CarrierIQ Spy
Free AppAbout CarrierIQ Spy
CarrierIQ Spy is a detector and monitor
which detects and warns if the mobile service intelligence solution from Carrier IQ, a rootkit software as Trevor Eckhart has identified capable of tracking text messages, secure web traffic, contacts, key strokes..., has been embedded in your device.
This application runs as service until you explicitly quit , watches out for changes in system and posts notifications to status bar, can be setup to clear logs regularly.
You should consider turning on log monitor and keep this application running for a number of reasons, regardless of Carrier IQ currently installed on your device or not:
+If a carrier could pull data off your device without your knowledge; the carrier might also be able to push Carrier IQ to your device at any time without notice as it pleases.
+A third party application could snoop on you if your Carrier IQ logging is turned on, with proper permissions or in collaboration with others.
Monitoring would deter any application from turning on CIQ logging and snooping; it cannot be stopped but at least you will get notified.
Unfortunately, some applications especially Carrier IQ detectors may leave traces on a device similar to those of true Carrier IQ and cause false alarms.
If you are willing to help, please report the false positive as bug to the developers.
A toggle button is provided so you can play with the CIQ logging setting on your phone and watch Carrier IQ agent recording your activities live.
It is not known if the logging setting also serves as triggers to send off the data over the network. As a caution,
you should never enter any thing confidential or visit personal web sites if the logging is turned on.
Even Carrier IQ and your carrier are not collecting the data, a malicious application on your phone
could potentially exploit the sensitive information. Furthermore, when you update or install applications
in future, pay special attention to permission request to any of the following but not limited to:
read log, write setting, access Internet, and make sure the requests are justified.
Please note that the logging becomes excessive if you use a browser, it seems it does not matter which browser you use
as the tracking is done in low level system code. Clear log in the option menu will remove all entries in the log.
This app has only be tested on Galaxy SII from Sprint (unfortunately it's the phone I own just recently)
and may not work on other devices or for other carriers, in such cases you will not see the logging toggle button.
It will be positive if CIQ is found on your device; otherwise you will have to wait for more sophisticated software or your carrier to tell you.
I have no plan to turn this detector into a removal tool as it would imply voiding your contract. You should look for
other apps or wait for updates from your carrier.
Credits:
Part of Carrier IQ detection is based on code by François SIMOND @supercurio
* https://market.android.com/details?id=org.projectvoodoo.simplecarrieriqdetector
* https://github.com/project-voodoo/simple_carrieriq_detector_app
I added detections in System settings.
which detects and warns if the mobile service intelligence solution from Carrier IQ, a rootkit software as Trevor Eckhart has identified capable of tracking text messages, secure web traffic, contacts, key strokes..., has been embedded in your device.
This application runs as service until you explicitly quit , watches out for changes in system and posts notifications to status bar, can be setup to clear logs regularly.
You should consider turning on log monitor and keep this application running for a number of reasons, regardless of Carrier IQ currently installed on your device or not:
+If a carrier could pull data off your device without your knowledge; the carrier might also be able to push Carrier IQ to your device at any time without notice as it pleases.
+A third party application could snoop on you if your Carrier IQ logging is turned on, with proper permissions or in collaboration with others.
Monitoring would deter any application from turning on CIQ logging and snooping; it cannot be stopped but at least you will get notified.
Unfortunately, some applications especially Carrier IQ detectors may leave traces on a device similar to those of true Carrier IQ and cause false alarms.
If you are willing to help, please report the false positive as bug to the developers.
A toggle button is provided so you can play with the CIQ logging setting on your phone and watch Carrier IQ agent recording your activities live.
It is not known if the logging setting also serves as triggers to send off the data over the network. As a caution,
you should never enter any thing confidential or visit personal web sites if the logging is turned on.
Even Carrier IQ and your carrier are not collecting the data, a malicious application on your phone
could potentially exploit the sensitive information. Furthermore, when you update or install applications
in future, pay special attention to permission request to any of the following but not limited to:
read log, write setting, access Internet, and make sure the requests are justified.
Please note that the logging becomes excessive if you use a browser, it seems it does not matter which browser you use
as the tracking is done in low level system code. Clear log in the option menu will remove all entries in the log.
This app has only be tested on Galaxy SII from Sprint (unfortunately it's the phone I own just recently)
and may not work on other devices or for other carriers, in such cases you will not see the logging toggle button.
It will be positive if CIQ is found on your device; otherwise you will have to wait for more sophisticated software or your carrier to tell you.
I have no plan to turn this detector into a removal tool as it would imply voiding your contract. You should look for
other apps or wait for updates from your carrier.
Credits:
Part of Carrier IQ detection is based on code by François SIMOND @supercurio
* https://market.android.com/details?id=org.projectvoodoo.simplecarrieriqdetector
* https://github.com/project-voodoo/simple_carrieriq_detector_app
I added detections in System settings.
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
1.4.0 Optional settings: auto clear log, force ciq logging off.
1.3.1 More detailed diagnostic message if found; Max log display (1000 lines)
1.3.0 Send report (to yourself for record or to me for debugging)
1.2.1 Fix false alarm if Lookout IQ detector is installed
1.2.0 New log monitor (disabled by default)
1.4.0 Optional settings: auto clear log, force ciq logging off.
1.3.1 More detailed diagnostic message if found; Max log display (1000 lines)
1.3.0 Send report (to yourself for record or to me for debugging)
1.2.1 Fix false alarm if Lookout IQ detector is installed
1.2.0 New log monitor (disabled by default)
More downloads CarrierIQ Spy reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads
More downloads CarrierIQ Spy reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads
Version update CarrierIQ Spy was updated to version 1.4.0
Version update CarrierIQ Spy was updated to version 1.3.1
What are users saying about CarrierIQ Spy
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Says it's on my phone but does not give me the option for to turn on the Log
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Says it's on my phone but does not give me the option for to turn on the Log
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I have a Motorola Atrix 4G. It tested clean. The app works great!
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Best detector I got and my GS 4G was clean
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Weapon G2 ROM cleann as a whistle :-) thanks for this app
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Good to have. Efficient.
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HTC EVO Shift cleared logs and phone works like new. Strange that they put a logger on that slowly cripples phone. Now if we can find a way to remove.
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Installed the app just fine but crashed my phone three times in a row when I tried to run it. -Droid X rooted
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This found my phone service was using a IQ, and it found it so fast the program didn't have much time to run, it was quick.. Thanks for reverting
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Worked good for me. CIQ found on my Samsung with sprint. CIQ said that it wasn't running at this time.
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Won't load wast of time DO NOT GET THIS APP!!!!! :-(
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I can't seem to find the app anywhere to look at your permissions or block them. This give alot of info but there are other apps that check for CIQ without having permissions. Might uninstall until further notice. Also this and another app said I had CIQ but MT Antivirus said I did not have CIQ. I'm using two CIQ killers.
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Thanks to Carrier Spy, I can see CarrierIQ logs my GPS location (Among a host of other things). Sprint & CIQ stalking me. Isn't that special!
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Never even loads. Don't bother if you have moto Droid running 2.2
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Worked well. HTC EVO 4G finally removed the IQ carrier with the new update. Thanks for this app while it was in my phone.
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THEN THIS APP IS THE @#$$, I AM MONITORING AND LOGGING INFO, STARTING THIS AM. HOPE IT WORKS TO FIND THIS ACTIVITY. IF IT HAPPENS I'LL UPDATE, AND GIVE TEN STARS......JUST DOWNLOAD IT. YOU DONT NEED TO BE AN ANDROID OPERATIONS GURU. JUST FOLLOW THE APP's INSTRUCTIONS/INFORMATION AND YOU WILL BE FINE. GOOD LUCK . AND PASS THIS ON. WE NEED TO INFORM ALL WE CAN !!!
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...for the many months that you were so useful! Now that Sprint has pushed out update 4.67, removing CarrierIQ CIQ Spy is no longer needed (HTC EVO). I verified that with CIQ Spy :)
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Not sure yet will update as I learn more...
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Rooted mytouch 4g
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Works on desire z with ics
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Uninstalled because it locks up.
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False positive Garbage - false positive. Epic 4g with ciq removed rom
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it would be great if this application could be set to automatically delete the log frequently like every minute or so automatically
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of the 5 different applications are used to check for carrier iq this is the only 1 that gave me a positive. breakout.
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CIQ found on Samsung Galaxy SII Epic 4G Touch (Sprint) AND HTC EVO 3D AND HTC EVO 4G by this App AND Voodoo Carrier IQ detector App AND Lookouts CIQ Detector App AND Bitdefender Carrier IQ Finder App. What are the odds that they could ALL be wrong? Honestly, I hope that Sprint and every other Carrier in violation gets burned out of existence over this undisclosed privacy invasion. I know "I'M" going to burn them up.
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nothing on my samsung s
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Carrier IQ isn't on mine but then again, it's rooted on AT&T.
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Says no ciq found
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Good app
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I can't seem to find the app anywhere to look at your permissions or block them. This give alot of info but there are other apps that check for CIQ without having permissions. Might uninstall until further notice. Also this and another app said I had CIQ but MT Antivirus said I did not have CIQ. I'm using two CIQ killers.
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Thanks to Carrier Spy, I can see CarrierIQ logs my GPS location (Among a host of other things). Sprint & CIQ stalking me. Isn't that special!
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Never even loads. Don't bother if you have moto Droid running 2.2
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Worked well. HTC EVO 4G finally removed the IQ carrier with the new update. Thanks for this app while it was in my phone.
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THEN THIS APP IS THE @#$$, I AM MONITORING AND LOGGING INFO, STARTING THIS AM. HOPE IT WORKS TO FIND THIS ACTIVITY. IF IT HAPPENS I'LL UPDATE, AND GIVE TEN STARS......JUST DOWNLOAD IT. YOU DONT NEED TO BE AN ANDROID OPERATIONS GURU. JUST FOLLOW THE APP's INSTRUCTIONS/INFORMATION AND YOU WILL BE FINE. GOOD LUCK . AND PASS THIS ON. WE NEED TO INFORM ALL WE CAN !!!
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...for the many months that you were so useful! Now that Sprint has pushed out update 4.67, removing CarrierIQ CIQ Spy is no longer needed (HTC EVO). I verified that with CIQ Spy :)
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Not sure yet will update as I learn more...
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Rooted mytouch 4g
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Works on desire z with ics
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Uninstalled because it locks up.
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My device restarts when I use it I have an Alcatel idol 4 6055b