Mobile security report shows malware impacting Android market
"It is widely, but wrongly believed that malware causes no serious problems beyond slowing down a mobile phone and possibly crashing a device. The truth is, however, that mobile malware attacks are growing in sophistication and exploiting vulnerabilities that can not only compromise sensitive data, but lead to identity theft and serious financial loss," said Yan Huang, COO of 360 Mobile Security.
From an analysis of more than 200 million Android devices, the report uncovered major threats among Android mobile devices and exposed large shares of privacy stealing malware and performance impacted adware.
According to data from the International Data Corporation (IDC), vendors shipped a total of 334.4 million smartphones worldwide in the first quarter of 2015 and Android dominated the market with a 78.0% share. With such an outstanding market share and with an open, consumer-focused nature, Android OS is becoming an easier target for malwares. Greater than 97% of mobile malware targets Android devices, whereas iOS malware takes less than 1% of the share.
Some key findings of the report include:
- One out of every one hundred mobile devices (1.4%) in around the globe was infected by malware in Q2 2015.
- One out of every one hundred mobile devices (1.4%) in the global market was infected by malware in Q2 2015.
- Exactly 81.2% of devices (4.4 and earlier) are exposed to TowelRoot.
- Successful exploitation of the Linux bug within the Android operating system would give the attacker administrative access to a victim’s phone. Specifically, such access could potentially allow that same attacker to run further malicious code, retrieve files and device data, and bypass third-party or enterprise security applications.
- 0.2% of the mobile devices in the U.S. market were infected by malware in Q2 2015.
- Of the 0.2% infected devices in the U.S. market, more than half (62%) were infected by privacy-stealing malware.
- Of the 0.2% infected devices in the U.S. market, 13% were infected by malicious Adware and 11% by Expense Malware.
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