Google has announced that malware infections on Android devices have been cut in half in the past year following security upgrades for the mobile platform. For those devices which only use Google Play apps, the rate of potentially malicious apps was less than 0.15 percent
According to a new Android State of the Union report, it's starting to see real progress in the fight against harmful software. The new report says that the global rate of harmful software installs fell by 50 percent over the course of 2014. By Google's accounting, only 1 percent of Android devices had a harmful application installed in 2014.
Android has long been seen as vulnerable to malware because it is an open platform and many devices run older versions of the mobile operating system
Android security engineer Adrian Ludwig said in a blog post that the overall worldwide rate of potentially harmful applications installed dropped by nearly 50% between the first quarter and the fourth quarter of the year.
The report noted that Android got several security upgrades in 2014, including improved encryption and better detection tools for malware.
According to google the rate of potentially malicious apps was less than 0.15 percent. The report noted that Android got several security upgrades in 2014, including improved encryption and better detection tools for malware.
According to a new Android State of the Union report, it's starting to see real progress in the fight against harmful software. The new report says that the global rate of harmful software installs fell by 50 percent over the course of 2014. By Google's accounting, only 1 percent of Android devices had a harmful application installed in 2014.
Android has long been seen as vulnerable to malware because it is an open platform and many devices run older versions of the mobile operating system
Android security engineer Adrian Ludwig said in a blog post that the overall worldwide rate of potentially harmful applications installed dropped by nearly 50% between the first quarter and the fourth quarter of the year.
The report noted that Android got several security upgrades in 2014, including improved encryption and better detection tools for malware.
According to google the rate of potentially malicious apps was less than 0.15 percent. The report noted that Android got several security upgrades in 2014, including improved encryption and better detection tools for malware.
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