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I created an Android app to intercept these requests and prevent them. https://dl.dropbox.com/s/28lk6rn09x84qqg/AutoResetBlocker.ap...

Please test it and make sure it works for you.

  1. Open the above link on your phone
  2. Install the application (it requires no special permissions)
  3. Try this IMEI test: http://jsfiddle.net/kKFn8/
  4. Check the box to make "Auto-Reset Blocker" the default action
  5. Auto-Reset Blocker will show you the malicious number
  6. Open this safe telephone number test: http://jsfiddle.net/tLHpw/
  7. Auto-Reset Blocker will show the safe number and you will be asked which dialer to use
  8. Select your normal dialer
  9. Your normal dialer will open with the safe number

Again, please give it a try. If people like it, I will see about setting up an Android Market account to distribute it.

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I tested it with my S2 and it works, but I had to put the files in a local web server because for some reason, the malicious code didn't work from jsfiddle.net

So I did the following:

  1- I tested the link provided by kristofferR (http://kristofferr.com/samsung.html).
  2- Made 2 local copies
  3- Edited one of the copies, replaceing the IMEI code with a normal phone number.
  4- Placed both files in a local web server.
  5- Accesed the files from my phone, and got the expected results with your App.

Thanks!

Works great. However, the immediate select app popup if it's "safe" means that the "This phone number appears safe" text is shadowed on my phone. Perhaps add a "dial" button?

Still, please set up a Market account, this would be great!

I submitted a new version incorporating your suggestion. It should be on the market in a couple hours. :-)

Thank you everyone for your feedback! I published my application on Google Play. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.gicode.and...

It is still rough on the eyes, but it serves the intended purpose.

This seems to work, but I couldn't get the JSFiddles to make it trigger.

May I suggest pointing people to a simple webpage (like http://kristofferr.com/samsung.html) maybe more user-friendly?

Yeah, I am not sure why the JSFiddle would work on one phone and not another, but it is definitely an issue.

I might try putting tel: links (for people to tap on) directly into the marketplace description.

Your site works on my S2. Please don't change the test number ;)

Please add this to Google Play store so its more trustworthy and easier to access.

Thanks, works as intended on my S3. Any chance of releasing the source code though?

Thanks for asking. That is the plan. I just need a bit more time to make it presentable.

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