Android: Malware attack on porn sites done with ads.

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Security researchers at Blue Coat Systems discovered the attack that’s targeting Android devices using versions of the operating system up to and including version 4.3. That version came out almost three years ago, but 4.3 and earlier releases of Android are still being used by 21% of devices, according to Google’s own numbers. There’s reason to believe that Android 4.4 is also vulnerable to infection, albeit via a different set of exploits, making more than half of Android devices vulnerable.

What’s different and worrying about this latest threat is that, unlike other malware which required users to download malicious apps or give permissions, this is a “drive-by attack” where the device gets broken into just by displaying a webpage. Right now, it seems this attack is being served by ads on some porn sites.

more: Drive-by attack is targeting older Android devices on porn sites

''towelroot'' ransomware. Luckily, this is just affecting older mobile systems pre 5.0 Lolipop. Is Google is making its version of a LINUX based os, Android, a virus magnet or is is just a matter of the target population density?