More Android malware's emerging, but absolute threat still small, McAfee says

Researchers have uncovered Android 2.3 malware known as & GingerMaster,& which takes advantage of a jailbreak exploit to gain root access and execute instructions from a remote server. Meanwhile, McAfee Labs says malware developers are focusing on Android more than any other platform -- but adds that the number of actual threats found on smartphones in the wild remains small....

Source: http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/GingerMaster-and-McAfee-Labs-Q2-2011-threats-report/?kc=rss

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