"Doctor Web": mobile threats in November 2013

Experts of "Doctor Web" continue analyze information from users of Dr.Web for Android statistical information. In November Dr.Web anti-virus scanner on mobile devices running the Android run about 20.5 million times, while in the process of scanning was found 3.2 million threats. At night using Dr.Web found 300,000 malicious programs for this mobile platform. According to statistics, which have specialists of "Doctor Web", in November 2013 was recorded 8,095,350 positives mobile anti-virus monitor that 3745 is less than 21 indicators the previous month. This unusual declines may be due to seasonal fluctuations c distributing malware. Forcing users scan their devices run 20,443,096 times, while the scanner found 3226243 malicious or unauthorized application for Android - to 1,250,194 less than in October.

On average, using the scanner Dr.Web for Android daily revealed about 120,000 mobile threats - the maximum value was reached on November 15 (141 294), and the smallest Android malware scanner found November 25, 2013 (110,740). Using antivirus Dr.Web for Android monitor fails to detect and neutralize an average of about 300,000 mobile threats a day - a peak of activity and malicious programs has been made deprecated November 1, 2013 (412,395 positives antivirus monitor), the minimum value noted November 26 (253 832 response).

The most common today are the families of Trojans Android.SmsBot, Android.Wondertek, Android.Spy, Android.SmsSend. For example, during the month of virus databases supplemented records for several new variants of malware families Android.Spy, Android.SmsSpy and Android.Tempur, designed to intercept SMS-messages and obtain other personal information. Last month unattended cybercriminals have not gone and Chinese users Android: November specialists of "Doctor Web" found a new representative of the famous family of malware Android.SmsSend, added to the virus database named Android.SmsSend.946.origin. The Trojan on various Chinese websites containing software for the operating system Android.