Mikko Hypponen of F-Secure AMA, Android is only mobile platform with malware

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Looks like Linux in the mobile market is the MOST INSECURE platform.

"The operating systems on our current phones (and tablets) are clearly more secure than the operating systems on our computers. That's mostly because they are much more restricted.

Windows Phones and iOS devices don't have a real malware problem (they still have to worry about things like phishing though). Android is the only smartphone platform that has real-world malware for it (but most of that is found in China and is coming from 3rd party app stores).

It is interesting the Android is the first Linux distribution to have a real-world malware problem."

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