Android Market: Beware Of Virus-Infected Apps

Mobile operating system “Android” is one of the most popular operating platform for smartphones and tablets – and of course this popularity has attracted hackers worldwide. This weekend, multiple applications from the official Android Market were found to contain malware that can significantly compromise users personal data.

Android has thousands of applications in its online application market that can be download easily in Android mobile devices – and many of them are free. Security reports now say that many of these apps are infected with viruses.

How do you protect yourself against malware from Android Market? Install only those apps that are developed by trusted and well know developers.

The list of infected applications (by developer name) includes:

Magic Photo Studio

• Sexy Girls: Hot Japanese
• Sexy Legs
• HOT Girls 4
• Beauty Breasts
• Sex Sound
• Sex Sound: Japanese
• HOT Girls 1
• HOT Girls 2
• HOT Girls 3

Mango Studio

• Floating Image Free
• System Monitor
• Super StopWatch and Timer
• System Info Manager

E.T. Tean

• Call End Vibrate

BeeGoo

• Quick Photo Grid
• Delete Contacts
• Quick Uninstaller
• Contact Master
• Brightness Settings
• Volume Manager
• Super Photo Enhance
• Super Color Flashlight
• Paint Master

DroidPlus

• Quick Cleaner
• Super App Manager
• Quick SMS Backup

GluMobi

• Tetris
• Bubble Buster Free
• Quick History Eraser
• Super Compass and Leveler
• Go FallDown !
• Solitaire Free
• Scientific Calculator
• TenDrip