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Android malware in 2010?
With 2009 coming to a close, everyone is beginning to look towards the future and what will happen to all the great technology around. Ever since it was introduced, the iPhone has been critiqued for being such a "closed platform", making developers vet their applications through the App Store. When Android was introduced, its open source approach allowed developers to get their applications out there more easily. But is this totally safe? Sure, the app store approval process has left a lot to be desired, but could hackers be setting their sights on Android?
According to the 2010 Cyberthreat Forecast by Kaspersky Lab, "The increasing popularity of mobile phones running the Android OS combined with a lack of effective checks to ensure third-party software applications are secure, will lead to a number of high-profile malware outbreaks."
While users with unlocked and modified iPhones have been subjected to a few attacks already, because of the way the Android OS works, in theory every owner is at risk. We'll have to see what preventative measures Google takes and how clever hackers become!
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Subscribe to commentsDave NadelDec 29th 2009 11:52PM
Wouldn't users have to explicitly install a malware-loaded program from the app store in order to be infected? Or at the very least, access a website coded to exploit a hole in the browser software?
John BurkeDec 30th 2009 12:27AM
Dave,
I agree. In theory, the only way to be attacked would be with some kind of user controlled issue - whether it be loading a questionable website or downloading some sketchy content, but just like with the iPhone rick-roll and other hacks that have been found, it could be as easy as exploiting something in the code of the OS as well.
DavidDec 29th 2009 11:52PM
There's already a great anti-malware app for Android called Lookout Mobile Security (https://www.mylookout.com/). Very light on resources and uses virtually no battery as well. Best of all, it's free. Check it out!
iSmoke,therefore emit death by breathingDec 30th 2009 11:17AM
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Marty K.Dec 30th 2009 9:34AM
Let me see if I get this straight. An antivirus company is telling me that there's going to be a flood of viruses next year for the hot new mobile platform.
Can someone point me to the flood of malware that has crippled the iPhone market?
But wait, maybe the antivirus company is right, since downloadable apps are the only conceivable way that a system can get infected.
MxxConDec 30th 2009 9:39AM
shall we start a timer until Kaspersky starts selling antivirus software for android?
John BurkeDec 30th 2009 7:48PM
That was the first thing I thought too. Kind of funny that an internet security company is releasing this. I'm counting down the days until they release some form or anti-virus software or something you have to buy.
copexDec 31st 2009 8:47AM
just taking care about what you install and were you downlod it from ?
dose linux viruses and mailware go together
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