Monday, March 11, 2013

Which Smartphone Do Malware Writers Prefer?

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CIO Columnist Malware Writers Prefer Android
By Eric Zeman
A whopping 96% of all smartphone malware was written for Android in Q4 2012, reports F-Secure.

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Posted By ACM:
"This isn't really a surprise. Android has big enough numbers to make it a platform worth targeting, and Apple's walled garden approach to apps makes it harder (though not impossible) to slip malicious software into its app store."
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