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Combating Malware

Malware on mobile devices is an interesting issue. Tight controls on the OS

and apps make traditional malware infections almost impossible on iOS and

Windows Phone devices. When malware strikes, the OS maker supplies

periodic patching/OS updates, automatic updates and operating system

patches. Android lacks some safeguards that we see in iOS and Windows

Phone. To plug the gap, there are third-party antivirus and anti-malware

single-user (user-level) and enterprise-level solutions available. Figure 25-9

shows an example of user-level antivirus software for an Android device.

Figure 25-9 Antivirus app for Android

In an ideal world, your mobile anti-malware software will cover all threats

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