Method and apparatus for monitoring communications from a communications device

A method and apparatus for monitoring communications from a communications device comprising monitoring communications from a communications device by storing a data acquisition address in a contact list of the communications device that identifies a location of a monitoring device. Further, when ma...

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Hauptverfasser: WHITEHOUSE OLIVER, FRIEDRICHS OLIVER, LEVY ELIAS
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method and apparatus for monitoring communications from a communications device comprising monitoring communications from a communications device by storing a data acquisition address in a contact list of the communications device that identifies a location of a monitoring device. Further, when malicious software uses the contact list to send messages, a message is sent using the malicious software to the monitoring device using the data acquisition address.