Android Malware Reports Overtake Symbian

Release Date 24 Aug, 2011 in PC Magazine

	Android becoming most attacked mobile platform in Q2: study Xinhua - Xiong Tong - 24 Aug, 2011 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- The amount of malware targeted at devices based on Google's Android platform surged 76 percent in the second quarter over the previous three months in 2011, making it the most attacked mobile operating system, ...
Android Malware Reports Overtake Symbian PC Magazine - Sara Yin - 24 Aug, 2011 Android malware shot up 76 percent in the second quarter, overtaking Nokia's Symbian to become the most attacked mobile operating system in the world. In Tuesday report, McAfee discovered 44 attacks on Android last quarter, compared to 14 ...
Google's Android Most Popular Target For Mobile Malware: Report Huffington Post - 24 Aug, 2011 The first half of 2011 was the busiest period of malware to date as increasingly sophisticated hackers set their sights on mobile devices, particularly those using Google's Android operating system, according to a new report. ...
Android Becoming Prime Target for Malware Makers PCWorld - John P. Mello Jr - 24 Aug, 2011 Attacks on Android by malware writers have jumped by 76 percent over the past three months, making it the most assaulted mobile operating system on earth during the period, according to a report by ...
Malware threat on Android continues to grow Inquirer - Lawrence Latif - 24 Aug, 2011 SECURITY VENDOR McAfee has reported that malware attacking Google's Android operating system has increased in the last three months. Google's immensely popular Android operating system has become a target for malware authors as its ...
McAfee says Android plagued by the most malware CNET - Roger Cheng - 24 Aug, 2011 While the momentum of Google's Android platform has drawn new partners and customers, it has also attracted new threats. Security software provider McAfee said today that the amount of malware, or malicious software, targeting Androids phones jumped 76 ...
Malware targeting Android devices jumps 76 percent in Q2: McAfee Reuters Canada - Sakthi Prasad, Vinu Pilakkott - 24 Aug, 2011 (Reuters) - US computer security software maker McAfee said the number of malware targeted at Android devices jumped 76 percent since last quarter, making Android the most attacked mobile operating system. "This year we have seen record breaking ...
Google's Number One! In Malware! Wall Street Journal (blog) - Shara Tibken - 24 Aug, 2011 AP Another sign of Nokia's decline and Google Android's rise �" albeit of the ironic variety �" comes from McAfee. The security provider, now owned by Intel, says in its second-quarter threats report that Android nabbed the top spot for ...
There's Money in Mobile Malware PC Magazine - Larry Seltzer - 24 Aug, 2011 Mobile malware is where the action is according to McAfee's Second Quarter 2011 Threats Report. No real big surprises here, but plenty of interesting detail. As shown below, the overwhelming majority of new mobile malware in the second ...
McAfee Q2 2011 Threats Report Shows Significant Growth for Malware on Mobile ... MarketWatch (press release) - ‎Aug 22, 2011‎ SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug 23, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- McAfee today released the McAfee Threats Report: Second Quarter 2011, showing that the amount of malware targeted at Android devices jumped 76 percent since last quarter, to become the most attacked ...
McAfee: Malware surging on mobile platforms, especially Android ZDNet (blog) - Rachel King - ‎Aug 22, 2011‎ Summary: Malware is becoming a very dangerous problem for mobile operating systems, and Android is becoming the top target. Mobile platforms are anything but safe from malware, based on the second quarter ...
Apple's iOS unaffected by malware as Android exploits surge 76% Apple Insider - Josh Ong - 24 Aug, 2011 A new study has found that iOS remained untouched by malware during the second quarter, while Android faced 76 percent more threats than in the first quarter, making it the most targeted mobile platform. McAfee detailed the information in ...
	McAfee says Android has most malware, malicious attacks DigitalJournal.com - Stephanie Medeiros - 24 Aug, 2011 McAfee released a report on Tuesday stating that Google's Android mobile operating system has seen a dramatic rise in malware attacks compared to other devices. While second quarter remained rather successful for Android, ...
	Number of Malwares targeting Android jumps 76pc �" McAfee AndroidOS.in (blog) - Gaurav Shukla - 24 Aug, 2011 McAfee has announced that the number of malwares targeting Android devices has increased considerably in the last quarter. “The rapid rise in Android malware in Q2 indicates that the platform could become an increasing target for cybercriminals,” ...
	Smartphones face increased malware threat: McAfee The Mobile Indian - Prasoon Kumar - 24 Aug, 2011 The company says malware could come in any form including fake updates to a genuine app, calendar apps or even comedy apps. Security technology company McAfee has come out with a report ...
	Android Now Most-Attacked Mobile OS [Security Company McAfee Says Android Has ... TFTS (blog) - 24 Aug, 2011 Being at the top of your industry brings about many benefits as well as disadvantages. With Android fast overtaking other mobile platforms in popularity and reach, this also means it's now more prone to malware attacks, as reported by security firm ...
McAfee: Android malware soars while iPhone untouched tuaw.com - Mike Schramm - 24 Aug, 2011 McAfee says that the Android OS is having some issues with malware lately -- according to a new study from the anti-malware company, Android malware has grown by 76% over the past few months, sending the number ...
Smartphones targeted by malware and hackers Experian QAS - 24 Aug, 2011 Firms may need to improve security in their data management procedures, as a new study shows there has been a sharp rise in the amount of malware targeting smartphones. Handsets using Google's open source Android operating system have been particularly ...
Malware becomes the measure of success in smartphone market ITworld.com - Kevin Fogarty - 24 Aug, 2011 Android takes the lead with disappointingly small number of threats, as iOS struggles with none. By Kevin Fogarty Add a new comment The disappearance of the nonexistent WebOS leaves no gap in the lineup of smartphone OS vendors elbowing each other for ...
Android Phones Top Malware Target List AOL Defense - Colin Clark - 24 Aug, 2011 As the Army eyes handing out smart phones to every soldier, one stark fact stands out: Android phones are much more susceptible to malware attacks than are iPhones. And the number of malware attacks on Android phones is increasing ...
Android Most Targeted Mobile Malware in Q2 2011: McAfee eWeek - Fahmida Y. Rashid - 24 Aug, 2011 Mobile malware developers are focusing on Android devices more than any other platform. But mobile malware remains a tiny segment of total malware output. Google's Android has overtaken Java Micro Edition as the most attacked mobile platform, ...
News: McAfee Sees 76% Increase in Android Malware The Mac Observer - 24 Aug, 2011 Jeff is the Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and co-host of the Apple Context Machine podcast. He is the author of "The Designer's Guide to Mac OS X" from Peachpit Press, and writes for several design-related publications. Jeff has presented at events ...
McAffee Security Threat Report: 2011 a Year of Chaos Signal News - Chilton Tippin - 24 Aug, 2011 McAffee released its security threat report today, announcing that 2011 has seen spikes in several different types of online security threats. “The second quarter of the year was clearly a period of chaos, changes, and new challenges,” according to the ...
Malware targetting Android devices soars 76% Which? - 24 Aug, 2011 The amount of malware targeting Android platforms jumped 76% in the second three months of this year, making it the most attacked mobile operating system (OS). That's one of the key findings to emerge from the Second Quarter 2011 Threats Report from ...
Tech: Android Under Attack: Malware … Adweek - 24 Aug, 2011 Google's Android may be gaining popularity among consumers but, according to security firm McAfee, it's attracting increased attention from another, less desirable group, too: cyber criminals. In its quarterly threats report, released today, ...
	Android tops McAfee's mobile malware rankings Total Telecom - Nick Wood - 24 Aug, 2011 Google's Android OS became the most popular target for malicious mobile software during the second quarter of 2011, overtaking Symbian, according to McAfee. The security software giant revealed in its Q2 threat report ...
Android attacks now outpace all other mobile platforms, says McAfee SearchSecurity.com - Robert Westervelt - 24 Aug, 2011 New research from McAfee Inc. shows steady, significant growth in mobile malware, and the rise is closely tied to increasing attacks targeting Google's Android platform. Devices running the Google Android platform have become the most popular group of ...
	Android Favoured by Mobile Malware Says Threat Report ITProPortal - Ravi Mandalia - 24 Aug, 2011 Google's Android platform has been named as the most attacked mobile operating system in the market. According to the McAfee Threats Report for the second quarter of 2011, the amount of malware targeting Android has increased by 76 percent since the ...
	Malware for Android devices increased by 76 percent in Q2, McAfee Social Barrel - Naveen Kar - 24 Aug, 2011 The number of malware for Android has increased by 76% in the second quarter of this year compared to Q1, and has put Google's mobile platform at the first place in the ranking of attacked systems, said the anti-virus company McAfee on Tuesday. ...
Beware Android threats BCS - 24 Aug, 2011 Between the first and second quarter of 2011, malware threats for Android smartphones surged by 76 per cent. This is one of many findings in the new McAfee Threats Report, which noted a correlation between the popularity of smartphones and malware ...