Android malware booming, says McAfee

摘要

The company says the rebound in the Android malware growth a rate was marked by the continued proliferation of SMS-stealing banking malware, fraudulent dating and entertainment apps, 'weaponised' legitimate apps and malicious apps posing as useful tools. McAfee Labs registered twice as many new ransomware samples as in the first quarter of 2012, raising the 2013 ransomware count higher than the total found in all previous periods combined. The second quarter also saw a 16% in suspicious URLs, a 50% increase in digitally-signed malware samples, and notable events in the cyber-attack and espionage areas, including multiple attacks on the global Bitcoin infrastructure and revelations around the Operation Troy network targeting U.S. and South Korean military assets.