Tuesday, January 11, 2011

20% of Android application security risks exist

 Qinchuan Evening News reports

latest data show that, Android has captured the global smart phone operating system, the share of 25.5%, second only to Nokia's Symbian. As of the end of 2010, An-droid has been including Motorola, HTC, Samsung, Huawei, ZTE, Sky and many other mobile phone operators to support, with over 20 million games and applications. But the software was bundled with malicious code, the total proportion of the virus up to 20%, or even a lot of hackers and advertising network in the form of the virus through implantation of a profit.

security experts suggest that users in the brush machine, download the Bluetooth connection when the trap should be careful to avoid stepping on smoking fee

consumption of virus into popular software flow

Recently has been called In less than two months, the virus has more than 10 variants, is expected to over 90 million phones

distribution. The virus infected mobile phone users, will the user without their knowledge, to promote the software to automatically download all kinds of malware.

security expert Dr. Zou Shihong said: / p>

SMS permissions Reaching Idea

messages or view the permissions address book, perhaps a dangerous signal. Preventive measures!

industry, the current mobile phone chargeback software mainly in two forms: one is in the production process, or in side channels have been set chargeback software code, once activated will automatically open a SP series of high business, real-time malicious chargeback. Another is the commonly used software disguised as mobile phones, through the store or download software download site to trick, once installed, the software will block out telecom operators (such as China Mobile 10086) to send text messages prompted the charges, unknowingly deducted charges. Brush ROM package in the implantation of the virus is commonly spread of the current hacking methods. With the growing popularity of mobile phones Android system, a large number of regular users came into contact with the brush machine and system upgrades, such applications will be built into the phone chargeback Brush package may be increased.

Android security situation is grim

into 2011, with the popularity of smart phones and mobile high-speed applications has improved steadily increasing number of virus attacks of the platform will be transplanted from the Symbian to the Android system.

Android Community Xu, Vice President, Eloquent Online Witt said that as GoogleMarket for foreign markets, the regulatory environment is very strict, so there is no need to review, in China itself does not provide official services. But the Android platform, the safety of the Chinese market in the final analysis, SP unjust enrichment, the drive will appear with the interests of these problems.

Android security experts recommend users to download using a mobile phone in addition to a variety of resources to ensure the safety and reliable download site, the use of wireless transmission capabilities such as Bluetooth, infrared receiver information, be sure to choose a safe and reliable delivery object, it is best not to accept the strange device requesting a connection, because the phone may automatically search for the virus within the wireless communication device; addition, garbled SMS, MMS may carry the virus, after the receipt of such messages should be removed immediately to avoid mobile phone virus infection.

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