Android leads the way in mobile malware

[Lucradia]

Just thought I'd share:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57325774-83/android-leads-the-way-in-mobile-malware/

[3Miro]

Define Malware. According to the FOSS philosophy all the apps in the iPhone store are Malware.

If you give people freedom to install whatever they want, then you get both good and bad things. This is a small price to pay for freedom.

[aysiu]

I find this part of the "article" most disturbing:
So, how do Android users protect themselves?
The Android Market offers a variety of virus scanners, both free and paid. A new study from AV-Test found a small number of free scanners unreliable, but gave decent grades to paid products such as F-Secure's Mobile Security and Kaspersky Mobile Security. The study also failed to test some notable free products, including AVG Antivirus Free, BitDefender Mobile Security, Lookout Mobile Security, and Norton Mobile Security. "Virus scanners" are not security. If you want to protect yourself from malware on Android, there's a great guide right here that will work far more effectively than relying on a "virus scanner": How to be safe, find trusted apps, & avoid viruses - A guide for those new to Android (http://androidforums.com/android-applications/36936-how-safe-find-trusted-apps-avoid-viruses-guide-those-new-android.html)

You can sum it up quite neatly as common sense.

[CharlesA]

I find this part of the "article" most disturbing: "Virus scanners" are not security. If you want to protect yourself from malware on Android, there's a great guide right here that will work far more effectively than relying on a "virus scanner": How to be safe, find trusted apps, & avoid viruses - A guide for those new to Android (http://androidforums.com/android-applications/36936-how-safe-find-trusted-apps-avoid-viruses-guide-those-new-android.html)

You can sum it up quite neatly as common sense.

That link pretty much sums it up. If something seems too good to be true, it probably is.