Do you know what app did this? To assist in debugging this issue, can you please e-mail me (not the list) a bugreport from your device. You can see how to take a bugreport at https://sites.google.com/site/barksideapps/tips-and-tricks/take-bug-report-on-android .
The SELinux policy, plus other security features within Android, are intended to prevent the modification of the /system partition. What you describe is not permitted by the Android Security model. -- Nick On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 7:53 AM, Inamdar Sharif <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes I already did so but that also didn't prevent the app to do malicious > activity. > > First I am curious how it got installed as system app?? > > Do we allow any apps to be system apps?? > > Also I want to understand from SELinux point why we don't enforce such > issues?? > Or till how far we think of protecting the device from such issues?? > > Thanks. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Seandroid-list [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Robert Craig > Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2015 8:26 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Trojans/Malwares as system apps > > In this particular case can you just disable the app via the Settings app. > That should prevent the app and any associated services from running. > > On 12/10/2015 09:40 AM, Inamdar Sharif wrote: > > Hi Guys, > > > > This is an off-beat question... > > > > Do we have any provisions in Android by which we can stop > > Trojans/Malware to attack our device?? > > > > Trojans/Malwares are far more dangerous than virus. So can we not > > prevent these from getting into the system using some security feature?? > > > > Can SELinux help in such situations?? > > > > I faced such an issue with my Nexus 6 where a trojan is installed as a > > system_app. So the only solution would be to root it and remove it > > from the system apps. > > > > It does anything, downloading apps, showing pop ups, etc. > > > > Correct me if I am wrong?? > > > > Thanks. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) > > and may contain confidential information. Any unauthorized review, > > use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the > > intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and > > destroy all copies of the original message. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Seandroid-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected]. > > To get help, send an email containing "help" to > [email protected]. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Seandroid-list mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected]. > To get help, send an email containing "help" to > [email protected]. > > _______________________________________________ > Seandroid-list mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected]. > To get help, send an email containing "help" to > [email protected]. > -- Nick Kralevich | Android Security | [email protected] | 650.214.4037
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