Botnets on Android MORE

The number of botnets that Google Android has grown by leaps and bounds in recent months, after infecting a study by a security research firm. 

One study found that during the first half of 2011 in the United States of America (USA), only 40 000 Android devices under the control of the botnet. "For the month of March 2011 were 20,000 units, which fell under the control of the botnet. This figure is in agreement with Google to implement a control to move the suspicious applications on Android." 

It was not long since the beginning of July, the number of botnets in the back of Android 40 000. "The number 40,000 is probably a bit, and it is suspected that the botnet is Android" 

first mobile malware scam SMS has been limited, but now advertisers do more sophisticated attacks on mobile devices. 

"The crimes of this kind not only in the Android platform, but also on a Windows Mobile, Symbian, HP and IOS,"

Botnet is a collection of PC / mobile Internet devices are exposed, offered, the attack will be used for evil purposes. If a PC / mobile devices vulnerable to attack and then become part of botnets. Botnets are typically controlled via standard network protocols such as IRC and HTTP.