Over 90% of malicious code are directed to Android - Informador.com.mx

name=”HOTWordsTxt”> MEXICO CITY (26/MAY/2013.) – In the first quarter, more than 90% of the malicious code on mobile devices addressed the Android operating system, according to the developer of IT security solutions, F-Secure.

In its Mobile Threat Report, the company notes that there are 149 families of codes designed to attack, of which 91.3% is aimed at Android devices.

The 8.7% is focused on Symbian, while not new malware detected for other operating systems like iOS, Blackberry and Windows Mobile.

According to the security advisor at F-Secure Labs, Sean Sullivan, the growth of Android in the market has made this operating system a focus of attack, so consumers now stream applications to their devices are at greater risk.

“We are in a context where you should take care of the downloads that are made, because there were cases like Stels malware that spreads through spam e-mail arrives, this is a big risk because the final consumer checks his emails on the phone and is permanently at risk of virus, “says the specialist.

F-Secure notes that the distribution of malicious software in these devices was mainly through applications via spam, with the aim to make fraud or theft of sensitive information.

The first quarter was an increase of over 144% in the number of threats target mobile devices compared to that reported in the same period of 2012, from 61 families of codes and their variants to 149.

F-Secure reports that an example of the extensive development of mobile malware is the Trojan Stels, which began to be distributed through fake emails Internal Revenue Service of the United States.

This, in order to steal confidential information from the device and monetizing through calls to premium numbers.

Also, the first quarter of 2013 was the scene of the first attacks in mobile environments, after Tibetan human rights activists were concerned with e containing an infected attachment to their Android devices .

Another case is recorded in India where such fraud was detected based on a false application to the user informing him that he had been shortlisted for a position at a major multinational company and to coordinate with the interview was asked the user a refundable security deposit.

F-Secure security develops software solutions and services designed to protect the contents flowing through computers and mobile devices for enterprises and end users.