Android malwares rising significantly: report

Search engine giant Google has released its biggest ever Android security report since the program had been officially started in the month of August 2015.

In the July bulletin regarding Android vulnerability and security, around 108 bugs vulnerabilities are noted in two batches, containing 20 issues that were labelled ‘critical’ threats.

According to the report, one of the most patched section for this month was the Mediaserver component, as seen is past releases. Other security fixes related to Qualcomm components were also listed down; a total of 42 Qualcomm-oriented issues were fixed this month.

This is the first instance where Google’s Android Security Bulletin has been delivered in two batches suggesting an increase in the number of Android malwares.

The first batch was released on July 1, which contained general fixes to the Android OS; the second batch, released on July 5, included fixes to devices-specific components.

The report also shed light on the fact that OEMs that don’t usually feature specific drivers such as Nvidia, Qualcomm, or MediaTek, must be careful and selective while applying the patch.

However, one thing that remains constant is the rapid increase in Android malwares and people should be extra careful while downloading news apps and software.