Mobile malware exaggerated by “charlatan” vendors, says Google engineer

Security vendors are behaving like “charlatans and scammers” by peddling antivirus apps to protect consumers from smartphone malware, Google’s open source champion Chris DiBona has said in an uncompromising attack on the industry. In recent weeks, antivirus vendors including Kaspersky Lab, McAfee and even infrastructure companies Juniper Networks and IBM,…

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Android’s a malware magnet, says McAfee

(Credit: McAfee) Malware targeted toward Android devices continues to surge, says a new report from McAfee, pushing 2011 to become the busiest year in history for both mobile and general malware. The amount of malware infecting Android devices during the third quarter grew almost 37 percent from the second quarter,…

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Android Market Lousy With Malware, Says Juniper

As the number of applications available in Google‘s Android Market has soared, users are paying a price: More and more malware. That’s the claim of information technology and network products giant Juniper Networks, whose Global Threat Center believes the easy process for posting apps has led to a whopping 472…

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