Report: Android the target of 97% of mobile malware last year
Android has been in the bullseye for mobile malware attacks more than ever. According to the latest report from F-Secure, last year Android was targeted in 97% of mobile malware attacks, up from 79% in 2012. The actual number of attacks aimed at Google's open source OS soared from 238 to 804. In case you're wondering, attacks on Symbian made up the remaining 3%, or 23 malware attempts.
The good news, if you live in the U.S., is that these attacks are mostly attempted overseas, with just 5% taking place in the states. Of the top ten countries reporting efforts to infect Android, 75% of the incidents came from Saudi Arabia and India. The top five European countries on the list made up only 15% of the discovered malware cases.The report also says that it would be wrong to say that Google isn't trying to beef up security on Android.
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After testing apps from various third party app stores, one third of apps from Android159 were found to contain malware. The good news though, is that a puny .1% of apps from the Google Play Store were infected.
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