Android shatters malware records

[ericlee]

Android is shattering malware records, and 2011 is shaping up to be the worst year yet for mobile malware, according to a new study from McAfee. Almost all new mobile malware is being aimed at Android and it's proving to be very expensive for infected users.

Android is more vulnerable to exploitation than Microsoft's Windows Phone or Apple's iOS, in part since it takes a more open approach with less oversight, whereas the latter operate as more of a walled garden.

With mobile, criminals arguably have access to even more sensitive data than they do on PCs. McAfee cites two examples in particular, NickiSpy.A and GoldenEagle.A, as recording users' phone conversations over a long period of time. This leads to identity theft and worse.

Another type of malware, like LoveTrip, signs the infected device up for preimium-rate SMS services and deletes all subscription confirmation messages. This means that you end up getting charged huge amounts not only for something you didn't sign up for, but something you didn't even know about.

[Coco]

Nice sharing~~Thank you!

[Berry lee]

Good news,tks~

[BlackCherry]

Almost all new mobile malware is being aimed at Android and it's proving to be very expensive for infected users.

Because Android is popular~!

[sophie hello]

Thanks for sharing the news. So it is better to buy an iPhone?

[Luanamy]

Android is great!

[sophie hello]

We need to protect our Android phones when we are using them.