Scientists at the State University of North Carolina (USA) presented the results of the study, which shows a completely unacceptable level of malware detection in the new Antivirus from Android developers. As it turned out, the new service for local verification of Android-applications submitted in a fresh version of the 4.2, detects no more than 15-20% of known malware.
According to the latest information, the Android platform is analogous to Windows mobile platform in the world - for example, by popularity. On the other hand, this popularity is unpleasant underside: the growing popularity of the platform calls attention by cybercriminals and malware writers. For example, according to antivirus company Sophos devices running Android OS less secure than devices based on iOS or Windows Phone. Even the U.S. intelligence agency FBI in October issued a special statement on the risks that threaten users Android.
Android platform developers clearly understand that their system needs increased security. In September this year, they have absorbed the company VirusTotal.com, which specializes in measuring the effectiveness of different vendors. After absorption in the platform of Android 4.2
'Jelly Bean' got its own service for testing applications, designed to detect potentially dangerous software directly on the machine user.
