His do we know it was signed? Because Pete Alfonso said so?
The more I think about it the more I think that something isn't right.
What amazes me is how so many people are completely comfortable trusting total strangers who provide custom scripts that enable root access to their phones. Does the thought not cross your mind that you are basically asking to be owned?
Not that I don't have a great appreciation for what those guys do (nor am I claiming that they aren't trustworthy) however I am betting very, very, very few of you have taken the time to research and understand exactly what the exploit that is giving you root access actually does or how it works, or the real risks associated with rooting your phone (and trust me, violating your VZW warranty should be the least of your worries). I am guessing you haven't bothered to check out the source code (modifiedexploid.c) that is being run when you install easyroot or how easy it is to leverage that exploit to maliciously gain root access once you have put it on your phone. And most importantly as you start to show off that root access by running more and more apps that "require root access" your risk of getting owned increases exponentially as you grant the unknown developers of more and more untrusted code unrestricted access to your phone.
Linux/android is a very powerful operating system, mobile devices today have more computing power and network reach than many older PCs and servers. Opening up root access to your android phone is just as if not more dangerous than giving a stranger on the internet full administrative rights to your home network, PCs or your office servers. I am guessing that none of you would click a link in an email from a complete stranger that says "Click Here to grant me full access to your computer to do what I want, when I want, how I want without you ever knowing" and yet you don't think twice about doing it on your mobile device????
Someone out there is having a field day with all of these "providers" that are giving up root access to their devices (and what is really sad is that many of you are PAYING money to give someone that level of access to your device). If you don't know what a "provider" is and you have rooted your phone then you probably are one.
My advice, go back to stock as soon as possible and wait patiently for the OTA or at least do your homework and make sure you truly understand the risks you are taking by doing it. Spend a few minutes googling a few famous exploits from the past like the Melissa Virus, Klez, ILOVEYOU, NIMDA, SQL Slammer, My Doom, Sasser and Netsky, Leap-A or the Storm Worm, and if that doesn't make your spidey senses tingle then maybe you really are kewl enough to be a l33t rooter, or maybe you are just another foolish provider.
Hookbill I couldn't agree more, something defintely isn't right here...
