DroidDream: Google Android malware surges 400 per cent
There has been a 400 per cent increase in malware on Google's Android platform since the middle of last year and the problem is causing such concern that several Android anti-virus programs have been released.
There are over 200,000 applications on the Android Market today – up from 50,000 a year ago – but the huge growth in the platform has brought with it a rise in malicious apps designed to steal user data.
The issue highlights the flaws in Google's open, freewheeling approach compared to the tightly controlled nature of Apple's iTunes App Store.