Re: Android phone botnet BOGUS!

[Paul E Condon <pecondon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Margit, 

Microsoft has a long history of scary reports about dangerous defects
in competitors products. The practice of this marketing technique is,
perhaps, Microsoft's most clever 'innovation'. I've heard the
technique called FUD, as in Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt. To me, it is a
strange coincidence that this 'problem' was 'discovered' just as
Microsoft was announcing its intention of entering the smart-phone
software business.

Paul

On 20120706_160729, Margit Johansson wrote:
> HI ALL,
> I GOT THE WORD THAT THIS NEWS IS BOGUS.
> SORRY. (Or NOT sorry, as the case may be.)
> Margit
> 
> On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 6:37 PM, Margit Johansson <margitjo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > FYI
> > Margit
> >
> > More evidence about why voting from cell phones is a bad idea.
> >
> >
> > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/**technology-18720565<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18720565>
> >
> > 5 July 2012 Last updated at 12:14
> >
> > Android smartphones 'used for botnet', researchers say
> >
> > Smartphones running Google's Android software have been hijacked by an
> > illegal botnet, according to a Microsoft researcher.
> >
> > The Google platform has suffered from several high-profile issues with
> > malware affected apps in recent months.
> >
> > "We've all heard the rumours," Mr Zink wrote in a blog post.
> >
> > "But this is the first time I have seen it - a spammer has control of
> > a botnet that lives on Android devices.
> >
> > "These devices login to the user's Yahoo Mail account and send spam."
> >
> > "We are committed to providing a secure experience for consumers in
> > Google Play, and in fact our data shows between the first and second
> > halves of 2011, we saw a 40% decrease in the number of potentially
> > malicious downloads from Google Play," a spokesman said.
> >
> > "Last year we also introduced a new service into Google Play that
> > provides automated scanning for potentially malicious software without
> > disrupting the user experience or requiring developers to go through
> > an application approval process."
> >
> >

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