Is it possible to spy on a smartphone without any apps?
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2025 6:23 am
Spy on smartphone 'without app'
Is there any kind of mechanism that allows a spy to listen to conversations and also be heard by the iPhone user? I searched the web and found an application that claims to be able to hack into the iPhone without the need to install a program. I took my phone to a technical support center and they said that there is no such application installed. But could it be that it is an application installed remotely and that it is impossible to detect, as many people claim?
Or even a software that, based on the phone’s location, can establish some kind of network and listen to ambient sounds? – Monica
Monica, there are a few things that need to be clarified. Let's start bosnia and herzegovina whatsapp list these offers of spying apps on the Internet: many of these apps don't exactly deliver what they promise. In the worst case scenario, it could even be a scam targeting your cell phone.
In other words, it is when someone thinks they have found a tool to spy on someone else's cell phone that their cell phone can be spied on. It is a typical “Trojan horse” scenario: you think you have downloaded a tool that will be useful, but in fact you end up getting a Greek gift. Therefore, you cannot take the claims of these apps seriously.
Generally speaking, a cell phone can only be spied on in two ways: by monitoring the network or by changing the way the device works. Network tapping is the easiest to understand: it occurs when the police obtain judicial authorization to tap the line of an individual under investigation. It can also occur due to security flaws in equipment or network systems.
There are many mechanisms to bypass network eavesdropping. WhatsApp's encryption, for example, prevents network eavesdropping from taking effect. Most apps use some form of secure connection that provides protection against eavesdropping.
So what would be the “changes in the way your smartphone works”? This can happen when someone takes your unlocked phone and adds WhatsApp Web authorization, for example, to view your WhatsApp messages on another device.
By installing a spy app on your smartphone, there is also a change in the way your smartphone behaves, capturing and transmitting data that would not normally be transmitted.
If there is a security flaw in the system or in the applications installed on the smartphone, it is indeed possible to induce the remote installation of a spying application. However, what happens is the installation of an application. As a rule, the cell phone does not have any communication channel that simply delivers data to a remote user.
While this scenario is possible, it has several limitations. For example, if a spying app uses a bug that has already been fixed, it will only work if the victim's smartphone has not been updated to a newer version that has closed the bug.
System and application updates almost always come with security improvements that prevent known attacks, which is why they should be installed as soon as possible.
If you have your smartphone up to date, only the most sophisticated and previously unheard of attacks could work on your phone – and these attacks are not available simply by searching the web.
If you suspect that there is a malicious application on your iPhone, you can perform a phone restore using iTunes ( see how to do it ).
Internet router has very limited resources to capture information — Photo: Altieres Rohr/G1
Internet router has very limited resources to capture information — Photo: Altieres Rohr/G1
Passwords captured on the router
I would like to know if it is possible to access social media passwords and messages we have received or sent through the history of my internet router. I suspect a possible invasion of privacy by a relative and I am afraid for my safety and that of the people I love or that I may be blackmailed. So I ask: is it possible? – Júlia
Internet routers do not usually keep a “history”. Most of these devices are not capable of processing data in transit to extract information such as website addresses and passwords, nor do they have enough storage to store all the data that passes through. Read more about this here .
Is there any kind of mechanism that allows a spy to listen to conversations and also be heard by the iPhone user? I searched the web and found an application that claims to be able to hack into the iPhone without the need to install a program. I took my phone to a technical support center and they said that there is no such application installed. But could it be that it is an application installed remotely and that it is impossible to detect, as many people claim?
Or even a software that, based on the phone’s location, can establish some kind of network and listen to ambient sounds? – Monica
Monica, there are a few things that need to be clarified. Let's start bosnia and herzegovina whatsapp list these offers of spying apps on the Internet: many of these apps don't exactly deliver what they promise. In the worst case scenario, it could even be a scam targeting your cell phone.
In other words, it is when someone thinks they have found a tool to spy on someone else's cell phone that their cell phone can be spied on. It is a typical “Trojan horse” scenario: you think you have downloaded a tool that will be useful, but in fact you end up getting a Greek gift. Therefore, you cannot take the claims of these apps seriously.
Generally speaking, a cell phone can only be spied on in two ways: by monitoring the network or by changing the way the device works. Network tapping is the easiest to understand: it occurs when the police obtain judicial authorization to tap the line of an individual under investigation. It can also occur due to security flaws in equipment or network systems.
There are many mechanisms to bypass network eavesdropping. WhatsApp's encryption, for example, prevents network eavesdropping from taking effect. Most apps use some form of secure connection that provides protection against eavesdropping.
So what would be the “changes in the way your smartphone works”? This can happen when someone takes your unlocked phone and adds WhatsApp Web authorization, for example, to view your WhatsApp messages on another device.
By installing a spy app on your smartphone, there is also a change in the way your smartphone behaves, capturing and transmitting data that would not normally be transmitted.
If there is a security flaw in the system or in the applications installed on the smartphone, it is indeed possible to induce the remote installation of a spying application. However, what happens is the installation of an application. As a rule, the cell phone does not have any communication channel that simply delivers data to a remote user.
While this scenario is possible, it has several limitations. For example, if a spying app uses a bug that has already been fixed, it will only work if the victim's smartphone has not been updated to a newer version that has closed the bug.
System and application updates almost always come with security improvements that prevent known attacks, which is why they should be installed as soon as possible.
If you have your smartphone up to date, only the most sophisticated and previously unheard of attacks could work on your phone – and these attacks are not available simply by searching the web.
If you suspect that there is a malicious application on your iPhone, you can perform a phone restore using iTunes ( see how to do it ).
Internet router has very limited resources to capture information — Photo: Altieres Rohr/G1
Internet router has very limited resources to capture information — Photo: Altieres Rohr/G1
Passwords captured on the router
I would like to know if it is possible to access social media passwords and messages we have received or sent through the history of my internet router. I suspect a possible invasion of privacy by a relative and I am afraid for my safety and that of the people I love or that I may be blackmailed. So I ask: is it possible? – Júlia
Internet routers do not usually keep a “history”. Most of these devices are not capable of processing data in transit to extract information such as website addresses and passwords, nor do they have enough storage to store all the data that passes through. Read more about this here .