ZDNet - Zero Day: BT: Almost every Android device is infected with malware

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British Telecom says that one third of Android apps are compromised with some form of active or dormant malware, and that almost every Android device is infected. Something doesn't add up here.

By Emil Protalinski
July 27, 2012

Update on July 30 - BT backpedals on claims almost every Android device has malware

British Telecom (BT) has made some rather eyebrow-raising statements about Google's mobile operating system. We all know Android malware is a problem, but a BT security expert speaking at the NetEvents Americas conference has just made it sound like an epidemic that is affecting everyone.

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