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Google's app scanning process may have missed the malware because "they rely mostly on static code analysis and the app in question may have used a 'time bomb' method -- waiting a period of time before downloading and executing the malware," said Patrick Murray, vice president of products at Zimperium.
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Millions of Android users have been hit by malware posing as games on Google Play, according to Avast security researcher Flip Chytry.
The malware harbors fake ads that pop up when users unlock their devices, to warn them about nonexistent infections, or that their devices are out of date or have porn...read more
Good and Samsung Partner to Harden Android Security
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The two biggest issues regarding Android's security are the size of the Android market and fragmentation of the Android ecosystem. Those issues impact all mobile platforms, not just Android, according to Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT. "The former point is an issue since, as Microsoft learned to its sorrow with Windows," King remarked.
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Good Technology on Tuesday announced a merger of its app container and app ecosystem with the Samsung KNOX enterprise security platform for Android.
The product merger is the next step in the partnership aimed at eliminating virus and malware concerns that come with Android adoption in the enterprise. The hardened security for Android targets the OS's deployment with U.S. government and Department of Defense (DoD) agencies.read more
Most of us will never see our Android antivirus apps spit out a warning because most of us will never encounter malware on our phones. So how can you tell if your Android antivirus is actually protecting your phone against the malware that sometimes sneaks onto Google Play or is installed by anoverbearing spouse? Independent testing lab AV-Test is here with the answers.read more
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