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More Malware Found in Official Android Market
The malicious apps were disguised as free versions of popular games. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed View full post on National Cyber Security
Android comes under attack from cyber criminals
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Can Amazon Save Android From Malware Hell?
Print Version E-Mail Article Reprints By Richard AdhikariLinuxInsider Part of the ECT News Network 12/20/11 5:00 AM PT Google’s long insisted on taking a relatively open stance on Android and Android applications. That’s made Android a very popular platform — even among malware authors. Although Amazon uses Android in its…
Microsoft gives free Windows Phones to Android malware victims; iPhone users unaffected
“Want a free Windows Phone? Well, it turns out that you may be able to get one for free – all you need to do is tell Microsoft about the malware problems you’ve had with Android smartphones,” Graham Cluley blogs for Spohos. “Ben Rudolph, Microsoft’s Windows Phone ‘evangelist,’ is the…
Android Security Problems? Microsoft Gives Away Phones (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor – Never let a competitor’s stumble go to waste. That appears to be Microsoft’s strategy, as it is giving away Windows Phones to five Android users following a malware scare on Android Market. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security
Microsoft Uses Android Malware Hysteria to Offer Free Windows Phones
Microsoft is capitalizing on a recent Android malware scam by giving away free Windows Phones to five Android users with the worst malware horror stories. Ben Rudolph, Microsoft’s Windows Phone evangelist, announced the contest on Twitter using the hashtag #droidrage. Microsoft followed Rudolph’s lead and publicized the contest on its…
Microsoft Urges Android Malware Victims to Join Windows
Microsoft is asking Android owners to share their malware stories, in an attempt to lure them to Nokia‘s Windows devices, as the software giant ramps up marketing for the U.S. launch. In a Twitter post, Microsoft “evangelist” team member Ben Rudolph urged his followers, “Share your Android malware story (there’s…
Android Users 4 Percent Likely to Run Into Malware; Robbed $1M in 2011: Report
Like us on Facebook At the beginning of the year, Android users were only one percent likely to meet upon malware, according to the report. “2011 was a watershed year in terms of the types threats we saw emerging,” said Kevin Mahaffey, co-founder and chief technology officer at Lookout. “Threats…
Google pulls dozens of apps from Android Market for SMS scams (Digital Trends)
Google’s popular Android operating system appears to still be the mobile operating system of choice for fraudsters and malware authors: Google has just pulled dozens of apps from the Android Market because they trick European users into paying premium SMS charges. According to the mobile security firm Lookout, Google has…