Android malware perspective: only 0.5% comes from the Play Store

2. Ballua posted on 15 Nov 2012, 18:53 3

True story! just the haters' talk. Ballmer is an excelent example

4. dsDoan posted on 15 Nov 2012, 18:54 24

Steve Ballmer putting down an OS for its lack of security.

Anybody else see the irony there?

5. protozeloz posted on 15 Nov 2012, 18:54 1

It could be added that thaw numbers might even get smaller with the time and the bouncer becoming more and more optimized for the task, most common malware are apps using permissions for gathering user data, so checkin that would be nice

6. yowanvista posted on 15 Nov 2012, 18:57 5

Android Malware doesn't even exist to start with. It's just pure BS being spread by AV companies to promote their useles software. I wonder why everyone is so afraid of childish rogue apps..

8. XPERIA-KNIGHT posted on 15 Nov 2012, 19:11 0

You've got to being doing something that isn't advised to do so, in order to get something you don't want right? .......

9. wendygarett posted on 15 Nov 2012, 19:29 3

Another nice information you shared Michael...
But still I have a little doubt about the play store... Especially the free apps, some ad drive me crazy lol,
Can you share an article to fix it? Thanks

11. rusticguy posted on 15 Nov 2012, 19:48 2

You know what, one security site discovered that Wordpress was the most dangerous software in 2010 and PA is running on woprdpress.

http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/2010s-most-dangerous-list/

I am basically trying to highlight that Onus of securing lies with the user and n ot provider because even Wordpress is deemed "Riskiest".

17. rsxl5 posted on 15 Nov 2012, 21:09 0

'Sure, if you're living in China and using a bootleg non-Google Android device, and constantly sideloading apps, you may be at a higher risk.'

In China you don't have a choice....

When I bought one in China (legitimate source (360buy.com) it came out of the box without Google Play but it had some kind of third party software installed allowing you to access Chinese version of Google Play ('Allow 3rd party to install application' option was ;on' by default = security risk). All applications in that store were domestic ones (of course all in Chinese) ; you were unable to find any foreign one (that I knew from my none-China Motorola).

Way around was to install desired application on my Motorola and save it to a file as APK, move to other mobile and install (till normal countries OS image was available for download and I was able to flash the device).

Same situation was/is with Android devices from your mobile provided (China Unicom).

The only option ordinary people have in China is to go to a mobile market and ask people there to have their mobile flashed (and at that point you have no idea if OS image is legitimate or modified one).

18. Kronic (banned) posted on 15 Nov 2012, 22:16 0

Is there any way to get rid of malware? Also how do I check for it on galaxy S3?

19. networkdood posted on 15 Nov 2012, 22:41 2

See, this is what I have been saying all along....

25. Raymond_htc posted on 16 Nov 2012, 01:18 1

Lets see how BALLmer complains now. A lot of malware??? Come on....