Android Malware May Have Infected 5 Million Users

Posted by timothy on Friday January 27, 2012 @05:01PM from the there-aren't-enough-whips-in-the-world dept.

bonch writes "A massive Android malware campaign may be responsible for duping as many as 5 million users into downloading the Android.Counterclan infection from the Google Android Market. The trojan collects the user's personal information, modifies the home page, and displays unwanted advertisements. It is packaged in 13 different applications, some of which have been on the store for at least a month. Several of the malicious apps are still available on the Android Market as of 3 P.M. ET. Symantec has posted the full list of infected applications."

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But this paper begs to differ... by bogaboga · 2012-01-27 17:28 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Have a read:
Here
Who cares anyway? At the end of the day, the billions Apple has in the bank will not help me pay my student and credit card debts. Neither will Android's success assist in making life easier for me.
In other words, at the end of the day, my life will not change one bit! These successes by Apple and Android companies only encourage me to save more of my dollars.
Planned obsolescence especially in the mobile gadget ecosystem only benefits huge multinational companies anyway.