After all, Android is well protected against QuadRooter – Pplware

The QuadRooter, the discovery made by Check Point earlier this week, has posed naked to a more serious problem in Android. A failure in SoCs from Qualcomm allows any attacker can control any recent Android smartphone.

But even with this real problem, Google has refuted it and alert users that their operating system is safe and is not exposed to this failure. The latest security tools are sufficient to protect Android smartphones.

failure researchers found Check Point is one of the most serious so far hit the Android. This set of 4 vulnerabilities, called QuadRoot, allows an attacker can control any Android after the simple installation of an application with malware included. As important as the vulnerability is the scope of this. According to Check Point close to 900 million devices are vulnerable to some recent models to be on the list.

But Google has already responded to this discovery and came warn that in fact Android is not exposed and has the necessary protection, even without an update is needed.

we appreciate Check Point’s research the it helps Improve the safety of the broader mobile ecosystem. Android devices with our most recent level security patch are already protected against three of These four vulnerabilities. The fourth vulnerability, CVE-2016-5340, will be Addressed in an upcoming security bulletin Android, though Android partners can take action sooner by referencing the public patch Qualcomm has provided. Exploitation of These issues depends on users Also downloading and installing a malicious application. Our Verify Apps and SafetyNet protections help identify, block, and remove applications que exploit vulnerabilities like these & lt;

Google’s tools to protect Android

for some time now that Google has been developing tools on Android that avoid situations like that QuadRooter exploits. The point of failure is precisely the installation of applications from unknown sources, which in itself is a limitation.

Secondly, and thanks to Verify Apps, all installed applications are evaluated even if they have been installed from the Play Store, another store any or even manually. The Verify Apps has been available for four years, with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and is enabled by default. The previous equipment can activate it manually.

When detecting an application that makes use of QuadRooter Android will prevent their installation and alert the user to the hazards that would be exposed. Only if users disabling this protection is that are actually exposed to QuadRoot.

90% of Android are protected against QuadRooter

Contrary to the numbers initially advanced, the 900 million Android devices were exposed to QuadRooter, 90% are protected by these measures Google.

the remaining 10% are actually vulnerable, but can easily enable the Verify Apps and so protect yourself. Just activate this security in Android settings.

Even with QuadRooter to be a real failure, and should be treated soon, Google realized up and endowed the Android with tools against problems of these. It was precisely to eliminate faults as the QuadRooter the Verify Apps exists in Android.