Attack "Malware" to the Android Up 400 Percent


Malicious programs attack aka malicious software or malware into the Android operating system continues to increase. Platform made ​​by Google that is nowused increasingly popular in smartphones and tablets that have now become a new target for the spreaders of evil.

Digital Security Company
Eset launch digital security company, malware attacks to date to the Android platform increased by 400 percent since the period of September 2010. Alsoreported that the method for distributing malware on mobile devices is throughthe activity of the highest download applications, and the majority ofsmartphone users do not equip the devices with antivirus protection.

The Security
"In terms of security, mobile communication devices is still relatively old-fashioned, tend to be primitive and policies are controlled by the vendor, it just added to profitable opportunities for the perpetrators of cyber crimes.
Therefore, it is advisable for users to be careful when using mobilecommunication devices.
The security situation is a mobile communications device is currently still open,without adequate safety systems. This should be wary given the currentperpetrators of cybercrime are developing a device to carry out attacks againstthese devices.
If the perpetrators have begun focusing on mobile devices with an OS that had been attacked, such as the Windows platform, then that mobilemalware and phishing will reach epidemic levels.
"The mobile communications today has become like a desktop in the form of asmall, but unfortunately the security device in the form of antivirus software has not been widely accepted by smartphone users as crucial as the completeness of the desktops and laptops," said Yudhi Strong, Technical Consultant Prosperita -ESET

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