Beware from Virus Attacking to Android!

Written by GdroiD Tuesday, 08 November 2011 01:18

In the few last years, the name of Android was to be a phenomenally enough in varying portable gadget operation system especially Smartphone and tablet ware. It doesn’t need a longer time for Google to occupy Android on the top level of operation system line. This is to be a pleasure for application developer to market Android Support software products started from 3D quality of game, GPS, document managerial and other unique applications.

Until this time, it was recorded that hundred thousand free applications have been ready downloaded and used by public. It is a pity that this hole has been used by irresponsibility people to get a profit by inflicting financial loss Android users.

Approximately on the last March, 50 Million Android users around the world were attacked malware Droiddream. To prevent android users, Google immediately released official updating to clean that malware. Nevertheless virus makers instead make use of its official updating to create a new virus. It is possible because of the imperfectly program code built by Google so that the chance appears and is used by them.

The descendant Virus of Droiddream’s name is Bgserv-A. For the Android users that have been already infected DroidDream will directly downloading this false updating. And for uninfected users, they will be confused by real or unreal this updating from official Google updating.

Another wicked program detected attacking Android was Gemini. As same as DroidDream, Gemini is inserted in the third side applications. This virus will send the wire private data such as IMEI Number, ID card Identity, memory card content, and also wire’s coordinate to the server determined by Virus Makers. It is definitely dangerous, moreover this nowadays Smartphone users are often keeping their banking private data or another business data.

Besides stealing data, Virus and Trojan in Android construct downloader wire for several applications and directly install without known by users. The point is if your Android was infected by this virus and Trojan, your phone is possibility controlled on long distance. The companies of computer virus amulet, kaspersky, estimate that virus and Trojan numbers will grow up twice in a short time.

Virus and another wicked program infection can be prevent and minimized by users. For the first step, don’t arbitrarily install applications, moreover unclear application used. Always Try to download from official store such as Android Market, because it’s more save from virus attacking than unofficial one. It is indeed so that it’s not absolutely safe, nevertheless Google always select the application entering its market.

For the second step, always give few times to see another users comment to the application which will be downloaded. From the comments, you can determine by yourself which one is the safe applications and which one is the unsafe one.

For the last preventive you can do is installing antivirus. One of enough powerful antivirus and there was have free version is Dr Web antivirus for Android. After installed, Dr. Web will check all files in the internal memory and external memory card. Then its antivirus will clean it when virus, Trojan, malware and etc found. For the paid version, it is more complete. There are antispam feature even email spam, sms or telephone call.

Started from now, Android users is claimed to be more alertness than before to lively virus and another wicked program. Google also absolutely isn’t silent otherwise they will keep their android users to be comfort using its operation system. And it is more important that, awareness of users will minimize bad impact from spread wicked program.