Android platform attracts users and developers, especially its openness. You publish the application in Android-market very easy, as well as download it from there. But for this very openness is lack of quality control and filtering software in the market, after all Google-sheep originally bet on quality and quantity, to be constantly and dramatically increasing numbers. If you take this user knows that AppStore does not accept any infection, it is responsible for his security, then from Apple-Android market place that guarantees, on the contrary, in the light of the recent virus attack, becomes scared something from there to rock. And that’s what happened:
Recently some publishers have taken from Android-market several popular freeware, then integrated the Trojan DroidDream and calmly returned the applications back. Oh it downloaded and got into trouble – virus robbed the owners of devices is convenient device IMEI codes and phone IMSI NUMBER, ID, name of the provider model, cellular and other sensitive information. In addition, the Trojan was able to silently install other malware on your phone, and it could make a lot of problems to the user.
Afera was uncovered by chance-AndroidPolice staff noticed that the creator of famous applications was not known why changed. Once a full-time hacker AndroidPolice reported on the problem in Google apps were removed in minutes. However, for 4 days of applications with a surprise of their time to download from 50 to 200 thousand times.
By the way, they say that one of the developers! week! tried to inform employees of Google on the virus, but his words no one reacted.
However, DroidDream is the most powerful Trojan for Android today, so be aware and choose only qualitative checked up sources.