CarrierIQ Spy 1.4.0



Publisher Description



CarrierIQ Spy is a detector and monitor
which detects and warns if the mobile service intelligence solution from Carrier IQ, a rootkit software as Trevor Eckhart has identified capable of tracking text messages, secure web traffic, contacts, key strokes..., has been embedded in your device.

This application runs as service until you explicitly quit , watches out for changes in system and posts notifications to status bar, can be setup to clear logs regularly.

You should consider turning on log monitor and keep this application running for a number of reasons, regardless of Carrier IQ currently installed on your device or not:

+If a carrier could pull data off your device without your knowledge; the carrier might also be able to push Carrier IQ to your device at any time without notice as it pleases.

+A third party application could snoop on you if your Carrier IQ logging is turned on, with proper permissions or in collaboration with others.

Monitoring would deter any application from turning on CIQ logging and snooping; it cannot be stopped but at least you will get notified.

Unfortunately, some applications especially Carrier IQ detectors may leave traces on a device similar to those of true Carrier IQ and cause false alarms.
If you are willing to help, please report the false positive as bug to the developers.

A toggle button is provided so you can play with the CIQ logging setting on your phone and watch Carrier IQ agent recording your activities live.

It is not known if the logging setting also serves as triggers to send off the data over the network. As a caution,
you should never enter any thing confidential or visit personal web sites if the logging is turned on.

Even Carrier IQ and your carrier are not collecting the data, a malicious application on your phone
could potentially exploit the sensitive information. Furthermore, when you update or install applications
in future, pay special attention to permission request to any of the following but not limited to:
read log, write setting, access Internet, and make sure the requests are justified.

Please note that the logging becomes excessive if you use a browser, it seems it does not matter which browser you use
as the tracking is done in low level system code. Clear log in the option menu will remove all entries in the log.

This app has only be tested on Galaxy SII from Sprint (unfortunately it's the phone I own just recently)
and may not work on other devices or for other carriers, in such cases you will not see the logging toggle button.

It will be positive if CIQ is found on your device; otherwise you will have to wait for more sophisticated software or your carrier to tell you.

I have no plan to turn this detector into a removal tool as it would imply voiding your contract. You should look for
other apps or wait for updates from your carrier.


Credits:

Part of Carrier IQ detection is based on code by François SIMOND @supercurio

* https://market.android.com/details?id=org.projectvoodoo.simplecarrieriqdetector
* https://github.com/project-voodoo/simple_carrieriq_detector_app

I added detections in System settings.



About CarrierIQ Spy

CarrierIQ Spy is a free app for Android published in the System Maintenance list of apps, part of System Utilities.

The company that develops CarrierIQ Spy is Liqiang. The latest version released by its developer is 1.4.0. This app was rated by 1 users of our site and has an average rating of 5.0.

To install CarrierIQ Spy on your Android device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2011-12-03 and was downloaded 141 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the CarrierIQ Spy as malware as malware if the download link to info.niwota.ispy is broken.

How to install CarrierIQ Spy on your Android device:

  • Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to Google Play.
  • Once the CarrierIQ Spy is shown in the Google Play listing of your Android device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the Install button located below the search bar and to the right of the app icon.
  • A pop-up window with the permissions required by CarrierIQ Spy will be shown. Click on Accept to continue the process.
  • CarrierIQ Spy will be downloaded onto your device, displaying a progress. Once the download completes, the installation will start and you'll get a notification after the installation is finished.



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Users Rating:  
  5.0/5     1
Downloads: 141
Updated At: 2024-03-28
Publisher: Liqiang
Operating System: Android
License Type: Free