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,…
Nearly All Mobile Malware Targets Android OS
The amount of malware aimed at Android devices increased by 37 percent from the second quarter to the third quarter of this year. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed View full post on National Cyber Security
Mobile Malware Targets Android
Malware targeted smartphones running on Android operating system are still on the rise as nearly all new mobile malware in the third quarter was aimed at the Google platform, cyber security firm McAfee said in its latest report issued on Monday. According to McAfee’s third quarter security report, the number…
New Android malware surges by 37 percent
Malware designed to target devices running Google’s Android operating system have surged by 37 percent, says McAfee. According to the security firm’s Threat Report for Q3 of 2011, 60 percent of new samples of malware found last quarter were aimed at Android devices but this quarter saw this rise to…
2011 is the ‘year of mobile malware’
Smartphones and tablets continue to rise in popularity–among both consumers and malware developers. Traditional malware is still a large and growing threat as well, but mobile platforms represent fertile ground with less awareness and limited defenses. A new report from McAfee illustrates that malware developers are anxious to exploit mobile…
2011 is the ‘year of mobile malware’
Smartphones and tablets continue to rise in popularity–among both consumers and malware developers. Traditional malware is still a large and growing threat as well, but mobile platforms represent fertile ground with less awareness and limited defenses. A new report from McAfee illustrates that malware developers are anxious to exploit mobile…
Mobile Malware Crisis? Not So Fast
There’s been a flurry of coverage of mobile malware over the past few days, including two separate reports declaring both 2011 and 2012 “the year of mobile malware.” Much of that worry flared up following a Juniper Networks report last week asserting that Android malware has increased 472 percent since…
Malware tries to make inroads in Android
Last week, Ohio-based Juniper Networks of Sunnyvale, Calif., reported that malicious software targeting Google’s Android platform had increased by a whopping 427 percent since July. Given that Android is the dominant mobile operating system and that the primary source of software for it – Google’s Android Market – doesn’t vet…
Debate erupts over Android malware dangers
Reports of an explosion in Android malware have sparked a debate over whether malware on mobile devices is actually a big deal for most users. On the one side are security software vendors such as McAfee and Juniper that have both released reports in recent days detailing a sharp rise…
If you suspect malware is on your computer – Stop, Confirm, Scan
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