Description: X3 with John C. Dvorak
Guests:
Andrew Eisner, Retrevo.com
Joseph Engo, IT Specialist
Topic:
X3: Malware Makers Targeting Android Phones
John, Andrew, and Joe talk about a recent story that says that 99% of malware makers are now targeting Android phones.
Attacks on Android by malware writers have jumped by 76 percent over the past three months, making it the most assaulted mobile operating system on earth during the period, according to a report by cybersecurity solutions maker McAfee.
While malware targeting Google's mobile operating system increased substantially from the first to the second quarter of this year, the amount of malicious software for Android still lags behind that written for the Symbian OS and Java ME. With Symbian slowly dying out, however, that will no doubt change, as McAfee's numbers suggest.
The rapid rise in Android malware in the second quarter “indicates that the platform could become an increasing target for cybercriminals--affecting everything from calendar apps to comedy apps to SMS messages to fake Angry Birds updates," McAfee said.
McAfee's findings reveal that malware makers are abandoning a sinking ship--Symbian--for a more seaworthy vessel--Android. They no doubt have set their eyes on the mobile transaction market that is expected to grow in the coming months. Much of that growth is expected to be fueled by Google and its controversial "wallet" for Android phones.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/238646/android_becoming_prime_target_for_malware_makers.html
Tags: malware , android , phones , virus ,
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True, It's just a numbers game. Now a days lots of people targeting android for fun or earning money i dont know... but iOS Safer from Malware than Android :P