Android is the most popular Android platform with nearly 2 million apps and counting (Q1, Google). This infographic from ESET will guide you through the shady world of Android malware and advice you how to stay safe and secure. For even greater confidence, try ESET Mobile Security: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eset.ems2.gp&referrer=utm_source%3DSlideshare%26utm_term%3DAndroid%252Bmalware%26utm_content%3DInfographic

1. GOEXPLORETHEINTERNET,
PROTECTED.
DOWNLOADTHELATEST
ESETMOBILESECURITYAPP.
Questionwhyasimpleappwouldneed
accesstoallyourcontacts,locationsdata
orSMSmessages.Askyourselfifyouare
comfortablegivingaccesstoallthis
informationandifsomethingseems
suspicious,donotacceptit.
Whenyougivepermissions
toappsbeforeinstalling
ALLOW
CONTACTS
MESSAGES
LOCATION
GALLERY
BecausewhenyoudownloadGooglePlay
paidapplicationsfrom anunofficialapp
storeforfree,youmaysaveafewcents,
buttheoriginalcodeoftheappcanbere-
placedbymaliciouscontent.
Whenyoudownloadapps
from unofficialappstores
DoodlePlay
DOWNLOAD
DoodlePlay
Becausetheycancontainredirectorsto
supposedlyofficialsiteslikeinternet
banking.DoublechecktheURLaddress
beforeyoulogin.
Whenyoutapone-mailor
chatmessages
YOUWON!
Becauseyoucannotlose15kilogramsinless
thantwohours.Andclickingthelinkcouldland
youinaplacethatunderminesyoursecurity.
Whenyouvisitsketchywebsites
100%guarantee
Itreallyworks!
Lose15kgin
lessthan2
hours
clicktolearnmore!
Becauseitcouldbeawayforattackersto
“get”intoyourphone.
Whenyouconnecttounsecured
Wi-Fiatyourfavoritecafé
BLACKBEARDS_CAFE
WI-FI
UPSETPIGEONSFREE
BLACKBEARDS_CAFE
WI-FI
CONNECT
Whentouseextracaution?
SMSTrojansanddialers–dubbedjointly
GSM Trojans–areknownforcallingor
sendingSMStextmessagestopaidnumbers,
withoutthevictim knowing,thusinflating
user’sphonebillenormously.
Spywarelooksforemails,textmessages,contacts
andlocationsontheuser’sdeviceandsendsthem
totheattacker.Itcanalsohijackthedevice’s
cameraormicrophoneandsecretly“livestream”
audioorvideoofeverythingtheuserdoes.
Ransomwareisanytypeofmalicioussoftware
thattakessomethingvaluablefrom itsvictim and
demandsmoneybeforeit“releases”that
resource.Dependingonthetypeofmalware,this
mightbeaccesstoadeviceordatastoredonit.
Whatistargeting
yourAndroid?
$
Hundredsofmillionsofusersoverlook
securitydespitehavingpersonal
informationstoredontheirAndroid
devices.
Usersoverlooksecurity
Storedimages,documents,passwords,
syncedapplications,personalnotes,
locations,contacts,textmessages,e-mails,
andsocialnetworkdata-youcarryitall
withyou.
WholeWorldinYourPocket
withnearly2MILLIONappsandgames,
morethan150BILLIONappdownloads
and1,4BILLIONdeviceactivations.
(Source:Google™;AppAnnie)
Androidisthemostpopular
mobileplatform>1.9MILLION
APPS&GAMES
Itdoesn’thurttoknow...
(aboutAndroidmalware)