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Android Malware Genome Project launched (The H)
The H covers the debut of the Android Malware Genome Project by researchers from North Carolina State University. The team "has already collected more than 1,200 samples of Android malware, including GingerMaster and DroidKungFu, and has organised them into various malware families. [Xuxian] Jiang told Dark Reading that 'the purpose is to engage the research community to better our understanding of mobile threats and develop effective solutions against them.'" Access to the data set, however, is restricted.
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Android Malware Genome Project launched (The H) Posted May 25, 2012 7:32 UTC (Fri) by micka (subscriber, #38720) [Link]
I don't understand the reason for the data. They admit they will give it to academics and companies, but where would it be more useful ? In the hands of the common people who could then check each app before they install it.
Keeping the information closed has only one effect : helping those particular malwares to continue to spread.
Android Malware Genome Project launched (The H) Posted May 25, 2012 14:23 UTC (Fri) by drag (subscriber, #31333) [Link]
> Keeping the information closed has only one effect : helping those particular malwares to continue to spread.
That and sometimes people get a charge from feeling like they belong to some sort of elite priesthood.
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