ITworld: Remind everyone you know: malware kills computers, smartphones are computers

A ridiculously high percentage of smartphone users don't even know the could get a virus

By Kevin Fogarty
July 14, 2011

By the end of next year five percent of all Android and iOs smartphones will be infected by trojans and malware, according to analysis by security vendor Trusteer.

The only thing that has to happen for infections to reach that level is that malware writers decide smartphone owners are numerous enough and use their phones for transactions valuable enough to be worth the effort to add support for Android and iOS into zero-day malware and exploit kits, according to Trusteer CEO Mickey Boodaei.

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