Pinoy - MyPhone MyA2

Pinoy – a nickname referring to Filipino people – alludes to a sense of national identity. The app offers a number of paid services, such as music or access to news and entertainment (jokes, horoscopes, “guidance”, “experience”, “advice”…) - much of which is religious or political.

The guidance section, for instance, suggests that users subscribe to a platform called Reform Ph “focusing on reforming the Philippines through improvement of the political systems”. Users can also sign up to a service that sends them a “quote to brighten up their day” or to a daily SMS service that “focuses on the beauty of life and the goodness/faithfulness of our God” for just 2.50 Filipino pesos (Php) a day. Other paid services include Bible comics and Christian music, for Php 5 three times a week.

Observed Behaviour

The following is the output from Pinoy of Exodus Standalone, by Exodus Privacy

{
  "application": {
    "name": "Pinoy",
    "libraries": [],
    "handle": "com.zed.pinoy",
    "version_name": "4.19",
    "uaid": "D850D2DCD60B3482C1012D8DCE0382CF7D66AEB6",
    "permissions": [
      "android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE",
      "android.permission.INTERNET",
      "android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE",
      "android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE",
      "android.permission.WRITE_MEDIA_STORAGE",
      "android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE",
      "android.permission.CALL_PHONE",
      "android.permission.SEND_SMS",
      "android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS",
      "android.permission.PROCESS_OUTGOING_CALLS",
      "android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED",
      "android.permission.WAKE_LOCK",
      "android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS",
      "com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE",
      "android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS",
      "android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE",
      "android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION",
      "android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION",
      "com.zed.pinoy.permission.C2D_MESSAGE",
      "android.permission.READ_LOGS"
    ],
    "version_code": "1"
  },
  "trackers": [
    {
      "name": "Google Firebase Analytics",
      "id": 49
    }
  ],
  "apk": {
    "checksum": "99222c97d02323a6f67cd5e73a6cdf17ed36f01e8221c99ac20bfd951902d154",
    "path": "/media/transfer/AndroidAnaylsis/Queue/Pinoy.apk"
  }
}

Date Tested

06/09/2019

App Version

4.19

Was the app pre-installed on the device

Yes

Associated Device

MyPhone MYA2