More than three quarters of the known threats to Android smartphones harmful applications are able to send SMS messages to premium numbers. Yet they could be neutralized by a protection feature in version 4.2 of Android, according to Juniper Networks.
However, because manufacturers and operators can not update the devices of end users in a timely manner, only 4% of devices running that version. Even though it has been released for over six months.
Between March 2012 and March 2013, the number of threats to mobile devices grew 614%, finding a total of 276 259 samples harmful, say researchers Mobile Threat Center (MTC), Juniper. Of malicious applications detected, 92% target the Android operating system, strengthen.
wave of Android malware in recent two years is consistent with other analyzes of other providers of security technology. The growth is mainly driven by the increasing share of Android devices in the global smartphone market, according to researchers at Juniper.
The majority of malware for Android, 77%, are gaining applications give money to their creators, requiring users to send SMS messages to premium numbers, or surreptitiously sending such messages. These threats are usually disguised as legitimate applications or come in conjugate pirated applications.
(Lucian Constantin, IDG News Service)
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