Android 2.3 very favorite mobile scams

Kaspersky Lab published a progress report on the threats of malicious software on the mobile operating system from Google. Say what you spiteful critics, Android - the most popular open mobile operating system. Moreover, it concerns not only the code, but also the entire ecosystem. In fact, any manufacturer can create their own version of Android, fully fastened to their services ... or not depending on anyone. And the user is given the freedom - he can install the application from any source. This is what is often used by malicious hackers.

According to recent quarterly report of Kaspersky Lab (Kaspersky Lab), is most concerned with the most malicious Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread, it sent 28% of all manufactured attacks. Second place with 22% is Android 4.0.4, the third is for Android 4.0.3 - 16%.

 

By the way, the statistics on the larger fragmentation of the growing popularity of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, users and, therefore, among the producers of malware. According to this, Android 4.0 as a whole was 43% to attack, Gingerberad only slightly ahead of it with 48.1%. Why did the writers 'malicious' so serious sights on Android 4.0, because of its much smaller Android 2.3? The answer is simple - the owners of smartphones with ICS are more active in terms of installing new applications, that means get on their smartphone into something simpler. In Android 4.1.1 only a modest 1.4%, which is logical, given the spread of the system. 

2012 Q3 Malware 

The number of different modifications of attacking Android-smartphone viruses is growing. The second quarter of this year was marked by some anomalous interest writers of malicious applications to Android, the number of modifications increased in this period by 2.5 times. However, in the past the third quarter of 2012, the number of modifications have dropped dramatically and now the growth of their fit in the old graphics. 

2012 Q3 Malware Types 

More than half of malware can be attributed to a common group SMS-Trojans. This application, the goal of which is to transfer funds to the subscriber by sending a text message to pay. So far, 38.3% of the total volume occupied by a group of Trojans OpFake, ie fake "new version of Opera Mini / Mobile». Given the constantly flickering on websites warning that "you have an older version of Opera Mobile», - nothing strange. Third place, and 17% in FakeInst - fake installers popular applications. The developers of these programs certainly love those who loads the software from the "warez" portals.The report shows that Android is a lure for writers Trojans and malicious code. In fact, it is the only mobile operating system, where they could theoretically get into, and a source of income will not be missed. Google understands the complexity of the situation and in Android 4.2 offers scan any installed application, even if it was loaded from external sources. But smartphones and tablets with the OS on board appear only after 13 November, and it is unlikely the number of them quickly is critical.

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