My thoughts exactly… If there’s a FOSS tool to check, then we’d be talking.
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sepi@piefed.social 2 months ago
There could be spyware on your phone! Install this shady app to find out if you have the spyware or not!
I wonder if the shady app in the link is the spyware. This would be a brilliant way of getting on to people's phones.
vhstape@lemmy.sdf.org 2 months ago
TherapyGary@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Lol I almost linked you to your own comment
rottingleaf@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It worked with antivirus scanning - more than half of Windows PCs have spyware on them their users consciously installed so that it would scan and report what they run.
CosmoNova@lemmy.world 2 months ago
That’s outdated stuff. Pegasus doesn’t need phishing methods to get on your phone. It just installs itself when an actor sends it your way. You won’t notice it and the only way to prevent it is to not use a phone.
solo@slrpnk.net 2 months ago
Yeah, I see what you mean and on top of that you would need to pay for it.
That’s why I added in the description a link with instructions on the free tool designed by Amnesty International’s Security Lab.