Smartphone malware status

[runawayprisoner]

Source: http://www.mobiledia.com/news/101265.html

1/3 of smartphone users of any platform may come across a potentially unsafe link this year.

Android is particularly vulnerable, and attackers are utilizing new techniques such as "malvertising" and "upgrade".

"Malvertising" means a malware is hidden in an advertisement. Nothing major.

"Upgrade" is more interesting. Basically, an app author releases the first few versions of an app being harmless and extremely useful. Once the app has reached a large enough audience, the author will push an "upgrade" that is in fact a malware on his user base.

I think it's "safe" to say that precaution is never unnecessary. Watch what you give permission to.

 

[gsaldivar]

1. Don't install pirated apps.

2. Don't install pirated apps.

3. Don't install off-market apps unless you're sure that you trust the source. This includes apps that might bait you to install off-market "updates".

4. If you're using a custom ROM, be sure you trust the source. And be damn sure that the developers didn't sign the OS with a publicly-available key.

5. Don't install pirated apps.

 

[jpeyton]

1. Don't install pirated apps.

2. Don't install pirated apps.

3. Don't install off-market apps unless you're sure that you trust the source. This includes apps that might bait you to install off-market "updates".

5. Don't install pirated apps.

Paranoid much?

Install whatever you want; just make sure you run an AV scan on it.

 

[foghorn67]

Don't installed pirated apps.
Posting in another troll post.

 

[WelshBloke]

If you're running android, LBE Privacy Guard is quite handy.

It let's you change the permissions of any app. So if you think that free game from that unknown Chinese developer shouldn't be able to send txts or access your contacts list you can set it that way.

It's free from the market, I've been using it for a while now.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

LBE would be nice if it didn't require to be Rooted

EDIT: are there any apps like this that we can try?