Every 22 seconds a new Android malware app - Automation Guide

In May appeared every 22 seconds a new piece of malware for Android. In total last month 124,000 new malicious apps for Google’s operating system found.

Most of these malicious apps trying to steal or make money by making calls or text messages to premium rate. money personal data That is apparent from examination of the G Data Security Labs, the following Android-risk situation for the coming months outlines:

• Mobile malware is increasing: The number of new pieces of malware for Android will continue to increase in the coming months. Thanks to the popularity of Google’s mobile platform, mobile malware is rapidly a mass phenomenon in cyber crime.
• Mobile botnets are created: In the coming months, cybercriminals increasingly look for opportunities to infected smartphones and tablet into botnets, to send spam to them, or to make massive premium rate for calling. The earning potential is immense.
• Adware is still a trend in the mobile malware sector: Experts of G Data Security Labs expect to be assigned, for example to stimulate

installing malicious apps adware still increasing.

Gartner runs 75% of smartphones sold worldwide in the first quarter of 2013 on Android. In that light, it is not surprising that cybercriminals focus their attention on this platform, you’ll Security Evangelist Eddy Willems, G Data.