Virus threats on Android: The user does not need to worry!

Google Android is becoming the “playground” of hackers or “park” for the virus, trojans, malware. Users need to “armed” what not to become prey?
If you already own a smartphone running Android and you regularly monitor information on smartphone operating systems within a few months ago, would probably have at least more than one time you felt worried for the health of love cricket. Recently a couple of weeks to have information about a worm / virus / malware / trojan … We are “free ranging” on the Android Market or may be “lying areas” available in a certain software crack, waiting for victims of greed and carelessness.

Hackers have enough “game” to entice users.


Apple iFan (or simply a fan of Anti-Android) always take every opportunity to move those messages into your eyes to prove the superiority of the IOS from Vietnamese colleagues Android. And at times you feel really doubt his choice. Sometimes, you wondered, “Is that Android could become safer, more orderly if Google also chose a closed Android like Apple do with the IOS?”. Most likely, after reading this article, you will find answers for themselves and maybe even a quiet sleep tonight, no longer feel worried about your smartphone running Android will become the playing field for hackers.
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Risk of danger from smartphone is about “old as the earth. ”
In general the risk of viruses, malware, trojans on mobile phones have existed for so long, but only to the era of Android and the IOS, the smartphone starts throne hegemony, accounting for a significant amount of market share the real threat is beginning to reveal. Simile as a few years ago, the works on Symbian trojan that infected computers to send messages dirty contacts, or to dial a contact by the hacker only has to appear sporadically. However, the virus that usually does not do much harm, and influence is not too large, for some reason is quite simple: There is no “market applications. ” The absence of distributed service applications on the Symbian platform has led to the installation of software generally through scattered sources, the application installation file is used to find people from many different sources, leading to a very difficult for hackers to spread their large-scale virus.
But Android and the IOS release implies active markets for applications such as AppStore and Android Market. The main sources of large-scale distributed applications such as Android Market has become an ideal base for spreading viruses. Only the embedded malicious hacker / virus / trojan in an application, load up on the Android Market and so that any phone which of the hundreds of millions of smartphones running Android are currently in circulation are at risk of virus infection him.

Would be appropriate for the thieves.
Moreover, the smartphone is getting closer to users has led us to pour too much privacy in this high-tech plastic. The result is a smartphone, you can pocket is store credit card numbers, identity card number, account password, and ti billion other personal information which obviously would be very dangerous if in the hands of those who have bad intentions. That this world is not lacking anything bad. Profits generated from the illegal activity the higher the bad guys as much. Hackers are recognizing that the smartphone is the “promised land” with the new elements very “attractive”: Users lack of vigilance, of mechanisms and security software is not complete, close monitoring such as open (for Android). Apparently Android smartphone in particular and in general is becoming a new target of hackers.
IOS is actually safer than Android?
Yes and no. If your virus definitions on IOS security is less than it appears the answer is yes, with strict inspection mechanism of the Apple AppStore and banning users do not install the application through the AppStore, IOS will surely less virus than Android. But if you think that IOS “immune” to any threat, please sir, it’s a completely false notion.

IOS is not immune to the threat as many think.
Still often have information about the attacks on the IOS harm, even in the latest 4.x version. A specific case is deep “Unlock Now Free” is disguised as a link promises to unlock the user’s computer for free. Those who obey silly seduction then feel sorry for the fact promises on Left is a worm exploiting holes in the Safari browser and have to wipe the memory information as well as on the victim’s SIM. It is about the jailbreak devices running IOS may, also jailbreak the device has also faced dangers such as Android, probably even more serious (because the source of your installed software such as Cydia or Installer for instance, is not “hand to” support such as Google on security).
So if you own an iPhone, iPod, iPad you can be proud that IOS has a mechanism to ensure tight security over Android. But if you think you can comfortably “kick up” on the net with his iDevice that did not meet any threat, then I fear you will one day pay the price for that innocence.
Android users should panic?
Android Market applications market is essentially “open” operating system like Android. The goal of Google Android is the creation of the world to provide an operating system “intelligent, stable, multi-platform and for users to install any applications that they want, any time that their own unique needs and customize Android in the way they like. ” Android Market too, me, you, anyone can register an account for programmers, and distribute your application on Android Market directly to consumers but hardly through any a period that the inspection process (the Apple AppStore is the test application was put on last for weeks or even months.)

Android Market applications management mechanism too easily enabling those who have bad intentions advantage.
With this type of mechanism of action, the hackers taking advantage of the gap control loose on Android Market is inevitable. March 2011, an application called DroidDream after more than 50 thousand new downloads were “exposed” that it is actually a Trojan horse to collect information about users and send to the hacker. The treatment plan was made by Google, Android Market is pulling back and review 50 other applications list “error foxtail.” Almost got into a scandal of Android that time.
So succinctly said, Android is safe or not? No! You should put the Android platform to reach out to other safer? Did not finish.
Why so?
Try to step back a step to look at more general issues: Android is an open platform, anyone can participate, anyone can contribute, and achievements of the community will bring benefits to all everybody, but at the same time the bad behavior of one person can affect the whole community.
Android open and full of danger, we have good reason to feel worried. But look in another angle, there is a product of another era that also features: “Open and full of danger.” But nearly 2 billion people worldwide still use it every day, and no one thought of giving up products that just because the negative effects that it brings. If you have not guessed what it was, I would always answer: the Internet.
Day you go online and every time you turn on your browser, type in a website address that you have accepted to face numerous dangers are lurking. Download a song? Probably songs that have attached trojan. Download the unlocking software? Trojan horse outside the above you can be “promotion” to add countless sites to the top straight to the homepage of the browser that can not be removed. Generally 8 hours a day you use the internet as you have 8 hours to face all sorts of threats from all sources, all forms. But most likely, tonight when you shut down the PC, your PC will still be “peace unscathed.”
There is no miracle reasonable? No, “secrets” to survive on an internet community is full of chaos and disaster today in just three words that fit you may well have by heart: “Careful, observe and know doubt “. You see a site that looks suspicious, it is best not to. You see an offer too “sweet” like “free gift iPad 2, simply provide your phone number and email address, you turn away immediately. And a little small talk, if you’re browsing 18 + content, then perhaps those who have experience no one click on the banner seems very … attractive on it.

Seeing this, the ads do not take as long as the bait.
All of the above acts, are packed back vigilance and caution that you earn as the “traumatic experience”. Even those with little experience not need an Anti-virus software is still safe on the internet.
Back story with Android, we’ve found a way to swim in the “ocean danger” is no reason the internet is back in prison Android drowned in the pond. After all, the threat from both Android scale and nature are just as “mosquitoes”than the Internet. The biggest risk may come from users themselves: we have not learned to use caution when smartphone.
But learning is never too late, to calm speculation, consider when you plan to download a software from the Android Market or install an application from unknown sources, signs seem suspicious, then ask him “lie “, certainly ahead of many of the victims are willing to share your experiences. In general, the habit of thinking before you click “OK”, and rest assured, because anyway Android Market also gives you the information fully and fairly reliable for the contents of what the application will access on your smartphone.

Living with the threat of Android is an art.
If you have not or do not feel very confident “his golden eyes who fire” pretty much the current security software for Android. Both free and pay. The software that will help you assess the threat coming from the applications you intend to install, and prevent application performance tasks are beyond the powers or prove hazardous (an application tries to send out SMS outside, for example). Combining this type of software firewall and a spirit of vigilance, I trust that you will “live” peace be with the hacker. I do not claim that the software is necessary, but if they work “sedation” helps you feel more confident with buying a new smartphone, it’s clear that you have yourself at least a tools that type of protection.
Instead of a conclusion
What it also has a price. You come with Android as the “system” of Windows, you love the freedom and autonomy, then you will have to accept the expense of “living together” with the threat that management “opening” of Google on Android will bring. Like the Internet or the wider life itself is like this, always containing Android hazards for those naive credulity. Principle No. 1 to survive a world that exists between so many “traps collapse” that is: Get to know the suspect.
Android does not agree that safety is as IOS, but the problem is not that if you are not safe to play, stop, lock all the finished stories. Prohibition does not and never was the final answer for the problems that we encounter in life. Great hope that those who read this can find answers to reasonable concerns about security problems on Android. And hope that the answer is not: Switch IOS.
According Genk