was first reported by Check Point web blog at 7 August 2016, and according to the publication, vulnerability affects almost 900 millions of Android devices.
Οι επιτιθέμενοι μπορούν να εκμεταλλευτούν την ευπάθεια χρησιμοποιώντας ειδικά παρασκευασμένες εφαρμογές. Η εφαρμογή δεν χρειάζεται ειδική άδεια σύμφωνα με τους ερευνητές, και θα μπορούσε να δώσει επιτιθέμενους τον πλήρη έλεγχο σε μια συσκευή Android, και απεριόριστη πρόσβαση σε ευαίσθητα προσωπικά. Η συγκεκριμένη ευπάθεια παρέχει επίσης σε έναν εισβολέα δυνατότητες keylogging, εντοπισμού GPS και εγγραφή βίντεο και sound.
The researchers provided a short list of affected devices. Included are Google Nexus 5X and 6, the new Moto X, OnePlus One, 2 and 3, the Samsung Galaxy S7 και S7 Edge, το Sony Xperia U Ultra, the LG G5 and G5 and many many more.
Let's see what the QuadRoter Scanner does. It's a free Android app that scans your device to find out if it's vulnerable to one, some or even four vulnerabilities that have recently been discovered.
All you need to do is press the scan button after you have installed the application. The scan will complete in less than a minute, and will show you if your device is vulnerable to vulnerabilities. If vulnerabilities are found, they will suggest installing a firewall.
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