alexalex Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Android is a malware cesspool -- and users don't care Google's security precautions are insufficient, but it's time to hold users accountable as well ..Android smartphones (and tablets) are also among the least secure ones available, thanks mainly to the Android Market being full of Trojan horses and other malware masquerading as legitimate apps... ...What's scary about the Android Market being a malware cesspool is that there's not much that can be done technologically about the problem. You can't really lock down an Android device as you can BlackBerry OS or iOS. And the security mechanism that Google has bulit in to Android is easily defeated -- by users, who happily give malware apps the permission the Android OS makes them seek to access information stored on the device as well as access to other apps on the device... Because there are so many legitimate-seeming malware apps in the Android Market, "Android is the No. 1 delivery mechanism for spyware and Trojans," http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobile-technology/android-malware-cesspool-and-users-dont-care-006? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenomorph Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Hey man, this is the FREEDOM Android users wanted. goretsky and Damian 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 A malware cesspool? Hmmmmm, if you say so. I download apps, but each app alerts you to what it wan'ts to access. Simply use a little common sense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Really? I have yet to get infected and I DL things a lot every day. And you cannot fix user stupidity either. Hey man, this is the FREEDOM Android users wanted. Yup, why Android is kicking butt in sales. tomjol 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulsiphon Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Hey man, this is the FREEDOM Android users wanted. Dam straight. That's why I dropped the silly iPhone and finally got a real phone. +Majesticmerc, tomjol, Charisma and 4 others 7 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbandonedTrolley Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Exactly, there is nothing out that will install itself in places it shouldn't without you letting it. Do some reading before you install that Hentai app etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzi0719 Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 That article is such bullsh*T. The exaggerations and outright lies are simply too numerous to detail. The author backs up his stupidity by quoting some fly-by-night "antivirus" vendor using scare tactics to drum up sales for their application. I've been using Android and the Android market for over 2 years now and I have yet to encounter malware, and the majority of my friends using Android phones likewise have never encountered malware. I smell a disinformation propaganda campaign driven by "antivirus" vendors or Apple-paid media flunkies. cybertimber2008, Hardcore Til I Die, bmdixon and 1 other 4 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted June 20, 2011 Member Share Posted June 20, 2011 They've been saying the same thing about Windows for years, and look where it's at. +dave164 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phouchg Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 I can agree that Android was not designed with a healthy security in mind. Even those rights requests aren't worth a wooden nickel - you can't tell if app is just connecting to the internet to get updates or to send all you info to the shady guys. Cesspool? You won't know unless there's some actual numbers (no, Angry Birds Rio "unlocker" doesn't count). Otherwise any freeware is a malware. There's lots of stupid adware though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexalex Posted June 20, 2011 Author Share Posted June 20, 2011 Cesspool? You won't know unless there's some actual numbers (no, Angry Birds Rio "unlocker" doesn't count). There was a survey a couple of months ago which stated that 46% of Android market apps are malware. That was before Google Hacked into users phones to delete 40+ trojans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleNeutrino Veteran Posted June 20, 2011 Veteran Share Posted June 20, 2011 Yes, there is a lot of malware out there for android however, on the same side of the coin you have to think about this. If you do not download crap you do not have to worry about it. Also most of the malware is on pirated copies of software only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 There was a survey a couple of months ago which stated that 46% of Android market apps are malware. Link to survey as this sounds like BS. Besides, we all know how accurate and non biased surveys are.... That was before Google Hacked into users phones to delete 40+ trojans. Ok, that makes no sense. 46 percent of Android apps are malware but not after they deleted 40 trojans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ently Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 I have an android phone and tablet and have never once had a problem. Sent from my Motorola XOOM. P.s. guys get some hot viagra from here www.hotviagra.com/ref=androidmalware e-berlin.org and MarkusDarkus 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thealexweb Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 I wonder what % of Market apps have malware? Probs something like 0.0001% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 There was a survey a couple of months ago which stated that 46% of Android market apps are malware. Invented figures FTW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phouchg Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 In play comes the actual definition of malware. I don't doubt there's a lot of otherwise legitimate apps sending device info and usage statistics (but not, e.g., passwords or file data). But that's what you get for using a platform done by world's largest ad broker - spying your ass inside out to get monies. In today's relaxed view of security, it is simply being regarded as privacy breach rather than a strain of malware. Nothing can be done about it, shhhh.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charisma Veteran Posted June 20, 2011 Veteran Share Posted June 20, 2011 I have an android phone and tablet and have never once had a problem. Sent from my Motorola XOOM. P.s. guys get some hot viagra from here www.hotviagra.com/ref=androidmalware :rofl: :laugh: :rofl: :laugh: :rofl: e-berlin.org 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Random incoherrant mumblings of a drunken monkey Ad-supported software, and usage reporting is NOTHING NEW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexalex Posted June 20, 2011 Author Share Posted June 20, 2011 I have an android phone and tablet and have never once had a problem. Sent from my Motorola XOOM. P.s. guys get some hot viagra from here www.hotviagra.com/ref=androidmalware I run Windows XP on the same PC for 10 years and never has a virus... yet, there are 70,000 new viruses for Windows each day, and millions get infected. MarkusDarkus 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted June 20, 2011 Subscriber² Share Posted June 20, 2011 While I agree that the article is misleading, I can't help but wonder about some posters in this thread as well as other Android-related threads. The 'Android Defence Force' is just as bad as the Apple zealots imho - always defending the platform and ignoring its faults. Ah well. Carry on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xendrome Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 There was a survey a couple of months ago which stated that 46% of Android market apps are malware. That was before Google Hacked into users phones to delete 40+ trojans. 46%? I'm positive that is not the case. So by Google pull removing malicious apps from devices that it is installed to, how is that any different from say a Windows system auto downloading and applying security updates in the middle of the night? You can opt out of both. Are you trying to portray that removing malicious apps from the market and devices was the wrong thing to do, because that is the way it comes across in your post. It seems like people start to hate on a company or product, and then that company or product cannot win no matter what they do, even if it is a good move for all involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 While I agree that the article is misleading, I can't help but wonder about some posters in this thread as well as other Android-related threads. The 'Android Defence Force' is just as bad as the Apple zealots imho - always defending the platform and ignoring its faults. Ah well. Carry on. Apple and Android....no comparison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phouchg Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Ad-supported software, and usage reporting is NOTHING NEW! Would you like to point a finger on who's the drunken monkey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted June 20, 2011 Subscriber² Share Posted June 20, 2011 Apple and Android....no comparison Apple zealots and Android Defence Force... apt comparison. Both will defend their platform of choice no matter what. Just look at your own posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Apple zealots and Android Defence Force... apt comparison. Both will defend their platform of choice no matter what. Just look at your own posts. I dont always defend android. Look at my own posts and you will see that. I said many times its BS for the providers not to release updates and fragmentation is bad but not everyone thinks so. Yes, I defend them on certain things but not on everything. Apple users will defend Apple to the death and there is NO comparison between apple zealots, and the Android Defense Force....as you so put it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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