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Malware in the Android Market has not Stopped its action
Google has yet to fully eradicate the problem could also have malware and viruses on their app store. The reason security agencies find malicious in the back of the Android apps available on Android Market.
Security agencies indicated there were at least four apps in the Android Market that is infected with malware from DroidDream Light that has been plaguing e-Store up to three times this year. Researchers at the North of California State University have announced that they have found that malware is able to go inside of premium SMS number.
"Fortunately the malware available on Android market for a short period of time so that the number of downloads limited to 1,000-5,000 accounts only," light of the security of the Lookout, as reported by the Tech World, Wednesday (1/7/2011).
Researchers from North Carolina State University find HippoSMS on July 10, yesterday. Expected, the circulation of this program is in the Android market.
"Our Investigation shows that direct a host application HippoSMS sweep so that when the application is run, it will soon enable myself to send SMS messages to premium numbers," said party security.
Authorities say one of the ways that Android users can avoid malware is to always be careful and check the permissions when accessing an application.