Ok, but people how can defend their devices againt these attacks? With the normal antivir programs like avg antivir or lookout?
On aug. 29, 19:58, Chris Stratton <[email protected]> wrote: > On Monday, August 29, 2011 2:56:13 PM UTC-4, Appaholics wrote: > > > No. > > > On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 11:34 PM, Zwiebel <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> I'm interested in this question: Can Android devices got normal > >> viruses or they can carry them? Can Android got a virus from a website > >> if the user doesn't download anything? > > That's not entirely true. While android devices would likely not be > susceptible to something specifically targeting a particular desktop OS, > they are potentially susceptible to similar attacks, exploiting either the > same style of vulnerability of potentially even the exact same vulnerability > with only the code-to-be-injected needing to be customized for android. > > - An exploit of the web browser could lead to arbitrary code executed as the > browser UID. This could result in the loss of stored credentials for other > sites, or set the stage for an attempt to exploit the android system itself > to gain more privileged (root) access. IIRC at least one such issue has > been found and patched. > > - Some other android-based client application or content viewer could be > exploited in a similar fashion, to a similar end. > > - Code commonality between different platforms is a potential cross-platform > vulnerability. For example, a few years ago a problem with a common jpeg > library affected not only desktop PC's, but was also used (positively, by > device owners) as an entry point to run custom software on handheld gaming > devices. > > - Just about any computer system can carry malicious payloads to which it is > not susceptible, between systems which are. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
