NEWS FLASH: You Can't Trust Any App

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I am seriously considering returning to pencil and paper! These malicious software and app developers are seriously getting old.

I also remember programming mainframe systems in 1401 Autocoder, then in Basic Assembler Language and later in FPL and COBOL. As you said, each program was allocated a unique area of memory and was not allowed to violate other areas.
It seems that, yet again, the experience gained over many years on mainframe system is being ignored by those responsible for the newer operating systems.
Even a scratch pad area could be protected in this way.

iCloud was just hacked and the R-rated pictures of celebrities were published. First of all if you don't want it seen, don't have it taken. Secondly I thought iWhatever was impervious to attack. It was one of their brag points. Now we know what you said is true; NOTHING is safe anymore. Is this the beginning of the demise of the Internet as Al Gore knew it?

In the hunter, and the hunted the hunters are usually the smarter ones.

Can formatting an "empty" new flash drive remove and hackers codes on it?

EDITOR'S NOTE: No, formatting doesn't affect the firmware.

I agree with you David. At least when I used pen and paper I stood a chance at some privacy. This is getting pretty stupid!!

That is why MS developed EMET, Go for Emet, It stops exploits:
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Krebe On Security: 18;Jun 13;Windows Security 101: EMET 4.0;
> "Announcing EMET 5.0"

EDITOR'S NOTE: EMET is a Windows tool. It won't do anything for mobile threats.

Do the current Malware programs that work on IE work on Android systems?

EDITOR'S NOTE: No, you would need an anti-malware specifically for Android. See http://askbobrankin.com/do_you_need_mobile_security_protection.html

This disturbs me, greatly. I am fully aware, that many of games and utilities apps, can have malware on them. I do have avast! Premium on my mobile phone and it checks every download ... But, it is mainly, looking for viruses and the like, not malware. I also, have Malwarebytes on my mobile phone, but, you can only schedule "scans" for once daily. Of course, I can "scan" Malwarebytes anytime, but, I wish that Malwarebytes would "scan" the downloads, like avast! does.

I do try, to protect my Smartphone. The minute, I read that there were lots of vulnerabilities, in the Android Apps, and there were Anti-Virus apps becoming available, I got one. I knew, that it was important, for my safety.

I know, that I try to protect myself, the best I can. It is the only thing I can do and anyone else.

For those who do NOT have any protection on their Smartphones ... Please, get some. Most of the programs are FREE, that in itself, is great to hear. Do the FREE ones work? Yes! Just like the FREE ones for your PC or Laptop.

It is time for the US and other governments to make malicious hacking, ID theft, and other similar "fun" a capital offence. I realize this sounds harsh, but these scum bags cost the US and world economies billions of dollars annually. They also destroy lives and families financially. It is time to stop it, or at least reduce it. We civilized folks need to up the ante. If we execute a few of these dweebs, only the very hard core will stay in the game, and more resources can be allocated to getting them as well. Whatdayathink out there?

I think Gibbs of NCIS has it right, I still have my old flip phone to make and receive calls. No worries.

IBM MAINFRAME Systems (Now Z/OS) have superior Error Handling Routines, the 0C4 error would be issued by Security Subsystem(RACF).

After many years of Mainframe Systems from Operations, Security, Problem Analyst, I am sorry but MS WIndows OS and Android OS from what I have observed are very hard to 'problem analyse' and nail down the actual problem, MS Knowledge Base gives you multiple 'try this', 'try that' etc...Android is similar.

With No System log or warning how would we even know that someone has hacked or compromised our data until its too late....You would not get away with most of the Security problems we see today in Windows and Android on a Mainframe system unless you had inside information and KNOW what you are doing...even then its hard.

@ David and Angie, paper is good!
@ Bob, Cheque??? instead of check or is this an American spelling???
People seem to have become too reliant on Computers, and being invloved with a method of carrying on our lives (i.e. via Computers and Programs) that is controlled by Others. Seems like Natures rule prevails, wherever there are Organisms there will be Disease too.

Should be "breathe a sigh of relief". Do some grammar checking before posting.

EDITOR'S NOTE: In fairness, it was a typo, not a grammar problem. But thanks for catching it. Fixed now.

As far as I know every APP in iOS iPhone "plays" within its own sandbox and is not permitted access to other sandboxes. Doesn't this solve the problem?

EDITOR'S NOTE: To the best of my knowledge, there are shared memory spaces in iOS as well.

I guess it's not paranoia if they are really out to get you...

Sorry Bob but this sounds like FUD to me. Something that is possible doesn't make it likely to happen. There are so many possible apps using (or not using based on developers design) the scratch area that any malicious software trying to monitor that area would be large and slow, not easy to hide. On top of that 99.9% of the snooping would find the next move on angry birds.

EDITOR'S NOTE: What if the malicious app was only monitoring ONE app? As I mentioned, this was a proof of concept, and a caution.

I have stopped downloading from CNET because of all the added stuff that comes with the stuff they're recommending