Android Virus Detected in Indonesia

Android Virus Detected in Indonesia

Attacks of malicious programs that target the Android operating system more real. Even in Indonesia, the attacks of malicious programs that run on top of 'green robot' OS it began to be detected.

Based on the company's data NetQin Mobile, China is still a main target of this Android attacker with an attack percentage was 64% in the first quarter of 2011.

Followed by the United States market in second place with a percentage of 7.6%, and then continue with the Russians (6.1%), India (3.4%), and Indonesia with a percentage of 3.2%.

According NetQin who quoted from Cellular News, Sunday (29/05/2011), there are 2.53 million Android users who are infected and other malicious programs in the first quarter of 2011.

Android phones are the target of cyber criminals is dominated by 'white box phone'. This is a term used to refer to an open mobile phone that is not bound by a particular carrier.

Mobile phones 'white box' is considered to have a gap because many are run mobile software that is not updated and not equipped with security systems of the carrier support.

The Android version of the most affected are running Froyo aka Android OS version 2.2 with the percentage of 45 %. Followed by Eclair (Android OS V2.1) and Gingerbread (Android OS v2.3) with each of these 34 % and 16 %.