F-Secure have issued warnings that Tap Snake, a free gaming application for Google's Android OS, can be used to track and monitor a user's location. Tap Snake isn't just a game, it turns out to be a client for a commercial spying application called GPS SPY.
The Tap Snake game looks like an average "Snake" clone. However, there are two hidden features. First, the game won't exit. Once installed, it runs in the background forever, and restarts automatically when you boot the phone. And secondly, every 15 minutes the game secretly reports the GPS location of the phone to a server.
GPS SPY is a simple mobile spying tool and only costs $4.99. When bought, the application advises you to download and install the "Tap Snake game" to the phone you want to spy on. During installation, the game is registered with a keycode to enable spying. This means that the spy has to have physical access to the phone he wants to spy on.
Tapsnake Android Malware - GPS SPY
This looks like an Android game, but it's actually the client program for a commercial Spying Tool for Android phones. Once installed, this game will secretly report the phones location every 15 minutes. See http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archiv...
