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Appendix:Pokémon GO Player's Guide/Malware: Difference between revisions
Appendix:Pokémon GO Player's Guide/Malware (view source)
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, 13 July 2016It's misleading to not indicate that these checksums are SHA-256, not SHA-1
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==Verifying if the file has been changed== | ==Verifying if the file has been changed== | ||
Another method, though not as simple, involves looking at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHA-1 SHA-1 hash], which is a string of characters that tells whether a file | Another method, though not as simple, involves looking at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHA-1 SHA-1 hash], which is a unique string of characters that tells whether a file is unaltered compared. The first string of characters below is the one associated with the legitimate app. The second is one that is known to have been used by a DroidJack version. Both are SHA-256 checksums. | ||
<code>8bf2b0865bef06906cd854492dece202482c04ce9c5e881e02d2b6235661ab67</code> - Legitimate app. | <code>8bf2b0865bef06906cd854492dece202482c04ce9c5e881e02d2b6235661ab67</code> - Legitimate app. | ||
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<code>15db22fd7d961f4d4bd96052024d353b3ff4bd135835d2644d94d74c925af3c4</code> - App using a DroidJack version. | <code>15db22fd7d961f4d4bd96052024d353b3ff4bd135835d2644d94d74c925af3c4</code> - App using a DroidJack version. | ||
In order to check the | In order to check the hash, you must use a tool from an external source (there’s no method of finding it that’s predownloaded in your phone). There are a few online tools that allow you to do this, one good example being this: http://onlinemd5.com/ (You’d upload the app’s file onto this tool in much the same way you’ve sidedownloaded the app to your phone). | ||
If the app is malicious, then it can be deleted from the application manager, similarly to any other app. | If the app is malicious, then it can be deleted from the application manager, similarly to any other app. | ||