360 security android app snoops data to China Unicom network via insecure HTTP

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I have a further update on the issue. After uninstalling the 360 security android app, I found after repeated checks of 
Network Info on my phone via the Ping & DNS app that even then the HTTP connection to IP address 123.125.114.8 still 
frequently showed up. So, I monitored the network connections on my phone via the Network Connections app 
(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.antispycell.connmonitor) and found that this time the HTTP 
connection to IP address 123.125.114.8 was being established by the ES File Explorer app 
(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop 
(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop)). So, it is possible that the insecure HTTP 
connection to the above IP address that I observed when both the 360 security and ES File Explorer app were installed 
on my phone was in fact because of the ES File Explorer app or the other possibility is that both the apps have the 
same problem. I haven't had a chance to re-install the 360 security app without the ES File Explorer to check that and 
I don't intend to re-install the 360 security app on my phone, since it anyways used to raise the temperature on my 
phone suspiciously. So, I will report this as an issue for the ES File Explorer app in a separate email.

Thanks.
Hi,

I found the following review posted about the 360 security android app:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.qihoo.security&reviewId=Z3A6QU9xcFRPSG1HSTRaSVdNelVWY3FhZk5zcFlFMnZKeXRKRHhhQUE4VU9pLWV4UFBxeHJ3Xy1ZZWU2bEpOLTg0eGxzczFCV0lkaWxxTHRzZTQ4RWxzU2c
 
(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.qihoo.security&reviewId=Z3A6QU9xcFRPSG1HSTRaSVdNelVWY3FhZk5zcFlFMnZKeXRKRHhhQUE4VU9pLWV4UFBxeHJ3Xy1ZZWU2bEpOLTg0eGxzczFCV0lkaWxxTHRzZTQ4RWxzU2c)
 "Snoops data to China Unicom via insecure HTTP link! Found while checking Network info on my device with this app 
installed that it had established an insecure HTTP connection to an IP address(123.125.114.8) on Chinese state owned 
China Unicom network (China Unicom owns a stake in app developer via Qihoo 360). Also, when installed, found my phone 
temperature rising frequently indicating covert data transfer from my phone. I've now uninstalled this Chinese spying 
app & advice the same to anyone using the app. Resp to comment: updated above info with IP addr.  
360 Mobile Security Limited April 26, 2017  Hi, sorry for the inconvenience. It will be helpful for us to solve the 
problem, if you can give us more information and details . Attaching some screenshots would be helpful. Please contact 
us by email: jenny () mobimagic com (mailto:jenny () mobimagic com). Many thanks."

I observed the same behavior when I had this app installed on my smartphone. I checked the Network Info on my phone 
when this app was installed, using the Ping & DNS 
app(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ulfdittmer.android.ping 
(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ulfdittmer.android.ping)) and found the insecure HTTP connection to 
the above IP address. After I uninstalled the app, the HTTP connection to the above IP address was gone, as well. On 
checking the WHOIS info(https://www.whois.com/whois/123.125.114.8 (https://www.whois.com/whois/123.125.114.8)) for this 
IP address it can be seen that it is indeed on the Chinese state-owned China Unicom network. I had App usage tracking 
permission on Android enabled for this app, to facilitate phone temperature reduction, when I observed the above.

Can other security researchers please check and comment on this security hole?

Thanks.

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