![]() Mobile malware madness - Computerworld article may 16 2012 I'm going to do the only thing I know as a redditor and try and provide more information: Since many also help protect against phishing attempts and have anti-theft tools I don't see why you wouldn't have one installed.Įdit: I must apoligise I responded too hastily using my tablet and didn't provide enough information, so reddit being reddit I am rightfully being poked with pitchforks. That sort of reputation based protection works well. The best scan all the appstores proactively and are able to identify the app as it is downloaded and prevent the install. So, my advice is to have a mobile security software that has a high chance of detecting these apps. Many are clones of legit apps that have been stolen and re-uploaded with a slightly different name etc. There are around 5000 malicious apps just in 2012. Most will send an SMS to a number that costs $20 each time and some will try to gather information about the user or other nasty stuff. ![]() The issue Google is having is that in scanning the applications they are missing certain apps that store their malicious code in the cloud, that is the app itself is fine, but after installation it calls out to a server in china (or wherever, lots in china though) and then grabs the bit of malicious code it needs to do things the owner of the phone does not want. Currently the android platform is vulnerable to malware from applications, whether from sources off google play or on google play. As other redditors suggested looking at the permissions is a good idea as well as the app developer.Ī large part of my job is advising on Mobile security and the situation is this. I think you can be responsible and only download from the app store and still be unlucky enough to get a fake app. This is on face value good advice, I am sorry to have not explained better why I thought it was not entirely accurate. A virus is a different threat.Īs long as you only download from the play store and download responsibly, you don't need one. They are anti-malware, because the threat vector on the android platform is from apps that do things they shouldn't. Anti-Virus apps don't do more than checking against a list of apps and warning you if an app is known malware.Įditing to be more concise, these are not viruses per se, and they aren't anti-virus apps.
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