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Title: Android malware leaps by 76%
Post by: Simon on Aug 24, 2011, 00:10:43
New threats against Android phones leapt by 76% in the last quarter, according to security firm McAfee.

The company's quarterly threat report claimed that Android was now the fastest-growing vector for mobile malware as the popularity of handsets running Google's mobile OS makes them more attractive to attackers.

"This quarter the count of new Android-specific malware moved to number one, with J2ME (Java Micro Edition), coming in second while suffering only a third as much malware," the company said in its quarterly threat report.

"This increase in threats to such a popular platform should make us evaluate our behaviour on mobile devices."

Read more: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/security/369469/android-malware-leaps-by-76
Title: Re: Android malware leaps by 76%
Post by: .Griff. on Aug 24, 2011, 00:53:42
Cynical me would think this had something to do with sales of "Wavesecure"  :-\
Title: Re: Android malware leaps by 76%
Post by: Rik on Aug 24, 2011, 09:26:29
Why, you cynic, Griff.  ;)
Title: Re: Android malware leaps by 76%
Post by: Glenn on Aug 24, 2011, 09:31:53
Quote from: .Griff. on Aug 24, 2011, 00:53:42
Cynical me would think this had something to do with sales of "Wavesecure"  :-\

Sales? I got it for free, for the time I have the number.  ;D That was before McAfee bought the company.