Ke ʻike nei i ka stalkerware, spyware, a me ke komo huna ʻana ma nā kelepona¶
He ʻokoʻa nā helu ulia pōpilikia ma ka ʻāina. Hoʻohana kēia ʻaoʻao i ka 911, ka helu no ʻAmelika a me Kanada. Nui nā ʻāina ʻē aʻe i hoʻohana i ka 112, 999, a i ʻole ka helu ʻē aʻe. E huli i ka helu no kou ʻāina.
ʻO ka manaʻo e heluhelu malū ana kekahi i kāu mau leka uila, e hoʻolohe ana i kāu kelepona ʻana, e nānā ana i kāu wahi GPS manawa maoli, a i ʻole ke nānā ʻana i kēlā me kēia kī kī āu e paʻi ai ma kāu iPhone a i ʻole Android kelepona he palekana pilikino a me ka pilikia palekana kikohoʻe. Eia naʻe, ma mua o kou holoi ʻana i kekahi polokalamu kānalua a hoʻololi paha i kahi huaʻōlelo hoʻokahi ma kāu kelepona, pono ʻoe e hoʻomaopopo i ʻelua mau ʻike koʻikoʻi e pili ana i ka nānā ʻana i nā kelepona kelepona hou. ʻO ka mua, ʻoiaʻiʻo ka piʻi ʻana o ke kino: i ka hoʻomāinoino ʻana i ka home, ka hoʻomalu ʻana, a i ʻole nā kūlana hoʻopaʻapaʻa, e holoi ana i kahi polokalamu stalkerware (mSpy, FlexiSPY, Cocospy, Hoverwatch, uMobix, Eyezy, a i ʻole KidsGuard) a i ʻole ka ʻoki ʻana i ke kaʻana wahi e hoʻouna i kahi mākaʻikaʻi wehe koke i ka dashboard o ka mea hoʻomāinoino, hiki ke hoʻomaka koke i ka hoʻopaʻi kino. ʻO ka lua, **90 pakeneka o ka mākaʻikaʻi kelepona hou ʻaʻole ia he "Hollywood hacker virus" i ʻike ʻole ʻia ma luna o ka pūnaewele **, akā, hana ʻia e kekahi mea i ʻike a i ʻike paha i kāu passcode kelepona 4-a-6-helu, i hoʻopaʻa ʻia i kāu ** Apple iCloud / Google Account ** ma kahi mea ʻē aʻe, nānā i kāu WhatsApp / iMessage / Signal Linked Devices QR code / hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻohana i kāu keleponandroid. he Hoʻolālā ʻohana Kaʻana like / MDM Profile.
Inā loaʻa koke ʻoe i kahi pōʻino kino mai kahi hoa pili, stalker, a i ʻole mea hoʻopili i kēia manawa, e kelepona i kāu helu ulia pōpilikia kūloko (911 ma ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa a me Kanada, 112 ma waena o ka European Union, 999 ma United Kingdom) mai ke kelepona palekana a i ʻole e nīnau i kā mākou papa kuhikuhi o ka honua helu pilikia. Inā manaʻo ʻoe e nānā ʻia ana kāu kelepona i kēia manawa e kekahi hoa hana hoʻomāinoino a stalker paha, e heluhelu i ka ʻanuʻu 1 ma lalo ** ma mua o ** hoʻololi i nā hoʻonohonoho ma ia mea.
E hana i kēia i kēia manawa¶
- E noʻonoʻo i kou palekana kino MAMUA o ka wehe ʻana i ka stalkerware a i ʻole ke kāpae ʻana i ke komo moʻokāki: Inā nānā kekahi hoa hana hoʻomāinoino, ex-partner, a i ʻole stalker i kāu kelepona, holoi i ka hāmeʻa a kipaku paha iā lākou mai kāu moʻokāki iCloud/Google e hoʻomaopopo koke iā lākou ua ʻike ʻoe i ka nānā. Inā hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻokomo iā ʻoe i loko o ka pilikia kino, ** waiho i ke kelepona nānā ʻia e like me ia** no laila e hoʻomau i ka hōʻike ʻana i ka hana maʻamau a me ka ʻoluʻolu, a kūʻai aku i kahi "Safe Phone" (Burner Phone) i uku mua ʻia ** i uku ʻia me ke kālā kino ma ka supermarket a i ʻole ka lāʻau lapaʻau e kāhea i nā hale hoʻomāinoino home, loio, ʻohana, a me nā mākaʻi.
- Mai hoʻonohonoho i kahi "Safe Phone" hou ma kāu Wi-Fi home a i ʻole e hoʻopili iā ia i kāu Apple ID kahiko, Google Account, a i ʻole helu kelepona: E mālama pono i kāu kelepona palekana mai kou ola kamepiula kahiko, e hana i kahi Apple ID hou a i ʻole Google moʻokāki me ka inoa fictional, mai hoʻopili iā ia i kou home Wi-Fi router (nāna e hoʻopaʻa i kāu kelepona pili i nā helu MAC a me nā lawelawe lawelawe), e hoʻopaʻa ʻole i ka helu kelepona a i ʻole ke kelepona ʻana mai ka Bluetooth a i ʻole ka helu kelepona. Kelepona Palekana.
- ** Inā palekana ka laka ʻana i kāu iPhone i kēia manawa, e holo i kā Apple i kūkulu ʻia
Safety Check(Settings -> Privacy & Security -> Safety Check)**: Hoʻokomo ʻia no iOS 16, 17, a me 18+, Safety Check hāʻawi i kahi pihi Emergency Reset e hoʻōki koke i nā mea āpau.Find Mykaʻana like wahi me nā mea a pau, hoʻihoʻi hou i nā ʻae pilikino (microphone, kamera, kiʻi, wahi) ma nā polokalamu āpau, kaohi i ka iMessage a me FaceTime i ka iPhone hoʻokahi ma kou lima, a kōkua iā ʻoe e wehe i nā mea ʻike ʻole mai kāu moʻokāki Apple a hoʻololi i kāu passcode. - E nānā no ka "Zero-Install" Cloud & Messaging Mirroring (iCloud Devices, Google Find My Device, a me WhatsApp Linked Devices): Ma mua o ka ʻimi ʻana i nā polokalamu kiu huna, e nānā i nā wahi 3 kahi i loaʻa ai ka 85 pākēneka o ka snooping honua maoli:
- WhatsApp / Signal / Telegram: Wehe ** Nā hoʻonohonoho -> Nā mea pili **. Inā ʻike ʻoe i kahi
Google Chrome (Windows/Mac)a i ʻoleSafariʻAʻole ʻoe e ʻike, kaomi a kaomi koke iā Log Out, ua nānā kekahi i kāu QR code i kou hiamoe ʻana a i ʻole i ka ʻauʻau a heluhelu i kēlā me kēia memo ma kā lākou kamepiula. - Apple iCloud / Google Account Device List: Nānā
Settings -> [Your Name]ma iPhone (kaomi i lalo) a i ʻolemyaccount.google.com/device-activityma Android e ʻike inā ua hoʻopaʻa ʻia kahi iPad kahiko, iPhone hoʻokoe, a i ʻole kamepiula papapihi i kāu moʻokāki kapua e hoʻonohonoho ana i kāu mau kiʻi, kikokikona, a me ka wahi GPS ola.
- WhatsApp / Signal / Telegram: Wehe ** Nā hoʻonohonoho -> Nā mea pili **. Inā ʻike ʻoe i kahi
- Ma ka Android, holo a
Google Play Protectscan and auditAccessibility Services,Device Admin Apps, aNotification Access: ʻAʻole like me iPhones (e ālai ana i ka sideloading ma waho o nā wahi kikoʻī), hiki i ka mea hoʻouka me 3 mau minuke o ke komo kino i kāu kelepona Android i wehe ʻole ʻia e hiki ke hoʻopau iā Google Play Protect, hoʻoiho i kahi.APKstalkerware installer (hoʻololi ʻia i kāu papa inoa app e like meSystem Update,Settings,Wi-Fi Service, a i ʻoleDevice Health), a hāʻawi iā ia i ka heluhelu ʻana i ka pale piha Accessibility a me Notification Listener ʻae. - Ma mua o ka holoi ʻana i ke kelepona, e lawe i nā kiʻi paʻi kiʻi forensic a i ʻole nā kiʻi o ka spyware me kahi kamera lua no ka hoʻokō kānāwai a me ka ʻaha ʻohana: ʻO ka hoʻokomo ʻana i ka stalkerware a i ʻole ke keakea ʻana i nā leka uila pilikino me ka ʻole o ka ʻae ʻana he felony koʻikoʻi ia ma United States (Federal Wiretap Act,
18 U.S.C. § 2511a me CFAA,18 U.S.C. § 1030), ka United Kingdom (Computer Misuse Act 1990), Kanada (Criminal Codes. 184&s. 342.1), ka Hui ʻEulopa, a me Australia. Ma mua o ka hana hou ʻana i kāu kelepona, e hoʻohana i ke kelepona ʻē aʻe ke kiʻi kiʻi ʻana i nā Pūnaewele Hoʻohui ʻike ʻole, kānalua..APKʻae ʻae, a me nā moʻolelo hoʻopaʻa moʻokāki ma ke ʻano he hōʻike ʻae ʻia no ke kauoha kaohi a i ʻole ka hoʻopiʻi hewa.
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No ke aha ʻoe e paʻi kiʻi ai i ka pale spyware me ka kekona, kāmela kaʻawale ma kahi o ke kaomi wale ʻana i nā pihi Screenshot ma kāu kelepona maʻi? No ka mea, nā polokalamu stalkerware pāʻoihana (FlexiSPY, mSpy, Hoverwatch) a hoʻopaʻa ʻia ʻo iCloud Photos / Google Photos hale waihona puke e hoʻouka maʻalahi i kēlā me kēia kiʻi kiʻi āu e lawe ai ma kāu kelepona pololei i ka dashboard ao o ka stalker i loko o 5 kekona. ʻO ka lawe ʻana i kahi kiʻi paʻi kiʻi ma ke kelepona nānā ʻia e aʻo koke i ka mea hoʻomāinoino e wehe wale ʻoe i ka papa kuhikuhi Settings a loaʻa i kā lākou spyware.
Ka lāʻau hoʻoholo: ʻike i ke ʻano o ka nānā ʻana o kāu kelepona¶
E hoʻohana i kēia palapala hoʻoheheʻe ʻenehana e hoʻokaʻawale i waena o Cloud/Account Mirroring, Commercial Stalkerware (.APK / MDM), Ka Hoʻokolo ʻana i ka ʻohana lawe kelepona, a me nā polokalamu kiʻi kiʻi kiʻekiʻe:
flowchart TD
A["Nānā Kelepona i manaʻo ʻia: Heluhelu ʻia nā kikokikona, nā kelepona i ʻike ʻia, a i ʻole kahi i mālama ʻia"] --> B{"He palekana paha ke ʻoki ʻana i ke komo ʻana o ka stalker i kēia manawa?"}
B -->|"ʻAʻole: Aia ka mea hoʻomāinoino i ka home a i ʻole e hoʻopaʻi ʻino paha"| C["Mai hoʻololi i ke kelepona i nānā ʻia. Loaʻa i kahi kelepona palekana i kūʻai mua ʻia i ke kālā ma kahi pūnaewele kelepona kaʻawale"]
B -->|"ʻAe: Palekana i ka hoʻoponopono a hoʻomaʻemaʻe i ka nānā"| D{"He aha ka ʻōnaehana hana e holo ai ke kelepona?"}
D -->|"Apple iPhone (iOS)"| E["1. Holo i ka ʻike palekana ʻo iOS (Nā Hoʻonohonoho -> Palekana & Palekana -> Nānā Palekana)"]
E --> F["2. E nānā i nā ʻōkuhi -> General -> VPN & Manaʻo Pūnaewele no nā MDM Profile a i ʻole nā palapala hoʻonohonoho"]
F --> G["3. Hoʻoʻo i ka WhatsApp/Signal Linked Devices, AirTag/Find My Alerts & Shared Mobile Carrier Account"]
G --> H{"Manaʻo paha ʻoe i ka Zero-Click Nation-State Mercenary Spyware (Pegasus / Predator)?"}
H -->|"ʻAe (Ka mea kākau moʻolelo, Dissident, Executive, High-Risk Target)"| I["E ho'ā i ka iOS Lockdown Mode, Reboot Daily, Capture Sysdiagnose & Scan with MVT (Mobile Verification Toolkit)"]
H -->|"'A'ole"| J["E hoʻololi i ka ʻōlelo huna huna (6+ Digit Alphanumeric), E hoʻololi i ka ʻōlelo huna Apple ID, E hoʻā i ka 2FA & Factory Reset inā Jailbroken."]
D -->|"Android (Samsung, Pixel, Motorola, etc.)"| K["1. E ho'ā i ka Google Play Protect (Play Store -> Profile -> Play Protect -> Scan)"]
K --> L["2. Nā Hoʻonohonoho Hoʻopono -> Loaʻa, Nā Manaʻo Luna Hoʻokele, Loaʻa Hoʻolaha & Hōʻike ʻia ma luna"]
L --> M["3. Hoʻoponopono i ka WhatsApp/Google Messages Web Pairing (`messages.google.com/web`) & Google Location Sharing"]
M --> N["Nā Hōʻike Paʻi Kiʻi me ka pahu paʻi kiʻi ʻelua, hoʻihoʻi i nā kiʻi maʻemaʻe / hoʻopili wale, a hoʻokō i ka hoʻonohonoho hou ʻana o ka hale hana piha."]
Ka hoʻomaopopo ʻana i nā pae 4 o ka mākaʻikaʻi kelepona (Pehea lākou i komo ai?)¶
Ke ʻike kekahi i nā kikoʻī kikoʻī mai kāu kamaʻilio pilikino a ʻike paha i nā wahi āpau āu e kaʻa ai i kēia lā, maʻalahi ka makaʻu a manaʻo he mana hacking supernatural. ʻO ka ʻoiaʻiʻo, hāʻule ka mākaʻikaʻi kelepona i ʻehā mau ʻāpana ʻenehana paʻa, a ʻo ** ma luna o 95 ka nui o nā hihia home, pili, a me nā wahi hana ʻo Tier 1, Tier 2, a i ʻole Tier 3**:
| Papa kiaʻi | Pehea e hoʻokomo ai ka mea hoʻouka iā ia | Ka mea a ka mea hoouka e ike | Hoʻopilikia ʻia ke kahua a pehea e hoʻopau ai |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ka Papa 1: Hoʻohālikelike ʻia i ka moʻokāki Cloud a me ka hui pūnaewele (~65% o nā hihia) | Nā polokalamu Zero i kau ʻia ma kāu kelepona. Ua ʻike ka mea hoʻouka i kāu ʻōlelo huna Apple ID / Google, a i ʻole ke komo kino i kāu kelepona wehe ʻia no 30 kekona e nānā i kahi WhatsApp Web / Google Messages for Web QR code a i ʻole e kau inoa i kahi iPad kahiko i kāu iCloud. | ʻO nā iMessages komo / puka i waho, SMS, WhatsApp chats, iCloud/Google Photos, Google Maps Timeline, Find My GPS ola, a me ka iCloud pō hoʻihoʻi. |
IPhone a me Android: Wehe ʻia i loko o 2 mau minuke ma ka hoʻopau ʻana i Nā Mea Hoʻohui ʻia, wehe ʻana i nā mea ʻike ʻole mai ka moʻokāki Apple/Google, hoʻololi i kāu ʻōlelo huna huna, a ** hoʻololi i ka passcode wehe ʻana i ka pale o kāu kelepona**. |
| Pauku 2: Nā polokalamu "Stalkerware" / "Mālama Mākua" (~25% o nā hihia) | Pono ʻo 3 a 10 mau minuke o ke komo kino ʻana i kāu kelepona i wehe ʻia a me ka ʻike ʻana i kāu passcode pale. Ma ka Android, hoʻopau ka mea hoʻouka Play Protect a me sideloads an .APK (mSpy, FlexiSPY, Cocospy, Hoverwatch). Ma iPhone, ʻo "no-jailbreak iPhone stalkerware" i kēia manawa he iCloud Backup Credential Extraction a i ʻole Wi-Fi iTunes Local Backup Sync (iMazing/ stalkerware PC agent). |
Nā kī kī (ma ka Android Accessibility keylogger), nā hoʻopaʻa paʻi kiʻi, nā leo microphone lumi lumi, nā leka kelepona, nā memo media, a me ka GPS hope mau. | ** ʻO ka Android (no ka mea ma ka polokalamu .APK) & iPhone (ma o iCloud/Wi-Fi Sync)**: Ma ka Android, e hoʻā ana Play Protect he nui nā hae, akā pono ka Full Factory Reset e hōʻoiaʻiʻo i ka wehe ʻana 100%. Ma iPhone, ʻo ka hoʻopau ʻana iā iCloud a me ka hoʻopau ʻana i ka Finder/iTunes Wi-Fi Sync e ʻoki iā ia. |
| Pūnaewele 3: Nā Papahana ʻohana lawe paʻa lima a me nā moʻolelo MDM (~9% o nā hihia) | ʻO ka mea hoʻomāinoino ʻo Primary Account Holder / Billing Owner ma kāu AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Rogers, a i ʻole Vodafone mobile plan, OR i hoʻokomo i kahi Mobile Device Management (MDM) Profile ma kāu kelepona. | Hōʻike nā puka lawe lawe i nā helu kelepona pololei a me nā peʻa manawa o kēlā me kēia kelepona hele a puka i waho a me nā kikokikona SMS ma ka bila o kēlā me kēia mahina, a me ka GPS hulina ʻohana (AT&T Secure Family, Verizon Smart Family, T-Mobile FamilyMode). |
IPhone a me Android: ʻAʻole hiki ke hūnā ʻia nā lāʻau pila hoʻokele ma kahi hoʻolālā kaʻana like, pono ʻoe e lawe i kāu helu mai kā lākou moʻokāki pili kālā a i ʻole e hoʻohana i nā polokalamu i hoʻopili ʻia i ka hopena i ka hopena (Signal, FaceTime Audio, WhatsApp) ma luna o ka ʻikepili kelepona ma kahi o nā kelepona maʻamau/SMS. |
Pauku 4: Zero-Click Mercenary Spyware (Pegasus, Predator, Reign) (< 1% o nā hihia) |
ʻO ke kumu kūʻai $500,000 a i $2,000,000+ USD no kēlā me kēia laikini i kūʻai ʻia i nā keʻena naʻauao aupuni wale nō (nā pahuhopu: nā mea nūpepa noiʻi, nā loio pono kanaka, nā kūʻē politika, nā diplomats, nā luna hoʻokō). Hoʻohana i nā mea palupalu iMessage/WebKit/baseband i ka RAM. | Hoʻopiha piha i ka ʻaʻa leo ʻole o ke kāmela, microphone, Signal/WhatsApp decrypted screen buffers, a me nā faila. | IPhone a me Android: Aia ka hapa nui o nā ʻano like ʻole i ka hoʻomanaʻo hoʻomanaʻo (RAM) no ka pale ʻana i ka ʻike forensic a hoʻopau ʻia i kahi manawa ma ka rebooting i ke kelepona i kēlā me kēia lā. Kāohi ʻia e ka hiki ʻana i ka ** iOS Lockdown Mode** a i ʻole Android Advanced Protection. ʻIke ʻia ma o Amnesty International's MVT (Mobile Verification Toolkit). |
Māhele 1: Hoʻopiha i ka iPhone (iOS / iPadOS) i ka ʻanuʻu a me ka ʻanuʻu i ka loiloi spyware & stalkerware.¶
Hoʻoikaika ka ʻōnaehana hana iOS o Apple i ke kau inoa ʻana i nā code i hōʻoia ʻia e ka lako a me ka sandboxing app koʻikoʻi. ** ʻAʻole hiki i ka App Store ke heluhelu malū i kāu mau leka uila, hoʻopaʻa i kāu kelepona, a i ʻole e hoʻopaʻa i kāu mau kī kī ma waho o kāna polokalamu ponoʻī. E nānā i kēlā me kēia ma ke ʻano:
1. Holo i ka Apple Safety Check (IOS 16, 17, 18+)¶
- E wehe i Settings -> Privacy & Security -> scroll to the bottom and tap Safety Check.
- E kaomi i ka Manage Sharing & Access (inā makemake ʻoe e nānā pono i ka mea i loaʻa ma mua o ka ʻoki ʻana iā ia, no laila hiki iā ʻoe ke kiʻi iā ia ma ke ʻano he hōʻike) A i ʻole kaomi i ka Emergency Reset (e ʻoki koke i nā kaʻana like ʻana i ka manawa hoʻokahi).
- I loko o Manage Sharing & Access, hōʻike ʻo iOS iā ʻoe i kahi papa inoa forensic hui ʻia o:
- ʻO kēlā me kēia kanaka āu e kaʻana like nei i kāu ** E ʻimi i kaʻu wahi **, ** Nā kiʻi kiʻi i kaʻana like **, **Kalena Kaʻana ʻia **, **Nā memo i hōʻike ʻia **, ** Nā mea hoʻomanaʻo i kaʻana like **, HomeKit Home, a me ** ʻIkepili Ola ** me.
- ʻO kēlā me kēia ** ʻōlelo huna huna (
AirDrop / Passwords Family Sharing)** hui. - Ua kau inoa ʻia kēlā me kēia mea i kāu Apple ID.
2. Nānā Settings -> [Your Name] no nā mea huna huna (ka "Hidden iPad" Trick)¶
- E wehe i Settings a kaomi [Your Name / Apple Account] ma ka piko loa.
- E ʻoʻolo a hiki i lalo e ʻike i kāu Papa Mea Hana.
- He aha kāu e nānā ai: E nānā i kēlā me kēia iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, a i ʻole Windows PC i helu ʻia. ʻO ke ʻano maʻamau maʻamau no ka lawe ʻana i kahi iPad kahiko a i ʻole iPhone kaʻawale, kau inoa iā ia i kāu Apple ID me ka hoʻohana ʻana i kāu passcode kelepona i kou hiamoe ʻana, e hoʻopau i nā leka hoʻomaopopo ma kēlā iPad, a hūnā iā ia i loko o kahi drawer a i ʻole ʻeke pōkole. Loaʻa kēlā iPad huna i kēlā me kēia iMessage, SMS (ma ka Text Message Forwarding), kiʻi, a ola
Find Myping i ka manawa maoli. - Paʻi i kekahi mea ʻaʻole ʻoe e paʻa kino i kāu waiwai i kēia manawa a paʻi i ka Remove from Account.
- A laila, e hele i Settings -> Apps -> Messages -> Text Message Forwarding (a i ʻole
Settings -> Messages -> Text Message Forwarding) a hoʻohuli OFF i kekahi Mac a i ʻole iPad i helu ʻia ma laila no laila ʻaʻole e aniani ʻia nā kikokikona SMS ʻōmaʻomaʻo-bubble maʻamau i kahi pale ʻē aʻe.
3. E nānā iā Rogue MDM (Ka Hoʻokele Mea Paʻa Paʻa Paʻa) Nā Paʻi a me nā palapala hōʻoia¶
ʻOiai ʻaʻole hiki i nā polokalamu maʻamau ke kiu i kahi iPhone, kahi ʻoihana Configuration Profile (.mobileconfig) a i ʻole ** Mobile Device Management (MDM)** profile, a i ʻole kahi Root TLS Certificate, hiki i ka luna hoʻomalu ke hoʻokele i kāu kaʻa pūnaewele āpau ma o kahi kikowaena proxy, nānā i ka wahi o ka hāmeʻa, a nānā i ka holo pūnaewele i hoʻopili ʻia.
- E wehe i Settings -> General -> scroll down and tap VPN & Device Management.
- He aha ka mea e pono ai ma ʻaneʻi: Inā ʻaʻole na kāu mea hana a kula paha kāu iPhone, ma lalo
Mobile Device Managementa i ʻoleConfiguration Profilespono e hoʻokomo ʻia nā profile ZERO (ʻo kāu polokalamu VPN mea kūʻai maʻamau wale nō inā ʻoe i hoʻokomo ponoʻī iā ProtonVPN a i ʻole Mullvad). - Inā ʻike ʻoe i kahi MDM Profile, "Parental Control / Family Profile", a i ʻole "Analytics / Beta Profile" ʻaʻole ʻoe i hoʻokomo, e kiʻi iā ia me kahi pahupaʻikiʻi ʻē aʻe a paʻi i ka Remove Management / Remove Profile.
- A laila, e nānā i kahi ** Man-in-the-Middle Root Certificate **: E hele i Settings -> General -> About -> Certificate Trust Settings (ma lalo loa). Ma lalo
Enable Full Trust for Root Certificates, pono he zero palapala ma'amau i ho'ololi 'ia. Inā hoʻohuli ʻia kekahi, e hoʻopau koke a holoi i ka ʻaoʻao.
4. E nānā no "Wi-Fi iTunes / Finder Backup Stalkerware" (iMazing / Papahana Stalkerware Sync)¶
Pehea e hana ai nā pūnaewele stalkerware pāʻoihana (mSpy, Cocospy, Eyezy) koi e kaumaha aku "No-Jailbreak iPhone kiu"? Hoʻohana lākou i ʻelua mau hoʻopunipuni:
- Trick A (iCloud Backup Credential Scraper): Hoʻopili ka mea hoʻomāinoino i kāu leka uila Apple ID, ʻōlelo huna, a me kahi code 6-helu 2FA hoʻokahi manawa (lawe ʻia mai kāu pale laka i kou hiamoe ʻana) i loko o ke kikowaena kapuaʻi o ka hui stalkerware. I kēlā me kēia pō i ka hola 02:00 ke hoʻouka kāu iPhone i kāna iCloud Backup i kēlā me kēia pō, hoʻoiho ke kikowaena stalkerware i kope o kāu waihona a unuhi i kāu mau kikokikona, WhatsApp database, nā kiʻi, a me ka mōʻaukala kelepona.
- Pehea e pepehi koke ai i ka hoʻopunipuni: E hoʻololi i kāu Apple ID Password, wehe i nā Helu Kelepona hilinaʻi ma Settings -> [Your Name] -> Sign-In & Security, a e hoʻololi i kāu iPhone 6-helu Laka Laka Passcode (Settings -> Face ID & Passcode -> Change Passcode).
- Trick B (Local Wi-Fi Sync to a Laptop on the Same Home Network): Hoʻopili ka mea hoʻomāinoino i kāu iPhone i wehe ʻole ʻia i loko o kā lākou Windows PC a i ʻole MacBook ma ke kelepona USB no 2 mau minuke oiai ʻoe i loko o ka ʻauʻau, paʻi "Trust This Computer" me ka hoʻohana ʻana i kāu passcode, a nānā i ka pahu ma iTunes/Finder (a i ʻole kahi papa hana stalkerware pāʻoihana) i kapa ʻia ʻo Wi-Fi me kēia ** iPhone ma luna o "Sync" Mai ia lā aku, i kēlā me kēia manawa āu e hele ai i loko o ka hale a hoʻopili kāu iPhone i ka Wi-Fi home, huki mālie kā lākou pona i kahi waihona forensic piha o kāu iPhone holoʻokoʻa ma luna o Wi-Fi me ka ʻole o ka hoʻopili ʻana i ke kaula.
- Pehea e pepehi koke ai i ka hoʻopunipuni B: ʻO ka hoʻololi ʻana i kāu ʻōlelo huna Apple ID ʻaʻole ** ** hoʻopau i kahi pilina USB/Wi-Fi Computer Trust. No ka holoi ʻana i nā kamepiula hilinaʻi āpau ma iOS me ka hoʻonohonoho ʻole ʻana i kāu kelepona holoʻokoʻa, e hele i Settings -> General -> Transfer or Reset iPhone -> Reset -> Reset Location & Privacy (a i ʻole e hoʻololi i kāu passcode a hiki iā Stolen Device Protection; hoʻopili i kahi kamepiula a hoʻonohonoho hou i ka Sync History a i ʻole ka hana ʻana i kahi ** Holoi i nā ʻike āpau a me nā ʻōkuhi ** e luku mau loa i nā mea āpau. lockdownd palapala hōʻoia pairing).
5. E nānā i nā polokalamu wahi no ka ʻaoʻao ʻekolu (Google Maps, Life360, Snapchat Snap Map, Strava)¶
ʻO Apple Safety Check hoʻihoʻi hou i ka ʻōiwi o Apple Find My kaʻana like wahi, akā ua hoʻā ʻo ka mea hoʻomāinoino i ka hoʻomau ʻana i ka kaʻana like ʻana i nā wahi 24/7 i loko o kahi polokalamu ʻaoʻao ʻekolu āu i hoʻohana ai i kēlā me kēia lā:
1. Google Maps ma iPhone a i ʻole Android: E wehe i ka Google Maps app -> paʻi i kāu Kiʻi kiʻi kiʻi (kiʻi ʻākau) -> kaomi Kaʻana like wahi. E hōʻoia ʻaʻohe ** ʻaʻohe ** e loaʻa i kāu kahawai wahi 24/7 Google Maps.
2. ** Hoʻoponopono i kēlā me kēia App me "Always" ʻAe Wahi **: E hele i ** Nā hoʻonohonoho -> Palekana & Palekana -> Nā lawelawe wahi **. E kaomi i lalo i kāu papa inoa app a ʻimi i kekahi app i kaha ʻia Always. E hoʻololi i kēlā me kēia polokalamu mai Always i While Using the App aiʻole Never.
3. E nana no Huna Keyboard Nā mea hoʻonui (Kūpono-ʻaoʻao Keyloggers): E hele i Nā Hoʻonohonoho -> General -> Papapāpāpāpāho -> Nā Papa Pāpā. Pono e papa inoa English (a i ʻole kāu ʻōlelo makuahine) a Emoji. Inā ʻike ʻoe i kahi kīpē ʻaoʻao ʻekolu me Allow Full Access hiki, holoi koke.
Māhele 2: E hoʻopau i nā ʻanuʻu i kēlā me kēia pae Android spyware & stalkerware (APK) hooia¶
No ka mea, ʻae ka Android i nā mea hoʻohana e hoʻokomo i nā pūʻolo noi (.APK nā faila) pololei mai nā polokalamu kele pūnaewele ma waho o ka Google Play Store, nā stalkerware pāʻoihana (mSpy, FlexiSPY, Hoverwatch, uMobix, TheTruthSpy, KidsGuard Pro, Spyic) ʻoi aku ka maʻamau ma ke ʻano he papahana kāʻei kua hoʻokomo ʻia ma Android ma mua o IOS.
Ke hoʻokomo ka mea hoʻomāinoino i ka stalkerware ma ke kelepona Android, e koi ka mea hoʻonohonoho i ka mea hoʻomāinoino e ** hoʻopau iā Google Play Protect**, ** hāʻawi i nā ʻae ʻae Accessibility Service / Device Admin / Notification Access **, a laila ** huna i kāna kiʻi ponoʻī mai ka home screen app drawer ** ʻoiai e huna ana i loko o ka papa kuhikuhi ma lalo o kahi inoa ʻōnaehana hoʻopunipuni e like me System Service, Update Service, Google Framework Service, Wi-Fi Helper, a i ʻole Device Health.
E hahai i kēia 6-Step Android Detection & Removal Sequence¶
- ** KaʻAnuʻu 1: E nānā a hoʻā hou
Google Play Protectkoke**:- ʻO kēlā me kēia alakaʻi hoʻonohonoho stalkerware Android pāʻoihana e aʻo i ka mea hoʻomāinoino e hoʻopau
Google Play Protecte like me ka Papa 1, no ka meaPlay Protectʻike a hoʻopau ʻokoʻa i nā pūlima stalkerware kalepa. - E wehe i ka Google Play Store app -> kaomi i kāu Profile icon (luna ʻākau) -> tap Play Protect -> kaomi i ka Settings (Gear icon) ma ke kihi ʻākau loa.
- ina **
Scan apps with Play ProtectUa hoʻololi ʻia ʻo ** OFF, he hae ʻulaʻula nui ia i hoʻopaʻa lima ʻia e kekahi i ka pale anti-malware o kāu kelepona e hoʻouka i ka stalkerware. E paʻi i kēlā pale me ka pahupaʻikiʻi ʻelua, e hoʻololi i ka Scan apps me Play Protect i hope ON, a holo i kahi scan manual.
- ʻO kēlā me kēia alakaʻi hoʻonohonoho stalkerware Android pāʻoihana e aʻo i ka mea hoʻomāinoino e hoʻopau
- ** KaʻAnuʻu 2: Hoʻoponopono
Accessibility Services(Ma kahi e noho ai nā Android Keyloggers)**:- Hoʻopaʻa ka Android i nā polokalamu i loko o nā pahu one, no laila pehea e heluhelu ai kahi polokalamu stalkerware Android i kāu mau kamaʻilio WhatsApp/Signal a hoʻopaʻa i kēlā me kēia kī kī āu e kākau ai? Ma ka hōʻino ʻana i ka Accessibility API o Android (i hoʻolālā mua ʻia e heluhelu leo nui i ka pale no nā mea hoʻohana pilikia kino).
- E wehe i Settings -> Accessibility -> e nānā ma lalo o Apped Apps / Installed Apps / Installed Services.
- He aha ka mea e pono ai ma ʻaneʻi: Inā ʻaʻole ʻoe e hoʻohana ponoʻī i ka mea heluhelu kiʻi a i ʻole ka luna ʻōlelo huna hoʻopiha piha ma o Accessibility, zero pono nā polokalamu kamaʻāina ʻole e hoʻā i ka Accessibility. Inā ʻike ʻoe i kahi lawelawe kamaʻāina ʻole i kapa ʻia
System Update,Sync Service,Security Service, a i ʻoleDevice Healthme ka Accessibility i hoʻololi ʻia ON, kiʻi iā ia a hoʻololi iā OFF koke.
- ** KaʻAnuʻu 3: Hoʻoponopono
Device Admin Apps(No ke aha ʻaʻole hiki iā ʻoe ke kaomi "Uninstall" ma Stalkerware)**:- Hoʻopaʻa inoa ʻo Stalkerware iā ia iho ma ke ʻano he Device Administrator a inā ʻoe e hoʻāʻo e wehe iā ia, ua ʻāhinahina ke pihi **"Uninstall" **.
- E wehe i Settings -> Security & Privacy (a i ʻole Biometrics and Security) -> More Security Settings -> Device Admin Apps (a i ʻole e kikokiko
Device admin appsi ka pahu hulina luna o kāu polokalamu Settings). - E nānā i kēlā me kēia polokalamu i nānā ʻia. Wale
Find My Device(a i ʻole ka papa hana ʻikepili hana a kāu mea hana) pono e hana. Inā ʻike ʻoe i kahi polokalamu kani maʻamau i hoʻohana ʻia ma ke ʻano he Luna Pūnaewele, ** wehe / hoʻopau mua iā ia **, i ka wā i hoʻopau ʻia ma aneʻi,UninstallE wehe ka pihi ma ka papa inoa App nui.
- ** KaʻAnuʻu 4: Hoʻoponopono
Notification AccessaAppear on Top(Draw Over Other Apps)**:- E wehe i Settings -> Apps -> Special App Access (ma Samsung:
Settings -> Apps -> Three-dot menu -> Special access). - E kāomi i ka Ka komo ʻana i ka leka hoʻomaopopo (a i ʻole ** Nā leka uila a me nā leka uila **): Hiki ke heluhelu leʻaleʻa i ka kikokikona piha o kēlā me kēia SMS e komo mai ana, WhatsApp, Signal, a me ka leka uila a me ka hoʻokuʻu ʻana i nā māka palekana ma mua o ke kukui ʻana o kāu pale. Hoʻopau i kekahi mea ʻike ʻole.
- E hoʻi a paʻi i ka ** Hōʻike ma luna ** (a i ʻole ** Hōʻike ma luna o nā polokalamu ʻē aʻe **) a me ** Media projection **: Hoʻohana ʻo Stalkerware i kēia no ka hopu ʻana i nā kiʻi kiʻi leo leo a uhi i ka keylogging ʻike ʻole.
- E wehe i Settings -> Apps -> Special App Access (ma Samsung:
- ** KaʻAnuʻu 5: Nānā i ka Hoʻopiha
All AppsPapa inoa (Hoʻonohonoho ʻia e ka nui a i ʻole ka lā hoʻokomo)**:- E wehe i Settings -> Apps -> See all apps.
- E kaomi i ka ** papa kuhikuhi ʻekolu kiko** (ma luna ʻākau) a koho i ka Show system (ma hope o ka nānā mua ʻana i ka papa inoa o nā mea hoʻohana maʻamau.).
- Ma ka papa inoa mea hoʻohana maʻamau (me
Show systemi OFF), e ʻōwili mālie mai luna a lalo. ʻAʻole hiki iā Stalkerware ke hūnā maiSettings -> Appsʻoiai ke hūnā ʻo ia i kāna ikona mai kāu pale home. E ʻimi i kekahi polokalamu me:- He kikona keʻokeʻo blank, he ** ʻōmaʻomaʻo Android robot ikona**, a i ʻole ** ikona mīkini** i kapa ʻia
System Update,Settings,Backup,SyncService,CoreService, a i ʻolecom.android.system..ʻike ʻia ma ka papa inoa User/Downloaded apps. - E kaomi i ka app hoʻohuoi -> ʻōwili i lalo loa o kāna ʻaoʻao App Info a heluhelu i ka laina:
App installed from... 'Ōlelo nā polokalamu'ōnaehana maoli a me nā polokalamu kūponoInstalled from Google Play Storea i ʻole e hoʻokomo mua ʻia ma ka heluhelu-wale/systemhoʻokaʻawale. Inā ʻōlelo ʻiaInstalled from Chrome,Installed from Files / My Files, a i ʻolePackage installer, ua hoʻoili lima ʻia a hoʻoili ʻia e kekahi.APKwaihona ma kāu kelepona.
- He kikona keʻokeʻo blank, he ** ʻōmaʻomaʻo Android robot ikona**, a i ʻole ** ikona mīkini** i kapa ʻia
- ** KaʻAnuʻu 6: Nānā
Google Messages for WebaGoogle Account Activity**:- E wehe i ka polokalamu paʻamau Nā memo (Google Messages) ma kāu kelepona Android -> e kāomi i kāu Kōnaewele ʻaoʻao (ma luna ʻākau) -> e kāomi i ka Pūnaewele pūnaewele.
- Inā ʻike ʻoe i kekahi kamepiula paʻa (
Chrome on Windows,MacOS, etc.), ua nānā kekahi i kāu QR code mamessages.google.com/weba ke heluhelu nei a hoʻouna aku nei i kāu mau SMS/RCS kikokikona mai kā lākou polokalamu kele pūnaewele. Paʻi i ka Wehe i nā mea hana a pau koke.
Warning
No ke aha ʻo Full Factory Reset ka 100% wale nō i hōʻoia ʻia ka lāʻau lapaʻau ke hōʻoia ʻoe i kahi .APK Ua hoʻokomo ʻia ka polokalamu stalkerware ma kāu kelepona Android (a i ʻole inā paʻahao ka iPhone)? No ka mea, hāʻule kekahi mau pūʻolo stalkerware i nā lawelawe kiaʻi kiʻekiʻe a i ʻole hoʻololi i nā hoʻonohonoho hoʻomau hiki ke komo, a inā ua aʻa ʻia ka hāmeʻa (Magisk / SuperSU), hiki i ka polokalamu kino ke hoʻokomo iā ia iho i ka ʻāpana ʻōnaehana. Ma hope o ke kiʻi ʻana i nā mea hōʻike me kahi pahupaʻi lua, e hoʻihoʻi ** wale nō ** i kāu mau kiʻi a me nā mea pili (ʻaʻole e hoʻihoʻi i kahi "Full App & Settings Device Backup", hiki ke hoʻoiho hou a hoʻihoʻi i nā hoʻonohonoho i hoʻopaʻa ʻia), a hana i kahi maʻemaʻe Factory Data Reset (Settings -> System -> Reset options -> Erase all data).
Māhele 3: Ke nānā ʻana i kāu messaging Apps, Home Wi-Fi, a me Cellular Carrier Plan¶
ʻOiai inā he 100 pakeneka maʻemaʻe kāu lako kelepona, hiki i ka mea hoʻouka ke hoʻopaʻa i kāu mau kamaʻilio ma o ʻekolu papa waho:
1. Hooia i kela a me keia messaging App Linked Devices Menu (Nā 60 Kekona)¶
Hiki i nā polokalamu memo i hoʻopili ʻia i kēia manawa ke hoʻopili ʻia i 4 a i ʻole 5 mau polokalamu kele pūnaewele a papa paha ma o ka scan QR code wikiwiki. E nānā i kēia mau polokalamu ʻehā i kēia manawa:
- WhatsApp: E kaomi i Nā hoʻonohonoho -> Nā Mea Hoʻohui ʻia. E haʻalele i kekahi kau āu i ʻike ʻole ai. E hele pū i Settings -> Chats -> Chat Backup a e hōʻoia inā ua hoʻohuli kekahi i kahi waihona i hoʻopili ʻole ʻia i kahi moʻokāki ʻike ʻole, a hoʻā i ka Two-Step Verification PIN (Settings -> Account -> Two-step verification).
- Signal: E kaomi i kāu Profile Icon (hema hema) -> Nā hoʻonohonoho -> Nā Mea Hoʻohui ʻia. Wehe i nā mea ʻike ʻole Signal Desktop a i ʻole iPad laʻana.
- Telegram: Paʻi i Nā hoʻonohonoho -> Nā Mea (Nā Hana Hana). E kāomi i ka Hoʻopau i nā Kau ʻē aʻe a pau inā ʻike ʻoe i ke kūlanakauhale ʻike ʻole, PC, a i ʻole ka polokalamu kele pūnaewele, a e nānā i Settings -> Privacy and Security -> Two-Step Verification.
- Instagram / Facebook Messenger / Snapchat: E wehe i **Settings -> Accounts Center -> Password and Security -> Ma hea ʻoe i komo ai **, a e haʻalele i nā kelepona ʻike ʻole a i ʻole nā polokalamu papapihi.
2. E hoʻomaopopo i ka mea i hōʻike ʻia e kāu bila lawe kelepona ma kahi hoʻolālā ʻohana¶
Inā loaʻa kāu helu kelepona ma kahi Hoʻolālā ʻohana Shared kahi o ka hoa kāne, hoa, makua, a mea hana paha ʻo ia ka Mea Paʻa moʻokāki Primary (a i ʻole ke komo ʻana i att.com, verizon.com, t-mobile.com, rogers.com, a i ʻole vodafone.co.uk):
- ** ʻO ka mea a ka mea paʻa moʻokāki mua e ʻike mau ai ma ka pūnaewele lawe lawe :
- ʻOiai me ka hoʻopā ʻole ʻana i kāu kelepona, hiki i ka Mea Paʻa moʻokāki ke hoʻoiho i ka Detailed Monthly Call & SMS Usage Log PDF. ʻOiai ʻaʻole i hōʻike ʻia ka kikokikona maʻiʻo * o kāu mau leka SMS ma nā bila maʻamau, ua papa inoa ka moʻolelo lawe lawe ** i kēlā me kēia helu kelepona 10-helu āu i kelepona ai a i leka uila ai, ka lā a me ka minuke o ke kelepona / kikokikona, a me ka lōʻihi pololei o kēlā me kēia kelepona **.
- laila, inā e kāhea ʻoe i kahi laina wela o ka home, he loio hemo, he mea kūʻai waiwai, a i ʻole he hoaaloha e hoʻohana ana i ke kelepona kelepona maʻamau ma kahi hoʻolālā ʻohana, e paʻi pololei ʻia kēlā helu kelepona ma ka puka pūnaewele lawe i loko o minuke.
- **hea e kamaʻilio pilikino ai inā paʻa ʻoe ma kahi hoʻolālā lawe kaʻa like:
- i hoʻouna i nā leka SMS/MMS maʻamau i nā helu koʻikoʻi mai kahi kelepona hoʻolālā like.
- Akā, ʻo nā kelepona a me nā memo i hana ʻia i loko o Signal**, **WhsApp, **FaceTe Audio, a i ʻe he polokalamu kele pūnaewele ma luna o ka ʻikepili kelepona (ʻoi loa me kahi VPN hilinaʻi e like me ProtonN a i ʻole Mullvad active) e hōʻike ʻia ma ka bila lawe lawe wale ma ke ʻano he megabytes ʻikepili pūnaewele i hoʻopili ʻia.15.4 MB Web Data), ʻaʻole hōʻike i ka mea āu i kelepona ai a i leka uila ai.
Māhele 4: ʻIke ʻana i ka Zero-Click Mercenary Spyware (Pegasus / Predator) no nā pahuhopu kiʻekiʻe¶
Inā he mea kākau moʻolelo noiʻi ʻoe, ka mea pale pono kanaka, ka mea kūʻē politika, ka luna aupuni kiʻekiʻe, ka ʻaelike pale, a i ʻole ka luna ʻoihana a manaʻo ʻoe ua hoʻopiʻi ʻia ʻoe e nā mea ʻike makaʻāinana mokuʻāina kiʻekiʻe (e like me ka NSO Group's Pegasus or Intellexa's Predator):
- No ke aha i loaʻa ʻole ai ka Pegasus i nā loiloi manual maʻamau: ʻAʻole e like me $29/mahina mea kūʻai stalkerware (
mSpy), ʻaʻole i ʻike ʻia i loko o ka zero-click mercenary spywareSettings -> Appsa i ʻoleAccessibility. Hoʻohana ia i nā nāwaliwali o ka lā ʻole ma iMessage, FaceTime, WhatsApp, a i ʻole WebKit e hoʻokō pololei i ke code i ka hoʻomanaʻo ʻōnaehana (RAM). - ** Palekana koke 1: Hoʻomaka hou i kāu kelepona i kēlā me kēia kakahiaka **:
- Ua hōʻike ʻia ka noiʻi ʻana e Amnesty International's Security Lab a me Citizen Lab (University of Toronto) i ka pale ʻana i ka ʻike forensic ma nā polokalamu iOS hou (kahi i hoʻopaʻa ʻia ai ka ʻōnaehana file root i ka heluhelu-wale ma o Apple's.
Signed System Volume), hoʻohana pinepine nā uku Pegasus hou ** ma ka hoʻomanaʻo wale (ʻaʻole hoʻomau)**. - ** Ke pani ʻana a hoʻomaka hou i kāu iPhone a i ʻole Android i kēlā me kēia 24 hola ** holoi i ka RAM volatile a hoʻoikaika i ka mea hoʻouka e hoʻoweliweli i ke kī ʻana i kahi hoʻohana ʻole-lā hou e hoʻopili hou i ke kelepona.
- Ua hōʻike ʻia ka noiʻi ʻana e Amnesty International's Security Lab a me Citizen Lab (University of Toronto) i ka pale ʻana i ka ʻike forensic ma nā polokalamu iOS hou (kahi i hoʻopaʻa ʻia ai ka ʻōnaehana file root i ka heluhelu-wale ma o Apple's.
- ** Palekana koke 2: E ho'ā iā Apple
Lockdown Modea i ʻole AndroidAdvanced Protection**:- Ma ka iPhone (
iOS 16+): E hele i Settings -> Privacy & Security -> Lockdown Mode -> Turn On Lockdown Mode. Hoʻopaʻa ʻia ke ʻano Lockdown i ka hāmeʻa ma ke kāohi ʻana i ka hapa nui o nā ʻano hoʻopili memo, hoʻopau i ka WebKit Just-In-Time paʻakikī (JIT) Nā mea hōʻuluʻulu JavaScript, kaohi ʻana i nā kelepona FaceTime e komo mai ana mai nā helu āu i kāhea ʻole ai ma mua, a me ka pale ʻana i nā hoʻopili ʻikepili USB uea ʻoiai e laka ana. (I kēia lā, ua kākau ʻo Citizen Lab a me Amnesty International i ka hoʻopaʻa ʻana o Lockdown Mode i nā kaulahao hoʻohana ʻole-click iMessage).
- Ma ka iPhone (
- Pehea e hana ai i ka ʻike Forensic ʻoiaʻiʻo (
MVT: Mea Hana Paa Paa Paa):- Mai uku i nā pūnaewele scam a i ʻole nā polokalamu cybersecurity e ʻōlelo nei e "scan no Pegasus".
- Akā, e hoʻohana i ka MVT (Mobile Verification Toolkit), ka mea hana forensic manuahi manuahi i hana ʻia a mālama ʻia e Amnesty International (
docs.mvt.re). Hoʻopili ʻo MVT i kahi waihona iTunes/Finder i hoʻopili ʻia asysdiagnoselog (a i ʻole Androidadb bugreport) ma ke kamepiula Linux a i ʻole macOS e kūʻē i ka hōʻano hou ʻia Nā hōʻailona o ka ʻae ʻana (IoCs) (Shutdown.loganomalies,DataUsage.sqlitekaʻina hana ʻuhane, a me nā mea hana ʻino). - Inā he mea kākau moʻolelo ʻoe, mea hoʻoikaika, a i ʻole lālā o ka hui kīwila, hiki iā ʻoe ke noi i ka loiloi forensic manuahi pololei mai Access Now's 24/7 Digital Security Helpline (
accessnow.org/help) a i ʻole Amnesty International's Security Lab.
Nīnau pinepine¶
Can I dial a "secret code" like `*#21#` or `*#62#` to see if my phone is being tapped or spied on?
**No, that is a viral TikTok / social media myth.** Dialing GSM MMI codes like `*#21#`, `*#62#`, or `*#67#` only checks your cellular carrier's normal **Unconditional / No-Answer Call Forwarding (`Voicemail`) settings**. When you dial `*#62#` and your screen says *"Voice Call Forwarding When Unreachable: Forwarded to +1-XXX-XXX-XXXX"*, millions of people panic thinking a hacker is tapping their calls, when in reality **that phone number is simply your mobile carrier's own automated Voicemail box deposit number.** (Every single cellphone forwards unanswered calls to a carrier voicemail access number). Only if `*#21#` (Unconditional Forwarding, meaning your phone never rings at all) shows a personal cellphone number you recognize as a stalker's is call forwarding being abused, which you can clear by dialing `##002#`. True spyware and iCloud/WhatsApp mirroring never show up in `*#21#` at all.
My phone battery is draining faster, the phone feels warm, or I hear clicking/echoes on phone calls. Does that prove I have spyware?
Here is the honest technical truth: **clicking, static, or echoes on a digital mobile call NEVER comes from a wiretap or spyware.** That trope comes from 1970s analog copper-wire alligator-clip phone taps; modern LTE/5G voice (`VoLTE`) is transmitted as digital data packets, so any interception happens silently in software or at the carrier switch with zero audio noise. However, **sudden abnormal battery drain, inexplicable mobile data usage, and the phone feeling warm while sitting untouched in your pocket** *can* be genuine physical symptoms of poorly coded commercial Android stalkerware (`mSpy`, `FlexiSPY`), because the spy app keeps the GPS radio, microphone, or screen-recorder awake in the background. Check **Settings -> Battery -> Battery Usage by App** over the last 24 hours to see which exact process is consuming power while the screen is off.
Can someone install stalkerware on my iPhone or Android just by sending me a text message or calling me?
In **99.99 percent of consumer, domestic, and stalking cases, NO.** Commercial stalkerware apps (`mSpy`, `Cocospy`, `FlexiSPY`, `Hoverwatch`, `Eyezy`) **cannot** infect your phone via a text message, a phone call, Bluetooth, or Wi-Fi. Every single commercial stalkerware tool on the market requires the abuser to either **1. Physically hold your unlocked phone in their hands for 3 to 10 minutes** (knowing your screen unlock passcode), OR **2. Know your Apple ID / Google Account email, password, and 2FA code**. The only exception on earth is million-dollar government mercenary spyware (`Pegasus`), which is restricted to nation-state espionage against high-profile targets and can be blocked by keeping your iOS/Android updated to the latest security patch and turning on **iOS Lockdown Mode**.
If I factory-reset my phone (`Erase All Content and Settings`), is it safe to restore my iCloud or Google Cloud Backup afterward?
Be very careful here: **On an iPhone (iOS)**, restoring an iCloud Backup does not restore unauthorized `.APK` code (since iOS only re-downloads clean signed binaries directly from Apple's App Store servers), **except** that an iCloud backup *can* restore a saved Configuration Profile or compromised app settings, so after restoring, always run **iOS Safety Check** and verify `Settings -> General -> VPN & Device Management` is empty. **On an Android phone**, if you are wiping the phone to eradicate sideloaded `.APK` stalkerware, **do NOT select "Restore Apps and Device Settings" during setup.** Instead, choose **"Set up as a new device / Don't copy apps"**. Because your Google Photos, Google Contacts, and Google Calendar sync automatically in the cloud as soon as you sign in without needing a full device backup restore, setting the phone up fresh guarantees that zero compromised app permissions or hidden packages carry over.
How could someone know every single location I visited today if my phone itself is 100% clean?
If you audited your phone and confirmed zero spyware, zero linked devices, and zero location sharing, check two external possibilities immediately: **1. A Physical Bluetooth Tracker (`Apple AirTag`, `Samsung SmartTag`, `Tile`, `Chipolo`) or Hardwired OBD-II / Magnetic GPS Tracker Hidden in Your Car, Coat, or Bag**: Walk away from your home and run a manual Bluetooth tracker scan using Apple's `Find My` alerts, Android's built-in **Unknown Tracker Alerts (`Settings -> Safety & emergency -> Unknown tracker alerts -> Scan now`)**, or the free app **AirGuard** (see our full guide on [GPS tracker and AirTag stalking](../digital-and-tech/gps-tracker-and-airtag-stalking.md)). **2. Connected Car Mobile App (`Tesla App`, `FordPass`, `MyChevrolet`, `Toyota App`, `Hyundai Bluelink`, `BMW ConnectedDrive`)**: Almost all modern cars built after 2018 have a built-in cellular GPS modem that streams the car's exact live parking location and driving speed to the automaker's smartphone app. If an ex-partner or co-owner is logged into your car's mobile app on their phone, they can watch your car drive down the street in real time without touching your phone. Call the automaker's Connected Services support from inside your car (press the overhead `SOS / Connected Services` button) to wipe all authorized app users on your VIN.
Who can I call for free, confidential help with technology-facilitated abuse and stalkerware?
You do not have to navigate stalkerware alone. Using a safe phone (or a public library/work computer), contact these free, specialized organizations:
• **ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa**: Kāhea i ka **National Domestic Violence Hotline** ma **`1-800-799-SAFE (7233)`** aiʻole kikokikona `START` i `88788`, a e nīnau i ka **NNEDV Safety Net Project (`techsafety.org`)** a i ʻole ** Cornell Clinic no ka hoʻopau ʻana i ka hana ʻino (`ceta.tech.cornell.edu`)**.
• **United Kingdom**: Kāhea i ka **National Domestic Abuse Helpline (Refuge)** ma **`0808 2000 247`** a hoʻokaʻaʻike **Ka Hui Hana Hana Hana Hana Kūikawā o Refuge (`refugetechsafety.org`)**.
• **Kanada & Australia**: Hoʻokaʻaʻike ** sheltersafe.ca** (Kanada) a i ʻole **1800RESPECT (`1800 737 732`)** a me ka **Komikina eSafety (`esafety.gov.au/key-topics/domestic-family-violence`)** (Australia).
• **Ka Nupepa honua a me nā mea pale pono kanaka**: Hoʻokaʻaʻike **E komo i kēia manawa Kikohoʻe Palekana Helpline (`accessnow.org/help`)** a me ka **Coalition Against Stalkerware (`stopstalkerware.org`)**.
Nānā ʻia nā kumu¶
- National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV, United States): Safety Net Project: Technology Safety & Stalkerware Triage Guidelines for Survivors (
techsafety.org). - Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) & National Security Agency (NSA, United States): Nā Hana Paʻa Paʻa Paʻa Paʻa Loa: Hoʻemi i ka Spyware, Spear-Phishing, a me Zero-Click Exploits (
cisa.gov). - Apple Platform Security & Support (United States): Safety Check on iPhone (iOS 16/17/18) User Guide and Lockdown Mode Technical Specification (
support.apple.com/guide/personal-safety). - Ke Kikowaena Palekana Google a me ka Android Security (United States): Google Play Protect Stalkerware Detection, Tracker Alerts Unknown Tracker Alerts, and Accessibility Atlection Auditing (
support.google.com/android). - Coalition Against Stalkerware (International): Nā hōʻailona o ke kuʻikahi, mālama ʻia Forensic ma mua o ka lawe ʻia ʻana, a me ka hoʻolālā palekana palekana (
stopstalkerware.org). - Amnesty International Security Lab & Citizen Lab ma ke Kulanui o Toronto (International): Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT) Documentation and Forensic Methodology for Detecting Pegasus / Mercenary Spyware (
docs.mvt.re,citizenlab.ca). - National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) & Refuge Tech Safety (United Kingdom): Alakaʻi no ka ʻike ʻana a me ka wehe ʻana i ka spyware a me ka mālama ʻana i nā moʻokāki i kaʻana like ʻia (
ncsc.gov.uk,refugetechsafety.org).