I'll bet A/V detects this... BUT, I'll also bet it's rare to find AV running on 
the 'droids :-)

Mike B

From: Dan Kaminsky [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2012 11:08 PM
To: Blanchard, Michael (InfoSec)
Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected] 
<[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [funsec] Seriously?

So what's your bet on whether AV detects it?

On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 7:40 PM, 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I LOVE stuff like this....  Just because of the "security professionals" that 
come running out of the woodwork to us asking us "...  Hey you see this new 
thing?!?!  It's totaly OH-day and I'll bet A/V doesn't detect it too!!..."

  I use it as a gauge of how much those folks actually know, and try to avoid 
them in the future....

 It really sucks when it's folks that work with you too!   Used to happen in 
another gig years ago... Would never happen where I a now!  LOL

 Mike B

----- Original Message -----
From: Jeffrey Walton [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>]
Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2012 03:18 PM
To: FunSec List <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
Subject: [funsec] Seriously?

Seriously? The "new threat of user-initiated drive by downloads"?

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Don’t Install Android Security Updates While Browsing the Web,
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/05/04/dont-install-android-security-updates-while-browsing-the-web/

Surfing the web on Android is relatively safe, but a new threat tricks
users into installing a trojan that calls itself a security update.

Symantec discovered the Android.Notcompatible threat this week,
calling attention to the new threat of user-initiated drive by
downloads.

Malware is a problem on Android smartphones, but it is typically
reserved for infected fake games and apps found on third-party
marketplaces. This new attack can happen on any infected webpage, and
relies on tricking the user into installing the malware.
...
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