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Android malware explodes, jumps five-fold since July

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socrates
socrates Original post #1
Nov 19, 2011 at 9:39 AM
'Exponential growth' driven by Google's policy of not vetting apps, veteran hackers moving to Android. Malware targeting Google's Android mobile operating system exploded in the last several months, its volume quintupling since July, Juniper Networks said today.
Android malware explodes, jumps five-fold since July - Computerworld
coderunknown
Nov 19, 2011 at 10:33 AM
only thing to worry, some will pass undetected through Google verification & into Android Market. and by the time those are detected & removed, many personal info will already be exploited.