Google's Android Malware Detection Falls Short

Android appears to be on a trajectory to become the Windows of mobile operating systems, but there's a downside to ubiquity. Rising market share means increasing attention from malware authors.

Sophos, a computer security company, asserts that there is a growing malware problem for Android devices and that Android devices are less safe than iOS or Windows Phone devices. The FBI has noticed too, issuing a warning in October about risks facing Android users.

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