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Friday, March 31, 2006
FlexiSpy, Trojan or not, depending on who you ask
FlexiSpy's eavesdropping application for Series 60 phones that reports on user behavior has been stamped a Trojan by F-Secure.
Admittedly this is a suspicious application even though the intent might be just, as the ones getting it secretly installed on their phones would see it as a Trojan, and if they have the knowledge, would try to get rid of it ASAP.
Note the price for the application: $50! That's a lot for a mobile phone application.
Quote: "This application installs itself without any kind of indication as to what it is. And when it is installed on the phone it completely hides itself from the user," wrote F-Secure researcher Jarno Niemela on the company's blog.
Cell Phone Spy Actually Trojan - Yahoo! News
Software Company Argues Product Isn't a Trojan - Yahoo! News
Admittedly this is a suspicious application even though the intent might be just, as the ones getting it secretly installed on their phones would see it as a Trojan, and if they have the knowledge, would try to get rid of it ASAP.
Note the price for the application: $50! That's a lot for a mobile phone application.
Quote: "This application installs itself without any kind of indication as to what it is. And when it is installed on the phone it completely hides itself from the user," wrote F-Secure researcher Jarno Niemela on the company's blog.
Cell Phone Spy Actually Trojan - Yahoo! News
Software Company Argues Product Isn't a Trojan - Yahoo! News
