21 Android Malicious Apps !!

Google has just revoked 21 applications from the Android Market. According to Google, all applications were suspected as malware designed to gain root access from Android devices owned by users. Access was then used to retrieve various types of data and thereafter used to download some code. Unfortunately, users do not know if there is a 'thief' in the Android device he uses.

Although Google had revoked 21 applications, but in total all the applications in question have been downloaded by about 50,000 users of Android.

All applications are very dangerous because it is a 'bootleg' of the original application which has been very popular among users and Android. For example, an application called Chess will make users think it is a normal chess game, but it turns out when it is played, some data from the Android device will be stolen.

When a user downloads one of the 21 applications that the application will perform rooting Android devices using methods such as 'rageagainstthecage' then use Android executable files (GER) to obtain data, such as what provider is used also user ID. Furthermore, the application will act as a secret exit quietly carry away the codes of Android devices.

Here's a list of the 21 malicious applications that have been pulled from Google's Android Market. If you feel you've downloaded one of them, make sure you replace the SIM card with new number because you do not know for certain whether the Android phone data was still safe or not. And also keep in mind not to conduct online transactions for a while.

- Falling Down
- Super Guitar Solo
- Super History Eraser
- Photo Editor
- Super Ringtone Maker
- Super Sex Positions
- Hot Sexy Videos
- Chess
- Fall Ball
- Hilton Sex Sound
- Screaming Japanese Sexy Girls
- Falling Ball Dodge
- Scientific Calculator
- Dice Roller
- Dodge Ball
- Advanced Currency Converter
- APP Uninstaller
- PewPew
- Funny Paint
- Spider Man
- Spider-Man

Each time download applications from the Android Market, make sure you've read all the information and reviews that accompany the application you want to download. This is very important because the Android Market is 'open' which on one side is very profitable, but on the other hand could only bring disasters such as the presence of malware in your devices.

Open source OS like Android is vulnerable once exposed to different kinds of viruses and malware. According to Kaspersky, there are about 70 types of malware that attacks Android apps at the moment. And that number will continue to grow even more.

Previously Google has blocked 21 applications suspected of being malware. And it continues to be searched although they do not tell you how much malware that have been banned to this day.

Kapersky -famous for its anti-virus products- says that Android until March 2011 are at risk for 70 types of malware attacks. And it is on various applications that can easily be downloaded and installed on any Android devices.

Google seems have to implement tighter control for the applications listed in the Android Market. Perhaps the app approval process should be modeled like the one on Apple's App Store. Because if the problem of viruses and malware is still on going, it is not possible emigration Android OS user to another.

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