Secure-D new malware centre reports global suspicious Android apps

KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 (Bernama) -- Upstream mobile security platform, Secure-D has launched a new mobile malware centre to report on suspicious Android applications it detects and blocks globally.

The technology company aims to further protect mobile subscribers, operators and advertisers from the ever-growing threat of mobile ad fraud, whose value is currently estimated at US$40 billion. (US$1 = RM4.11)

Each app on the Secure-D Index centre features pertinent information such as number of downloads, market infection rate and markets where the app is active.

Data is currently available for 17 markets, including the United States, Russia, India, Germany, South Africa and Egypt, covering up to 1.3 billion mobile data subscribers.

The index lists over 1,500 malicious apps with an estimate of 13.5 billion downloads.

Users can check whether the apps are available on Google Play, have been removed from Google Play or distributed via third-party app stores.

A developer and a link to its website are also provided, when available.

Upstream, Secure-D head, Dimitris Maniatis said Secure-D led the fight against malware, an ever-growing threat for mobile security worldwide.

“We believe a crucial part of this fight is awareness, which mobile users and, surprisingly, a large part of the industry, lack.”

In 2018 alone, Secure-D having processed over 1.8 billion mobile transactions, detected and blocked over 63,000 malicious apps in 16 countries. More details at https://index.secure-d.io/

-- BERNAMA