Geinimi: The Android Trojan takes control of your smartphone

On December 29, 2010, Lookout, a San Francisco based Smartphone security firm, gave a warning for Android-based Smartphone users called Geinimi is affected by a sophisticated Trojan. According to Lookout Geinimi is the most modern malware on Android devices to date with "botnet related features.", It can control over user devices and transfer sensitive information to a remote server. The Trojan made his debut in China and would gradually in other regions. The biggest problem is that Geinimi comes with legitimate apps, mainly games. After you have installed the infected app on your Android phone, it would take questions to ask too many personal information. Digital trends reports:

so far Gemini has been observed, grafted on legitimate apps - games - that are on Android Smartphones from ignorant patrons of third-party Android app stores downloaded. Allegedly an unusually high access to devices challenge the infected apps then and then, boom, it's a zombie phone.

After the Trojan a particular control device would send it the position of the user takes, transfer the unique device ID number as download apps forth and force the user to install them. It can provide several apps installed on a remote server. So far, the malware detected in China was and it is believed that the main objective of this malicious software to connect to a "malicious ad network."

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A run for money can Android app market give Apple APP store in 2011

The success, Apple has managed to get with its APP store is more than impressive. The other competitors could see this success from afar with jealous eyes. Well, things can change a bit in 2011 as the Android is the leading platform for smartphones. Google could not have earned to a lot of money directly through the development of Android OS, but it certainly happy to see that Android is created as the leading platform of smartphones in the world in 2011. So the app developers are certainly try, to develop applications for Android market, or you will certainly lose something.  I don't think that Apple must be concerned about the onslaught of Android app market in 2011 essentially for two reasons. First of all the iPhone user base will continue to grow. Also, Apple already market dominance in the Tablet PC device industry with its iPad. In 2011 Apple will make even greater in the Tablet PC industry this dominance. Secondly, when it comes to paid apps, Apple store is doing much better than Android market. So, is to make still more money from paid apps Apple even in 2011.

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