Android is still the most vulnerable platform

Android's experience is similar to that of Windows, and it is similar to Windows in terms of hate and hate. According to the latest data from computer and network security provider F-Secure, Android is still the main target of malicious apps. In the first quarter, the vast majority of malicious apps were targeted at Android, and there was only one for iOS and Symbian, respectively, and Android's ability to pull hatred was evident.

With the increase of Android installed capacity, the security situation of Android has become increasingly severe. It is reported that in the first quarter of 2014, F-Secure discovered 277 malicious apps, of which 255 were for Android. These malicious apps belong to the "threat family," meaning that apps that are infected with malware are replaced with families based on the same code and behavior. In the last quarter, the top ten Android malware families accounted for 76% of all discovered threats.

Google recently paid attention to Android's security issues. Google has added background code to scan for malicious apps in the new Google Play service to prevent users from being attacked by malicious Android apps. In the past, Google did not pay enough attention to Android's security issues. Google even accused Android security providers of exaggerating the threat of malicious software in order to promote their products. Now, Google’s thinking may have changed.

If there is no accident, Google will release the latest Android version of Android 4.5 or Android 5.0 this year. At present, there is not much information leaked about the next-generation Android system. Google will hold the annual Google I/O Developer Conference in June this year. Hopefully, Google will bring good news about Android security enhancement.