Putting Together a Wireless Security Toolkit for the Android OS « Securism Blog I’ve had the first commercially available Android mobile phone, the T-Mobile G1, since the platform launched last fall, and have been really happy with it so far. As the platform is getting more mature, we are now starting to see a lot of new and useful applications out there – especially some useful for security! Here’s a quick rundown of some of the tools that I’ve found and am using: WifiScan – a great wireless discovery application for the platform. It’s a powerful wireless audit tool that will log all of the discovered networks in range, and plot them to a KML file for visualization in Google Earth. PortScandroid – a very basic port scanning application for the platform. ConnectBot – this is a full-functioned SSH client for the platform. androidVNC – a VNC viewer for the Android platform that’s been forked from the tightVNC viewer development project.
Pandigital Novel vs Nook Looking to purchase an ereader.Any input on the new panadigital novel vs nook, like nook for eink but love the color of thepanadigital novel... any input? Battery Life, Battery Life, Battery Life. Try reading the PanDigital in direct sunlight vs. reading the nook. I used to read eBooks on a PocketPC and thought it was great. The nook, while 'black and white' is far easier to read, it gets better in direct sunlight and it's battery life of about 10 or more hours is vastly superior. I'm so happy with it...that I'm selling off my PocketPC as that was the only app I used regularly. If you read a lot, the longer battery life will be a major consideration. Color is nice, but unless you're reading technical books with lots of charts and illustrations, or trying to look at an atlas or collection of photos....it is of little value in book reading. Just my opinion, your mileage may vary. ---------Don
Armitage – Cyber Attack Management & GUI For Metasploit Armitage is a graphical cyber attack management tool for Metasploit that visualizes your targets, recommends exploits, and exposes the advanced capabilities of the framework. Armitage aims to make Metasploit usable for security practitioners who understand hacking but don’t use Metasploit every day. If you want to learn Metasploit and grow into the advanced features, Armitage can help you. Armitage organizes Metasploit’s capabilities around the hacking process. For discovery, Armitage exposes several of Metasploit’s host management features. Armitage assists with remote exploitation–providing features to automatically recommend exploits and even run active checks so you know which exploits will work. For those of you who are hacking post-2003, Armitage exposes the client-side features of Metasploit. Once you’re in, Armitage provides several post-exploitation tools built on the capabilities of the Meterpreter agent. Learn to use Metasploit – Tutorials, Docs & Videos Requirements
Pandigital Novel: A Color eBook Reader that Runs Android Apps First and foremost the Pandigital Novel is a color ebook reader. Its 7-inch color resistive display (meaning you have to exert some pressure) provides a very appealing view of the Barnes & Noble online bookstore and a nice showcase for your library. You can even create bookshelves to categorize your titles. The model I saw was a pre-production unit, so everything wasn't working. What sets the Pandigital Novel apart from other ereaders, though, is its operating system–Android. The Novel has built-in Wi-Fi, a 4-hour battery (or 6 with Wi-Fi off) and 1GB of internal memory, which is expandable via its SD card slot. Below you'll see video I shot of the Novel last week in its optional case, which also comes in red and black. UPDATE: June 10. 2009 - There was so many great questions brought up in the discussion below that we asked forum that we asked Jason Topel, Pandigital's VP of Marketing and Product Development, to help clarify. Hi Everyone – Sorry for the delayed response. 3. 4. 5. 6.
[HOW-TO] Manually deodex your phone. [HOW-TO] Manually deodex your phone. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WHATEVER HAPPENS TO YOUR PHONE! You must be rooted! This is a guide on manually deodexing, you phone. The reason I am making this tutorial is because I could not get my theme to work with Teenfaces deodexed nandroid. What you'll need: A Windows based machinexUltimate v2.2 Patience Process: 1. Code: adb shell su stop mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system cp /sdcard/done_app/* /system/app/ cp /sdcard/done_frame/* /system/framework/ rm /system/app/*.odex rm /system/framework/*.odex mount -o ro,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system reboot Your phone should now be deodexed! You may notice an increase in speed, and you now have the ability to edit certain files with greater effects.
Pandigital Novel review It's our guess that the Pandigital Novel has been turning quite a few heads at retailers across the US during the last few weeks. How could it not? It's got a full-color, 7-inch touchscreen, 2GB of on-board memory, runs a skinned version of Android and is priced around $180 (depending on where you're shopping). Oh, and it's got access to Barnes & Noble's e-book store. About one-third the price of the iPad, we sure can see the attraction, but after attempting to read an entire novel on it we can't help but wonder how it found its way past product development and into the stock rooms of Walgreens, Bed, Bath & Beyond and JCPenny, to name a few. Hit the break for our full review and to see just exactly we're talking about. Pandigital Novel review See all photos 48 Photos Look and feel The Pandigital Novel joins the Augen GenTouch 78 and the Archos 7 Home Tablet at the sub-$200 tablet table, which means it's also made entirely of plastic. Screen and speakers E-reading and software experience Pros
Kizz MyAnthia Tranquility 3.0 - Blurless taken to the next level TranQuility Facts: There are a few apps that were built from source, and still others are blur but have been edited in some way to make them less intrusive. Change Log: 3.0 * Base system files from 2.4.5 (R2D2 build) * New Laucher built from source [INDENT]* 3D app drawer - 4 static buttons in portrait and 2 in landscape(cube) - speed and tweeks by Dustin Jorge * removed wallpapers[/INDENT] * Calendar fixed (all day events no longer cut off) * New MMS now has color LED - thanks for the file Mr.Bobrowitz * New Tranquility toolbox [INDENT]* Can now change your base colors (notification and lockscreen from inside the Rom) * Can now change boot images from inside Rom * Can now change reboot phone, reboot to recovery, reboot to bootloader [/INDENT] ______________________________________________________________________________ Change Log: 2.3.7 *** To install DroidX and NFL wallpapers you need to use the file app and navigate to your sdcard. Link one:
Penetration Testing from the Smartphone Penetration Testing from the Smartphone Sorry all for the delay in dev time, I have progressed to an new organization that will be helping support my development and work. The WMD Package, Framework, and Project as a whole will see new developments and features as I progress. Thanks to all for following and I will keep all updated. WMD NEWS - THE Motorola Xoom WILL BE NEXT!!! WMD 1.0: Devil's Hand Edition LIVES!!!! Is NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD!! Sorry to all that downloaded it and could not extract it, I must have still been a little bit hung over from the conferences this weekend and posted links without the password. The password for ALL files is: Kizz_my@nthia WMD 1.0: Devil’s Hand Edition – 8GB MicroSD card required www.kizzmyanthia.com/WMD/DHE/DHE.zip www.kizzmyanthia.com/WMD/DHE/WMD_1.0-8GB.zip WMD 1.0: Devil’s Hand Edition – Lite – 4GB MicroSD card supported www.kizzmyanthia.com/WMD/DHE/DHE.zip www.kizzmyanthia.com/WMD/DHE/WMD_1.0-LITE.zip www.kizzmyanthia.com/WMD/DHE/WMD_DHE_Install.zip
Overclock any Android Phone Learn how to use SetCPU to modify the default CPU settings on an Android phone (Note: you’ll need root access). It can not only overclock the processor to speed up the phone, but it can also underclock it to save battery life. What’s noteworthy about SetCPU is that you can set it different scenarios for it to react to. For example, when battery levels reach certain thresholds or even when it’s a certain temperature outside. Although it costs $1.99, you can accomplish similar feats for free by rooting your phone. Popular Android Projects: Android Flaw Poses Drive-By Data Slurp Risk High performance access to file storage A security officer has stumbled across a serious vulnerability in the built-in browser of Android smartphones that might allow hackers to lift data from SD cards in the Google handsets. Thomas Cannon discovered the JavaScript-related vulnerability outside his normal job as a corporate security officer. The hole would allow malicious websites to snatch the contents of any file stored on the SD card of an Android smartphone, provided the name and directory path of a targeted file is known beforehand. It would also be possible to retrieve a limited range of other data and files stored on the phone using this vulnerability, as explained in an advisory and video here. The weakness arises because of a combination of factors that mean that when a file from a content provider is opened, the built-in Android browser will run JavaScript without prompting the user. "Google's response so far has been excellent," Cannon said.