AVG already makes antivirus for android.  There are several other anti-virus 
Lapps available, but I never heard of any of them before.

Mike

Chipp Walters <ch...@altuit.com> wrote:

>Interesting. I wonder which of the two platforms, iOS or Android, McAfee might 
>eventually develop anti-virus software for?
>
>(hint: it would probably be the platform with true multi-tasking)
>
>Chipp Walters
>CEO, Shafer Walters Group, Inc
>
>On Aug 24, 2011, at 8:16 AM, Charles Szasz <csz...@mac.com> wrote:
>
>> According to McAfee's Second Quarter report Android malware has increased by 
>> 76%. The following was reported by AppleInsider:
>> 
>> 
>> A new study has found that iOS remained untouched by malware during the 
>> second quarter, while Android faced 76 percent more threats than in the 
>> first quarter, making it the most targeted mobile platform.
>> 
>> McAfee detailed the information in its Second Quarter 2011 Threats Report, 
>> noting that the "threat landscape of 2011 is undergoing a year of chaos and 
>> change," as noted by MacNN.
>> 
>> Google's Android platform jumped from being the third-most targeted platform 
>> for mobile malware in the first quarter to taking the number one spot with 
>> 44 cases of malware. Java ME, the second-most targeted platform, had 
>> one-third the volume with just 14 exploits.
>> 
>> "This increase in threats to such a popular platform should make us evaluate 
>> our behavior on mobile devices and the security industry’s preparedness to 
>> combat this growth," the report said.
>> 
>> 
>> 
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