Mobile Devices Facing Increased Malware Threats

Smartphones and tablets have captured the electronics market the world over, but there is ‎also a dark side to this development. Viruses on the mobile applications have increased, ‎‎2010 saw a steep increase in malware on mobile devices, up 46 percent from 2009.‎

The increase in mobile malware was on the cards, with smart-phones becoming more ‎popular in every market segment. Smart-phones recently surpassed Personal Computers in sales for the ‎first time ever. Symbian carried the highest risk on a mobile platform, and Android based ‎devices are being challenged along with iPhones. ‎

The mobile malware was growing exponentially year-over-year for sometime. Smart-‎phones have almost become mobile computers. With growing numbers, mobile malware ‎was also getting more sophisticated. Viruses that infect cell phones typically force the ‎phone to send texts or make calls to specific numbers and at specific times enabling the ‎malware creator to rejoice. Now that phones are capable of so much more, the viruses ‎that infect them are following suit.‎

Criminal minds deploy dubious methods to satiate their evil designs. Mischievous people ‎with the ability to infect the phones do not hesitate to build botnet infrastructure. They ‎want to establish their command and control over phones in a wicked way.‎