[BeethovensPiano]

Malware targeting mobile devices is rapidly growing in both the number of variants found in the wild and in their complexity and sophistication, but the only platform being actively targeted is Google's Android, which researchers now say is resembling Windows on the desktop PC.

http://www.marketwire.com/press-rele...re-1790298.htm

In the last year alone, the total number of malicious apps has grown 614 percent to 276,259. The annual Mobile Threats support also identified more than 500 third-party Android application stores worldwide that are known to host mobile malware.

Of the malicious apps tracked by Juniper, three out of five emanated from either China or Russia

Juniper's latest figures correlate with separate data released in May by F-Secure Labs, which also found that mobile malware is rapidly growing — but only for Android.

http://newsroom.juniper.net/press-re...e-jnpr-1029552

Damn

[MGS4SnakeRulez]

I've used Android for 3 and a half years and never had any malware.

[coopermanyorks]

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Originally Posted by MGS4SnakeRulez

I've used Android for 3 and a half years and never had any malware.

..........in future you might ?

[MGS4SnakeRulez]

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Originally Posted by coopermanyorks

..........in future you might ?

Anythings possible but I don't download much only established apps like banking and shopping apps etc. But as I say anythings possible, I also have AVG installed so I'm not to worried.

[Step666]

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Originally Posted by BeethovensPiano

Juniper's latest figures correlate with separate data released in May by F-Secure Labs...

Do you have a link for that?

[!!11oneone]

Of course Android accounts for the majority of malware.

a) its the most widely used smartphone OS
b) it's the only OS that allows apps to run in a way to make them fully functional and therefore in such a way as to be a problem

It's scaremongering. It's like saying Windows accounts for 99% of all malware. Well yes, of course it does. But that's not really a reason to avoid Windows if you use caution and anti-malware apps.

[alanwarwic]

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Originally Posted by MGS4SnakeRulez

I've used Android for 3 and a half years and never had any malware.

Me neither, and who has had a zero day one?

http://www.osnews.com/story/27862/Tr...droid_security

The headline of 'TrendMicro caught lying' might be OTT but the whole gist of it is about right.
" Trend failed to mention in their initial promotion for the report that the apps in question were posted outside the Play Store, and had to be installed manually in what's commonly known as a side-load. This requires users to download the app in a browser, ignore a standard security warning about APK files, and disable a security option in Android's main settings menu."

It must be the US as the main FUD peddler here in the UK, TheGuardian does not even get a mention.

[Everything Goes]

Another quality post from BeethovensPiano

In other interesting statistics 99% of Gargoyles Look Like Bob Todd

[Glawster2002]

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Originally Posted by alanwarwic

Me neither, and who has had a zero day one?

http://www.osnews.com/story/27862/Tr...droid_security

The headline of 'TrendMicro caught lying' might be OTT but the whole gist of it is about right.
" Trend failed to mention in their initial promotion for the report that the apps in question were posted outside the Play Store, and had to be installed manually in what's commonly known as a side-load. This requires users to download the app in a browser, ignore a standard security warning about APK files, and disable a security option in Android's main settings menu."

It must be the US as the main FUD peddler here in the UK, TheGuardian does not even get a mention.

When have the media ever let the truth get in the way of a good scare story?

If a user only gets apps via the Play Store and uses something like AVG anti-virus it is very unlikely they would ever have any malware problems.

[alan1302]

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Originally Posted by MGS4SnakeRulez

I've used Android for 3 and a half years and never had any malware.

That's a bit like like saying I've been alive for 35 years never murdered

[grumpyoldbat]

Why has this thread been dredged up from June 2013?

[AlecR]

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Originally Posted by !!11oneone

Of course Android accounts for the majority of malware.

a) its the most widely used smartphone OS
b) it's the only OS that allows apps to run in a way to make them fully functional and therefore in such a way as to be a problem

It's scaremongering. It's like saying Windows accounts for 99% of all malware. Well yes, of course it does. But that's not really a reason to avoid Windows if you use caution and anti-malware apps.

What he said.

Or, just don't be an idiot and download crap software?!?