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One year of Android malware
Paolo Passeri has put up a
list of malevolent Android applications discovered over the last year.
"Scroll down my special compilation showing the long malware trail
which characterized this hard days for information security. Commenting the
graph, in my opinion, probably the turning point was Android.Geinimi (end
of 2010), featuring the characteristics of a primordial Botnet, but also
Android.DroidDream (AKA RootCager) is worthwhile to mention because of its
capability to root the phone and potentially to remotely install
applications without direct user intervention."
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Is there any app that incorporates this list ... Posted Aug 16, 2011 18:49 UTC (Tue) by kmself (subscriber, #11565) [Link]
... to check for malware on your own android?
Among the limitations of the Android interface are dealing meaningfully with large volumes of data, application lists, etc.
Though I suppose the SDK tools, USB connection, and a shell might be useful in listing/deleting cruft.
Is there any app that incorporates this list ... Posted Aug 29, 2011 10:46 UTC (Mon) by dag- (subscriber, #30207) [Link]
I wonder if Google opens a criminal investigation for each piece of malware found on their Android market ? It surely would help if Android app developers would be traceable and investigated in case they harm Android users.
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