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remote control android, a reverse ssh tunnel

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Web Webster
Web Webster
May 20, 2010

[ Thanks to J00p34 for this link.
]

“If you are so happy to own a android phone, you can
log in from remote using a reverse shell making all kinds of fun
possible. The android OS is not exactly Linux as we now it, but it
has a Linux kernel and can be tweaked to look and feel a lot like a
original Linux system.

“Reasons for using a reverse shell include: you can bypass
firewalls, you can connect to your phone without knowing the ip,
the connection is initiated from the phone so you don’t need to
have a ssh server listening on your phone. Just think of all the
fun this makes possible!

“As the android phone has a build in shell, it’s actually
possible to install a console emulator from android market, giving
you local shell access. Even gaining root access is really
easy.

“android root shell

“I would not replace su, but just create another program using a
name you only know yourself, making it a lot less easy for rogue
apps to “use” the su command. (password protected su anybody?)

“Next thing to do is install connectbot”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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