There will always be an argument, disagreement when it comes to Apple
OS and Android smartphones and tablets, in many cases consumers will go
blue in the face and stick up for the OS platform that they believe is
the best. Yes one has open source and the other is very much closed in
the way everything needs to be approved before going any further, this
is where we talk about ‘Secure vs Unsecure’ and how Android beats Apple
in the mobile malware threat.
There is no doubting that Android is the king of open source, but
then they are also vulnerable to major security issues. Google’s Android
cannot dispute the fact that they are the best in malware threats, and a
new report via F-Secure mentions that Android is right up there with 79
percent of mobile malware in 2012 and if this was compared to iOS that
accounts less than one percent of the pie chart.
The Android mobile threat report via F-Secure reports
(PDF) that out of 96 new families and variants of threats to the
Android operating system nearly a quarter of them had to do with Premium
SMS con which has your phone send out messages to premium rate numbers.
Messages then disappeared for the phone as well as leaving a massive
charge that is added to users monthly mobile bills.
The report also mentions things about hijacking your SMS to subscribe
to a costly service as well as malware stealing mobile transaction
authentication number aka mTAN, extra security can be put in place by
downloading Google Android version 4.2 Jelly Bean as this will reduce
threats that helps deflect Trojans and cuts down on such schemes.
79 percent of threats were related to Android in 2012, that means a massive rise of 66% during the previous year.
Phones Review always sits on the fence, we love both iOS and Android
platforms. There is no taking away from Apple that they have the most
secure system, Android being open source will always face threats, apps
can be submitted without even being looked at and for any parent this
could be slightly worrying for their children as they can download what
they like without even knowing what is going to be good or bad. Not
everyone knows how to use Android OS smartphones when they first receive
them, it is ok for the avid user to say “Android is easy and it is the
best platform” but remember you know what to do and you know what is
right and wrong. Please do not think for one minute we are favouring any
OS, we like both for different reasons, we are merely pointing out that
Android is the best when it comes to malware vulnerabilities.
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