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Subject:    [FD] ES File Explorer android app snoops data to China Unicom network via insecure HTTP
From:       seclists () email ! tg
Date:       2017-04-30 16:07:26
Message-ID: 7f1c1ae41a4506eb6b82de15142328a7 () stealth ! tg
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Hi,

With the ES File Explorer android app \
(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop \
(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop)) installed on my \
phone, when I monitored the network connections on my phone via the Network Connections app \
(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.antispycell.connmonitor \
(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.antispycell.connmonitor)), I found that it \
frequently transferred data to an IP address (123.125.114.8) on the Chinese state owned China \
Unicom network (https://www.whois.com/whois/123.125.114.8 \
(https://www.whois.com/whois/123.125.114.8)) via insecure HTTP connection. This is a privacy \
risk, as anyone can monitor the data exchanged over this unencrypted link & also constant data \
exchange with this IP address raises spying concerns. 

Attached is a screenshot of the Network Connections app showing the insecure HTTP connection \
used by the ES File Explorer app.

Thanks.


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