Insights
This blog has been taken from Malcore’s analysis results. The points below are not an exhaustive list. For a full view of Malcore’s static analysis of the Discover Financial Bank App APK view it on Malcore.
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Discovered Trackers
Apptimize
IBM Mobile Marketing (Acoustic)
Apptentive
Google Firebase Analytics
Google CrashLytics
Google Tag Manager
Branch
Appdynamics
Urbanairship
Demdex
High severity warnings from code analysis
Insecure Implementation of SSL. Trusting all the certificates or accepting self signed certificates is a critical Security Hole. This application is vulnerable to MITM attacks.
App can read/write to External Storage. Any App can read data written to External Storage.
This App has capabilities to prevent against Screenshots from Recent Task History/ Now On Tap etc.
App uses SQLite Database and execute raw SQL query. Untrusted user input in raw SQL queries can cause SQL Injection. Also sensitive information should be encrypted and written to the database.
The App uses an insecure Random Number Generator.
SHA-1 is a weak hash known to have hash collisions.
Files may contain hardcoded sensitive informations like usernames, passwords, keys etc.
This App has capabilities to prevent against Screenshots from Recent Task History/ Now On Tap etc.
Suspicious severity warnings from code analysis
Application attempts to discover build version of device.
Dangerous Labelled permissions from Android
Android Dangerous labelled permissions as Dangerous from this library https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.
Name: READ_CALENDAR
Description: Allows an application to read all of the calendar events stored on your phone. Malicious applications can use this to send your calendar events to other people.
Name: ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Description: Access coarse location sources, such as the mobile network database, to determine an approximate phone location, where available. Malicious applications can use this to determine approximately where you are.
Name: BLUETOOTH
Description: Allows an application to view configuration of the local Bluetooth phone and to make and accept connections with paired devices.
Name: WRITE_CALENDAR
Description: Allows an application to add or change the events on your calendar, which may send emails to guests. Malicious applications can use this to erase or modify your calendar events or to send emails to guests.
Name: BLUETOOTH_ADMIN
Description: Allows an application to configure the local Bluetooth phone and to discover and pair with remote devices.
Name: ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Description: Access fine location sources, such as the Global Positioning System on the phone, where available. Malicious applications can use this to determine where you are and may consume additional battery power.
Name: ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Description: Allows an application to view the status of all networks.
Name: WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Description: Allows an application to write to the SD card.
Name: READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Description: Allows an application to read from SD Card.
Name: CALL_PHONE
Description: Allows the application to call phone numbers without your intervention. Malicious applications may cause unexpected calls on your phone bill. Note that this does not allow the application to call emergency numbers.
Name: READ_PHONE_STATE
Description: Allows the application to access the phone features of the device. An application with this permission can determine the phone number and serial number of this phone, whether a call is active, the number that call is connected to and so on.
Name: CAMERA
Description: Allows application to take pictures and videos with the camera. This allows the application to collect images that the camera is seeing at any time.
Name: WAKE_LOCK
Description: Allows an application to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
Name: READ_CONTACTS
Description: Allows an application to read all of the contact (address) data stored on your phone. Malicious applications can use this to send your data to other people.
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