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Android has a problem with malware. And not the freedom to install apps from outside the Play Store, ease of controlling the entire system. We have examples in
Android has a problem with malware. And not the freedom to install apps from outside the Play Store, ease of controlling the entire system. We have examples in notorious cases like Flubot, the malware behind fake FeDex SMS.
Accessibility permission is responsible for this, a permission allows apps to control an entire Android. Developer Mishaal Rahman discovered that Google is preparing major changes in Android 13 to finally put an end to this problem.
Accessibility permission is one of the most serious problems in Android.
The Android Accessibility API is a tool originally designed to enable developers to create apps for people with disabilities. The truth is that it is being abused as a tool to control the system.because this permission makes it possible for applications to control the entire phone (see what is written on the screen, manage touches on the screen, send SMS, etc.).
“There are many different types of Android malware. However, if we focus on those designed to steal your personal data, such as your banking credentials, crypto wallets, social media logins, we find that most of them require some form of accessibility permissions.” Sergio Castell, mobile security analyst at Riscure.
The Accessibility service runs in the background as described by the developer and receives privileged information about the system. For such a strong work permit, the user must allow this from the permit poster. Malicious apps, such as those from FeDex, trick users into pretending to be legitimate apps to gain the trust of the most inexperienced and thus gain permission to be activated.
Looking at Android 13’s code, he discovered: system can prevent user from enabling accessibility permission If an app downloaded outside of the Play Store is preventing it. If the system detects that an APK is coming from outside, allow option will be blocked.
To wait.
These limitations come with a new ACCESS LIMITED SETTINGS permission. Is it inappropriate? On the one hand, user can force accessibility permission enabled from the “allow restricted settings” option. It is always your responsibility and knowing that the system itself blocks the permissions of the app you installed from outside the Play Store.
On the other hand, Android fragmentation is still very high and at the moment it may be several years before the majority of phones are updated to Android 13 (more than half of today’s devices are still on Android 10 and Android eleven).
Source: Xataka
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