Android malware using real apps as disguise 'wrappers'

Mobile malware stepped up an order of magnitude in volume and sophistication during 2011 and this trend has continued in the first quarter of 2012, according to F-Secure's latest quarterly report.

Android Malware Quadruples Between 2011 And 2012

Malware targeting Google's Android mobile platform has almost quadrupled between 2011 and 2012, according to Finnish security firm F-Secure.

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Android malware families nearly quadruple from 2011 to 2012

F-Secure has found that between Q1 2011 and Q1 2012, the number of Android malware families has increased from 10 to 37, and the number of malicious Android APKs has increased from 139 to 3,069.

13. Up close and personal with Mikko Hypponen

From a young boy who wrote computer games, he is now playing the role of a hero who fights against malware.