Android bug was potential malware threat – NU.nl

The bug was discovered by security Bluebox Labs reports The Guardian .

The so Fake ID -bug gave rogue apps potentially the possibility of using a security certificate to impersonate another app. for Such a certificate is specifically designed to ensure. The authenticity and reliability of an app

bug malicious apps would be able to do if, inter alia, app from Google or Adobe. That gives potential danger, because apps from Google and Adobe have much above average competence in Android. Through these powers unnoticed install. Malware on an Android device a rogue app would

Yet there according to Google no abuse of the vulnerability created. Google has the bug fixed in the update to Android 4.4.3, but not all Android users have access to that update. Google also said to have spread. A security patch under Android partners

That means that the vulnerability may still be present in 82.1 percent of Android devices that Android 4.4 or earlier. Nevertheless, users who only download apps from the Play Store walk according to Google no danger.

“We have all the apps for Google Play submitted and apps outside of Google Play scanned and we have no evidence of attempted abuse this vulnerability seen “, says Google

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Nearly 20 percent of Android devices on latest version

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Gmail for Android update brings improved Drive integration – Nutech

Gmail for Android has been updated to make it easier for users to add. Drive files to an e-mail

The new version of Gmail is phased rolled through Google Play.

In the new app version, it is possible to choose from the menu file from Google Drive and add to the e-mail it.

By: NU.nl / Daniel Verlaan

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