Android Become Malware Attacks Target Favorites
Conversely, malware attacks on BlackBerry operating system is decreasing.
McAfee releases latest mention, throughout the third quarter of this year, the androidoperating system became the main target of malware attacks on mobile devices.
Based on these reports, the amount of malware targeting Android devices jumped nearly 37 percent. This was at once ordained in 2011 as the year’s busiest in the history of malware. According to McAfee, as reported by techcrunch.com, almost allnew mobile malware in the third quarter, targeting Android.
McAfee explained, the owner of malware exploit the popularity of android devices.One form of malware most poluler in the third quarter of this in the form of SMS sending Trojan. This malware can steal personal information collection, and evensteal money the owner of the mobile phone berperangkat android.
In addition, there are also new methods of theft of user information provider, in the form of malware that can record telephone conversations and meneruskanya to the attacker. McAfee noted, the trend of malware attacks against mobile devices based on Android this time it really showed significant improvement.
Interestingly, the increase in malware attacks is not the case on other operatingsystems such as the BlackBerry operating system, Apple, and Symbian. Malware attacks on BlackBerry operating system has tended to decline.