10 exceeded millions Android applications identified by or Kaspersky Lab to have a "suspicious" behavior that indicates they contain malware. According to the company, although a large percentage of these are malware-developed applications, there are also cases where criminals use legitimate software to transfer their malicious code.
Kaspersky's surveys show that all sorts of digital cheats continue to focus on "smart" devices using their operating system Google. In fact, the outbreaks appear to be rising: By the end of January, 2014 had detected approximately 200.000 unique mobile malware samples, 34% more than in November of 2013 when 148.000 samples were recorded.
Kaspersky experts also argue that users who "download" applications from alternative stores, other than the official Google Play, face a greater risk of "infection" on their devices. That's why they recommend not activating the "Install applications from third-party sources" option settings of the operating system.
At the same time, they advise users not to turn on "developer mode" on their smartphone or tablet, use security software and, when installing new applications, carefully read what access permissions the programs require.
Currently, the malicious apps mostly originate from Russia and naturally aim to extract financial information from users. For example, this happened with mobile version of Trojan Carberp, which was developed in Russia and steals the user's details as they are transferred to a bank's server.
Source: kathimerini.gr
