By Quentin Fottrell
The iPhone in your hands may be rising in value.
A joint effort by the government and major wireless carriers to clamp down on stolen handsets, will likely raise the resale value of used smart phones, experts say.
The deal between U.S. officials and wireless providers calls for a central database of stolen cell phones, which is intended to thwart the growing market for hot handsets, the Wall Street Journal reports. Under the plan, it will be virtually impossible for phones reported stolen to be used. “It’s a good first step,” says Scott Sutherland, analyst for Wedbush Securities. He says a similar database cut the sale of stolen phones in Australia by 20% to 25%.
While the database will be problematic for thieves, experts say current phone users will be big beneficiaries. Consumers who want to offset the price of an upgrade by selling their old models will likely do better than ever. “The stolen phone database will have a positive impact on resale value since, at the very least, it will instill more confidence in buyers of used phones,” says Jeff Trachsel, chief marketing officer at re-sale site NextWorth.com. He says the database will be most beneficial for the most sought-after smart phones that are popular among thieves such as Apple’s iPhone and Samsung’s Galaxy S II.
The strong resale market already allows many smartphone users to upgrade to the newest models for free. That’s because carriers subsidizing the initial cost of new phones purchased with a contract. For instance, carriers sell an iPhone for $199 with a two-year contract, but the true value of the device is likely three times the price. As such, a smart phone only needs to hold about one-third of its original value over a two-year contract term for the owner to be able to upgrade for free, Trachsel says. “We are able to offer $200-plus for the previous iPhone model when the new model launches,” he says.
For those who do want to sell their old phone, studies show there’s a better re-sale market for iPhones than the more diverse Android market. “The iPhone is wiping the floor with Android and BlackBerry in terms of resale value,” according to a recent study by Priceonomics, a price comparison site. It found that iPhones are often sold for around 53% of their original manufacturer suggested retail price, while Androids are typically sold for only 42% of their original price, and BlackBerries for 41%. And just six months after purchase, iPhones still get nearly 90% of their original price, according to Priceonomics, while Androids only recoup around 66% of their original value.
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Submission Summary:
Submission details:
Submission received: 27 March 2012, 21:34:52
Processing time: 11 min 8 sec
Submitted sample:
File MD5: 0x71EF4D9C4B1CB74D5573C1582C6E6847
File SHA-1: 0x5775D946FBD886B20784F67567B33FD204B8A0DD
Filesize: 1,812,188 bytes
Summary of the findings:
What’s been foundSeverity Level
Creates a startup registry entry.
Technical Details:
File System Modifications
The following files were created in the system:
#Filename(s)File SizeFile HashAlias
1
%CommonPrograms%\System Scheduler\System Scheduler on the Web.lnk
503 bytes
MD5: 0x2DA54071A1860ED4DE3047F05173B9C8SHA-1: 0x5399E7081D3296A3136FFCB5B0F47E708D468F39
(not available)
2
%CommonPrograms%\System Scheduler\System Scheduler.lnk
682 bytes
MD5: 0x0AB0BB71EA91015E2C4E596D5CB02F1CSHA-1: 0x63AF347EF2DD70ECA40B1E95CB79303A5C0A3372
(not available)
3
%CommonPrograms%\System Scheduler\Uninstall System Scheduler.lnk
677 bytes
MD5: 0x67A3B0F005CF18F1BA662BD7128B9143SHA-1: 0x2121E35F3AE2C428125585E2EE8E3A78708D25F2
(not available)
4
%ProgramFiles%\SystemScheduler\clock.ico
766 bytes
MD5: 0x912D1673D00AF09594BA416A23FBCBEASHA-1: 0x1858AFA026D31E5BBDB0164D295ED769245A7C03
(not available)
5
%ProgramFiles%\SystemScheduler\ding.wav
80,856 bytes
MD5: 0x18E639792D3767436AC6955EB60E4F54SHA-1: 0xE0B512CF108118AF5169946C7FBEE493443B13BF
(not available)
6
%ProgramFiles%\SystemScheduler\Events\Scheduler.flg
0 bytes
MD5: 0xD41D8CD98F00B204E9800998ECF8427ESHA-1: 0xDA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709
(not available)
7
%ProgramFiles%\SystemScheduler\Events\%UserName%.flg
87 bytes
MD5: 0xFB9DCB0DF4431457D5454FD156AB918ASHA-1: 0xB8AF64AB430E0626632B4DCEB4EE7D828923664F
(not available)
8
%ProgramFiles%\SystemScheduler\License.txt
9,813 bytes
MD5: 0x0EB0DE3985F9B2197CEC927CF79FC385SHA-1: 0x264CFC918A4985865143A6E1776D6443CD9C6B72
(not available)
9
%ProgramFiles%\SystemScheduler\LogFile.TXT
197 bytes
MD5: 0xB790654DC67B068B5315066E3ADC4DABSHA-1: 0x0942BD903443ABECD609E60005EDB0D0ABFD7997
(not available)
10
%ProgramFiles%\SystemScheduler\Message.exe
127,488 bytes
MD5: 0x3147687DB440F3C98B3A299C48AFE032SHA-1: 0x7F20D8826053F1ECDBE7E30FDA1EFEEF256F86E7
packed with UPX [Kaspersky Lab]
11
%ProgramFiles%\SystemScheduler\Preferences.ini
1,069 bytes
MD5: 0xF1AF7DC1280C6F017B518CCAA9E46134SHA-1: 0x2FED339246741ABE9ECE19C65E4FCB174E6C8A90
(not available)
12
%ProgramFiles%\SystemScheduler\ReadMe.txt
7,684 bytes
MD5: 0x6160278A3C3651B1E9F103A93D67838DSHA-1: 0x9BD61044325947D4DF556D9E16A96477514DA730
(not available)
13
%ProgramFiles%\SystemScheduler\RunNow.exe
46,592 bytes
MD5: 0x4C0A71705CC34D83485FC7AA5FECF65FSHA-1: 0xFE8F8DCDFDA5F47A98B08E592AE0F95BD75EF8CB
packed with UPX [Kaspersky Lab]
14
%ProgramFiles%\SystemScheduler\schedule.ico
766 bytes
MD5: 0xB2FCF86D697A86EE2A70959C8C90F4BFSHA-1: 0x493F9FD2958701AB53C4883CDD5AA9B4C2195696
(not available)
15
%ProgramFiles%\SystemScheduler\Scheduler.exe
403,968 bytes
MD5: 0xCCC63D977C105987EA6F608BAD317823SHA-1: 0x442CBC80651DB9ED51F26D313019109729B5A086
(not available)
16
%ProgramFiles%\SystemScheduler\scheduler.url
53 bytes
MD5: 0xB13BB004B11E5616431EADA48351ECC6SHA-1: 0x635F277DD4242662CE30BC82186200171A62D1DD
(not available)
17
%ProgramFiles%\SystemScheduler\ShowXY.exe
175,616 bytes
MD5: 0x52772B055325998D0E38F72695B0A253SHA-1: 0x34EA88D41F1E45916EA2A5225481CE21F052FB1E
(not available)
18
%ProgramFiles%\SystemScheduler\SSCmd.exe
101,376 bytes
MD5: 0xB01BA6DC7C46D6B3F9084CB3EAE69B90SHA-1: 0xF2E562373B4571D079D5D0DA723EA693A284D935
(not available)
19
%ProgramFiles%\SystemScheduler\SSVistaAdmin.exe
138,240 bytes
MD5: 0x2E2D565390BB5C07F96D7A0E56CDE0BASHA-1: 0xC10BEC2E9320483626E30483ACC4855D0BA860CC
(not available)
20
%ProgramFiles%\SystemScheduler\unins000.dat
5,574 bytes
MD5: 0xADA42BC6623FADFCEEA36FFB4F030E5CSHA-1: 0x8AB5485F982952863E6244C84116E742483BE772
(not available)
21
%ProgramFiles%\SystemScheduler\unins000.exe
682,266 bytes
MD5: 0xC0091978F09E9F943AE0D48D6DDF8F99SHA-1: 0xAA713220A1F489B79CFC84647F8F852FCAD0920C
(not available)
22
%ProgramFiles%\SystemScheduler\WSCHEDULER.CHM
240,794 bytes
MD5: 0x1011D3F685773F63FA4CAC6D0814B42CSHA-1: 0x0945E34E0BCBB86EF9DDD8F6BBA004730DF30704
(not available)
23
%ProgramFiles%\SystemScheduler\WScheduler.cnt
1,947 bytes
MD5: 0xAF97142B01C543018A377517B9B8896ESHA-1: 0x16BFFE82CAE2526F5321C4C2377A51FF49597650
(not available)
24
%ProgramFiles%\SystemScheduler\WScheduler.exe
98,304 bytes
MD5: 0xD75293BFEB2C85D2041EF7832CB5E1D9SHA-1: 0x95497AAD6AF9897CF2426CF8E94A9B170944A762
(not available)
25
%ProgramFiles%\SystemScheduler\WSCHEDULER.HLP
197,284 bytes
MD5: 0x2C54A0A586E94D0F5347417D62F9AFA5SHA-1: 0x0FD021DE1AE78466FF789F07197725DFEAE970FB
(not available)
26
[file and pathname of the sample #1]
1,812,188 bytes
MD5: 0x71EF4D9C4B1CB74D5573C1582C6E6847SHA-1: 0x5775D946FBD886B20784F67567B33FD204B8A0DD
(not available)
Notes:
%CommonPrograms% is a variable that refers to the file system directory that contains the directories for the common program groups that appear on the Start menu for all users. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs (Windows NT/2000/XP).
%ProgramFiles% is a variable that refers to the Program Files folder. A typical path is C:\Program Files.
The following directories were created:
%CommonPrograms%\System Scheduler
%ProgramFiles%\SystemScheduler
%ProgramFiles%\SystemScheduler\Events
Registry Modifications
The following Registry Key was created:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Windows Scheduler_is1
The newly created Registry Values are:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
WScheduler = “c:\PROGRA~1\SYSTEM~1\WScheduler.exe /LOGON”
so that Scheduler.exe runs every time Windows starts
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Windows Scheduler_is1]
Inno Setup: Setup Version = “5.1.9″
Inno Setup: App Path = “%ProgramFiles%\SystemScheduler”
InstallLocation = “%ProgramFiles%\SystemScheduler\”
Inno Setup: Icon Group = “System Scheduler”
Inno Setup: User = “%UserName%”
DisplayName = “System Scheduler 3.82″
UninstallString = “”%ProgramFiles%\SystemScheduler\unins000.exe”"
QuietUninstallString = “”%ProgramFiles%\SystemScheduler\unins000.exe” /SILENT”
Publisher = “Splinterware Software Solutions”
URLInfoAbout = “splinterware.com”
HelpLink = “splinterware.com”
URLUpdateInfo = “splinterware.com”
NoModify = 0×00000001
NoRepair = 0×00000001
InstallDate = “20120327″
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