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Platform specific download statistics for the BlackBerry

By ⋅ December 8, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

I looked at the statistics for the number of downloads of Kisses, that I had today.  It was interesting to see the different types of Operating System versions or Platforms that were indeed downloading the tool.  Over all, I had 3051 downloads for a period of about 6 weeks.  I started writing applications that I [...]

Mice, Permissions and a Solution?

By ⋅ November 28, 2009 ⋅ One comment

The BlackBerry default application permissions should be one of the most important things to a BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) user. But how can these application permissions be monitored and checked for those times when they are changed (creating a potentially risky situation) and the user forgets to revert to its original setting? This post will highlight a possible mechanism of checking for the most critical permissions. There’s also some sample program source code that users can download and play with.

The ‘Security Timer Reset’ permission

By ⋅ November 6, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

Did you ever wonder what some of those Application Permissions were on your BlackBerry?  I’m putting together a paper that details the more important ones and why you should be careful in changing them.  For now, I thought I’d share some information about the “Security Timer Reset” permission and what you can do with it. [...]

Team BlackBerryForums! Fu*k Yeah!

By ⋅ November 5, 2009 ⋅ 9 comments

I’m glad I don’t take things personally.  I am also a firm believer in the phrase “no good deed goes unpunished”.  I decided to post in both the CrackBerry Forums and BlackBerryForums communities that I’d released the program called Kisses.  It would appear, however, that the fact that I had designed both PhoneSnoop and Kisses [...]

Installing the JDE Plugin 5.0.0 for Eclipse

By ⋅ November 4, 2009 ⋅ One comment

I wanted to try out the new Eclipse JDE plugin with OS 5.0.0 so I downloaded the ZIP file from the BlackBerry developer website and tried to install it on my Eclipse. Towards the very end of the installation, I received some error messages. They looked something like this: An error occurred while collecting items [...]

The theory behind BlackBerry phone taps

By ⋅ October 31, 2009 ⋅ 8 comments

The new version of FlexiSpy (which I dissected and posted about) promises to allow a user to spy on a target when he is on a call.  They call it Call Interception.  The site says: “Call Interception is the ability to listen in to an active phone call on the target device. You specify the [...]

The Anatomy Of A Spyware Application – Part 1

By ⋅ October 31, 2009 ⋅ 14 comments

In keeping with the spirit of raising awareness, I’m pleased to present an in-depth look at the commercial spyware application known as FlexiSpy.  Looking at its creation date, the FlexiSpy domain started its online life in July of 2008 April of 2006, more than a three years ago [thanks Spyphoneguy for pointing that out].  The [...]

Kiss your BlackBerry spyware goodbye

By ⋅ October 27, 2009 ⋅ 15 comments

I have released the latest version of Kisses.  I promised everyone in my Hack In The Box presentation that I would release newer versions of the toolkit Bugs & Kisses.  Today, I hopefully deliver on that promise.  As far as I’m aware, this tool is the first of its kind to be offered to BlackBerry [...]

BlackBerry OS 5.0.0 knows what you install

By ⋅ October 25, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

I took a look at the new BlackBerry version 5.0.0 Operating System API.  RIM is offering the simulator and development kit as a Beta release and I think the OS has already been leaked online.  One excellent feature that RIM have added is the CodeModuleListener.  This interface allows a developer to design an application that [...]

Remote Listening for the BlackBerry

By ⋅ October 23, 2009 ⋅ 57 comments

I first blogged about PhoneSnoop, a component of Bugs, a few days ago.  PhoneSnoop demonstrates how a BlackBerry can be used to spy on its owner.  It cannot listen into phone conversations or conduct phone taps on BlackBerry handhelds at the moment.  It is, however, possible to add a feature that makes phone taps work.  [...]

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