Two Android viruses circulating in the wild

[Arch Stanton]

Two Android viruses circulating in the wild

28 February 2011

Two Google Android viruses have been spotted circulating and infecting users’ smartphones in the wild. The viruses are potentially nasty because one - SW.SecurePhone - uploads data to remote servers from the users' handset, whilst the other - SW.Qieting - auto-forwards messages to a remote number.

NetQin Mobile, a Chinese smartphone security specialist, spotted the two viruses late last week and recommends that users should check their mobile bills regularly for any unexplained charges.

Read more:http://www.infosecurity-magazine.co...ld/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

 

[YosemiteSam]

Moral of the story? Don't be an idiot and just install anything from unknown sources on your phone.

 

[Dallas]

Those in IT understand the issues w/ the OS and take measures to keep the device safe. Your typical user on the other hand probably doesn't realize that there are indeed a few nasties floating around in a handful of APK's you find on the net.

I typically only install supported community ROM's and APKs I pick up from xdadev or other android developmental sites.

I also run an Anti-Virus package on my phone that scannes all downloads for any "known" issues, which is about all you can do until things are discovered and resolved in the next update, which it updates 3-4x each week. I like it.