People in the tech industry generally perceive iOS as the more safer option compared to Android due to mobile malware. The fact is that mobile malware infects less than one percent of apps.
“The real concern should be over how mobile apps are handling personal info and company data. In that respect, iPhones should not be considered any safer than Android devices.”
Some of the iOS apps are actually more risky for the user's personal information.
I found "Things you should know about smartphone applications" very interesting.
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Thanks for the info. I'll be sharing this with my friends and family on Facebook.
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Android apps have permission clearly listed whereas ios doesn't
Also, You won't get malware on andoid if you download from the play store :angel:
TechMasta said:
Also, You won't get malware on andoid if you download from the play store :angel:
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You do. Malware apps make their way to play store before it gets pulled
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Reffering to an article published on a norwegian mobile site mobilen.no
Google Translation:
The operating system Android has previously been criticized for lack of security.
Now it turns out that the scammers for the first time have managed to flea the Android users money by spreading a known trojan - an application that may look innocent, but which in reality is a virus.
"Invisible" SMS-payment
The security company Kaspersky Lab to warn of the threat. The current Trojan called simply MOVIE PLAYER, but has not been available in the Android Market. Instead, users have downloaded the trojan via a variety of websites, which is easy because the user can install what they want on mobile.
When MOVIE PLAYER is installed on the mobile phone will send out expensive SMS is without users noticing it. Mobil.se report that Swedish Android users who have downloaded the Trojans want to call several Russian mobile numbers without country code, which fortunately only works in Russia. Still, warns David Jacoby in Kaspersky Lab that there is nothing that prevents Trojans to update itself and find local payment numbers in the new country.
According to Kaspersky Lab's MOVIE PLAYER the first Trojan that is specifically aimed at operating system Android. The same security company has previously warned that especially Android and Symbian will be the hackers future terrorist targets.
Google's Android operating system based on open source, which has received a number of skeptics to argue that it is not as safe as other OS. There are also stand-up for anyone to publish applications in the Android Market, the app store almost censor any content.
The advantage of such a system is that it aims to increase innovation in application development, and that there is a free and unfiltered market. The disadvantages include a large number of useless apps, not to mention that it is easier to spread viruses.
Yeah, why does and movie player need permission to send SMS? Call it SMS Spammer and its called after what it does. A trojan in my opinion would NOT request permission he just would send them, hide itself from taskmanager...
btw a movieplayer with 13kb
Dont download **** movie players that require permission to send SMS
edit: kaspersky for android is coming
Norton Antivirus for android, Apparently it supports Android 2.X
http://www.symantec.com/norton/smartphone-security-android
http://www.intomobile.com/2010/06/09/norton-anti-virus-released-for-android/
PhilDsT said:
Yeah, why does and movie player need permission to send SMS? Call it SMS Spammer and its called after what it does. A trojan in my opinion would NOT request permission he just would send them, hide itself from taskmanager...
btw a movieplayer with 13kb
Dont download **** movie players that require permission to send SMS
edit: kaspersky for android is coming
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It may be common sense to you and I, but that doesn't mean everyone always pays attention.
As for the naming of the malware, I agree - it doesn't seem like a traditional trojan. Though to a layman it could appear to be one, as a "trojan" is just something masquerading as something else.
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Norton Antivirus for android, Apparently it supports Android 2.X
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There are plenty of AV's on the market for android, Norton and many others
My mention of kaspersky because they discovered it
And for installing software: android is as safe as any other (desktop) Os, it depends on the user. If you install everything without thinking /looking once, the phone will end up as a spamming machine, battery empty, and a high bill...
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Yeah... I wouldn't be surprised if this whole story was blown up by Anti-Virus companies.
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My mention of kaspersky because they discovered it
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They're the first to goto the press with it actually
It was submitted by a user to both dr.Webb and kaspersky at the same time... dr.Webb actually reported back a definition for it then Kaspersky... Though in the press's eyes, which is now everyone else's vantage point -- the story is different
Do you know that the Android Market Place too has some serious loop holes as some of the applications in the Android Market Place steals the banking passwords? Yes, for all those who thought that the Android as a platform is safe might just have to give this a thought as its not safe at all as the market has a malware which really is responsible for the stealing of banking passwords data. Basically there are two Android Malware types which are available as of now, one is the Droid Dream Light and another one is the Zitmo out of which both has the ability to steal the banking data or can also intercept the data from the non suspected users and then the data can be fetched to misuse it. Though these both malwares can be caught by using the recognized Antivirus, its still a big question mark on howm many more such malwares are there which cause damage to the privacy of the users confidential data.
Since these two malawares were caught by the LookOut mobile security, we could knew on what consequences it can make, so always ensure that you use a trusted antivirus or the anti malware softwares like the Lookout Mobile Security or else it will be very difficult to track, find and kill such malwares.
According to the release by LookOut, it was reported that the four applications that are Mobnet: Quick FallDown, Scientific Calculator, Bubble Buster and a clone of Best Compass & Leveler pulled the user data and were stealing the udser passwords, so its better that immediately you should uninstall these applications which are mentioned above. Please note that, always you will have to ensure that the unwanted apps should be removed or uninstalled from your device or else such consequences can get aroused. Also, we can hope that since al these things are Anti-Google Policies, Google will surely look out for the same and will ensure that such things are not repeated again. In the above 4 applications which are listed, there was a threat of Droid Dream Light which was found and also this one contnously performs the unwanted tasks in the background without our consent which is the most worst thing as it not only drains the data but also steals the data from our Android Phones like Passwords and other crucial data.
Another malware which is named as the Zitmo is basically a malware which has recently plagued other mobile OS formats like Windows and even the Symbian and was known for stealing the passwords. Also, this on eis very popular on all variants of the Videocon Zeus handsets as this malware is made for all the Zeus variants phones. Adding to the Worst its event like that it tracks all the incoming messages and captures the crucial data like the authentification codes which the bank sends to the users and also it has the capability to perform the transactions on the users behalf. Also, additionally, the apk file size is of around 19KB and it passes itself as the security tool with the name of Trusteer and if te user installs any malicious application, then then trusteer report will be appearing on the main menu and then this will take over the screen after clicking on the application link which is again the bad part of this application and how it works to capture all the important data.
So, all in all if you look to protect yourself from all such malicious threats, then you will have to make sure that you use a good antivirus as well as a good anti malware solutions like AVG Security Suite or even say Look Out Mobile security tool.
Do, let us know if you want to share any such experiences in the comments section below so that all other users will get benefitted with the same.
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However, I'm not stupid enough to enter my details into my phone willy nilly, or at all infact.
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Reads like an advertisement for lookout security, an app that has questionable permissions in itself, lol
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1. i dont download app under 300 reviews and rating.
2. i do research before i download app.
3. read step 1 & 2.
techrepublic has a little info on the Zeus/Zitmo and android, stating that:
Security researchers at Fortinet, S21sec, and McAfee are following the Zeus/Zitmo saga closely. They have examples of Zitmo code for Symbian, Blackberry, and Windows mobile operating systems–three out of the big four. What about Android? (...) According to this Nielsen report, Android is favored by a third of all smartphone users. Seems to me, the bad guys are missing or avoiding the largest segment of mobile-device users. Puzzling.
Anyway, for now I think that combo of DroidWall, LBE and Permission Denied provides some level of security
phoenixs4r said:
Reads like an advertisement for lookout security, an app that has questionable permissions in itself, lol
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I agree with that, I actually think Lookout itself is the part of malware. I'm curious what it is actually doing while it's scanning apps.
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Socialize is a 'drop-in' sdk that allows app developers to get paid for spying on its users. They specifically state they are not interested in your demographic, but instead on your personal interests. They collect this information by asking app developers to include their sdk inside of the app.
I'm a PC user, and never owned a smartphone, so all of this lack of privacy is really disturbing to me. I would like to retain the privacy my PC has provided me with on my tablet as well
Http://blog.getsocialize.com/category/app-showcase
This is a partial list of apps infected with this spyware. This probably isn't a complete list, and there are far too many to to remember to stay away from.
I'm looking for a way to actively detect and warn me of app installations that include this. I would love to see Avast take up this cause and start detecting this as a PUP at the very least.
Are there any apps out there designed to detect spyware like socialize?
i guess i should have known, posting about mobile spyware in a mobile developer forum was going to get my post hidden off in a corner to die alone =P
You have to give it time. A sear h would have told you people here are worries about their privacy just as much as the next Person.
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One of your ads just redirected me to a site that told me that my Samsung Galaxy tab 3 got infected by a virus!
I didn't even click on it, I think.
The message was in my native language (german)
Pls try to fix this!
Some users could fall victim too such scams.
I guess your possibilities might be limited but maybe you can talk to your ad delivery networks to ban such ads and use better techniques to prevent such ads from appearing on their networks. (other websites have these issues as well)
This definitely wasn't a nice experience.
Sometimes ad blockers have their advantages (blocks viruses/scam/phishing) so if you don't want to loose people and get no money for showing ads you should do something about this
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Djfe
Why on earth did you click on the adverts?
I'm fairly sure most users will be more suprised by the fact that there are still people who don't use an ad blocker, especially on a tech site.
XDA doesn't individually approve each ad. Those are generated by, ususally, Google Adsense, based on your own browsing history.
Not to mention, nobody here should ever fall for 'you Android device has a virus'. This is a website for developers by developers. The fact that Android can't be infected by a virus is common knowledge to everyone here. XDA users are too tech-savvy to be fooled by something that ridiculous.
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Its not always good to use them
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Why on earth did you click on the adverts?
I'm fairly sure most users will be more suprised by the fact that there are still people who don't use an ad blocker, especially on a tech site.
XDA doesn't individually approve each ad. Those are generated by, ususally, Google Adsense, based on your own browsing history.
Not to mention, nobody here should ever fall for 'you Android device has a virus'. This is a website for developers by developers. The fact that Android can't be infected by a virus is common knowledge to everyone here. XDA users are too tech-savvy to be fooled by something that ridiculous.
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upto some extend you are right but sometime you should allow some non-intrusive adds to get displayed. Well those people who are non rooted may face such problems. Well the websites like xda, facebook and countless more are working because of adds...i am not against the add blocker but its not always advised.
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upto some extend you are right but sometime you should allow some non-intrusive adds to get displayed. Well those people who are non rooted may face such problems. Well the websites like xda, facebook and countless more are working because of adds...i am not against the add blocker but its not always advised.
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Most of us use Tapatalk or the XDA app when on our Android devices. Those don't show apps
I'm not rooted either. You don't need root to use Adblock Plus in Firefox, even on Android. It's just a plugin in the browser.
Most of us are more than willing to help XDA by paying (For instance for the XDA Forum app), but we refuse to have to deal with intrusive ads. (Ironic, since I'm in advertising.)
Facebook isn't working because of the ads. Facebook is working because they earn millions selling your data.
i won't go into details
ShadowLea said:
Most of us use Tapatalk or the XDA app when on our Android devices. Those don't show apps
I'm not rooted either. You don't need root to use Adblock Plus in Firefox, even on Android. It's just a plugin in the browser.
Most of us are more than willing to help XDA by paying (For instance for the XDA Forum app), but we refuse to have to deal with intrusive ads. (Ironic, since I'm in advertising.)
Facebook isn't working because of the ads. Facebook is working because they earn millions selling your data.
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allow some advertisements. won't gonna debate what anybody i know what all websites to...:good:
Well If I have clicked on the adverts then that was accidentally
yes most users on here are technical, but some are also noobs trying to search for roms for their devices
Android can be infected by viruses but not without the users interaction (the play store is pretty safe so you would need to download apps from suspicious sites)
Android only cannot be infected by drive-by-downloads
and no website would be able to warn you about something like that
I know that xda cannot filter adverts, but Google adsense might be able to do that if you report malicious ads to them
I'm waiting for the last promised update for my device (Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 -> Kitkat)
then I will root it/switch to a custom rom
on my rooted smartphone I'm using an adblocker (that replaces the host file)
Firefox isn't really good, the performance is very bad and it is still very buggy on some unoptimized sites
else I would use it
Chrome works the best on my devices
FF might work better on high-end devices/current devices but I don't own one at the moment (my devices are from 2011 and 2013)
I found a website of a company named NCI in Mississauga which provides cyber security solutions for different industries. What are the effective security options that can be used in our smart phones. There are several kind of mobile antivirus applications available in store. Will this help to keep our private data safe when we use some online shopping apps. Is that safe using these kind of apps in our smart phones. What do you think?
johnsteward said:
I found a website of a company named NCI in Mississauga which provides cyber security solutions for different industries. What are the effective security options that can be used in our smart phones. There are several kind of mobile antivirus applications available in store. Will this help to keep our private data safe when we use some online shopping apps. Is that safe using these kind of apps in our smart phones. What do you think?
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this might help you get started
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2960077
"err on the side of kindness"
Do not worry about security much
johnsteward said:
I found a website of a company named NCI in Mississauga which provides cyber security solutions for different industries. What are the effective security options that can be used in our smart phones. There are several kind of mobile antivirus applications available in store. Will this help to keep our private data safe when we use some online shopping apps. Is that safe using these kind of apps in our smart phones. What do you think?
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If you use famous and top rated ecommerce apps then you do not need to worry about security options.
@johnsteward
Take a look at the top of this Post :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/security/tuto-how-to-secure-phone-t2960077
BenjamineDupont said:
No 1 Android App to protect your privacy! Lock up your Facebook, WhatsApp, Clash of Clans, Messenger, Gallery and other important apps which may leak your privacy with LEO Privacy. And it can also protect your privacy by hiding images and videos. I think you can have a try, btw, I have used this app for about one year. Highly recommanded!
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Stop spamming this awful app... Highly NOT recommended!
minigreen said:
Leo privacy is a useful app. I don't know how to use this app before. I'm giving time to study on how to use this and to see how this app works. For now, I'll rate this as 10. I like it's simplicity and being a user friendly.
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A closed-source app can't be a good choice for security and privacy purposes. This app has many volunteers who created accounts on various websites to post FAKE comments. I noticed this on XDA and other websites.
Besides "this app is good, the UI is awesome, I trust Leo, bla bla bla" I NEVER saw any constructive comment... I hope this useless discussion is now closed.