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Google Fights Android Malware with Bouncer
Bouncer scans new apps as developers upload them to the market, sweeping for spyware and verifying the developer’s account to prevent malicious applications from ever becoming available to users.
Google’s open-source Android market faced several major security breaches last year, resulting in more than $1 million stolen from Android users.
By contrast, the search giant’s fiercest competitor, Apple, boasts a secure App Market with the potential to lure wary consumers away from Android to its safer platform.
Repeated claims of malware attacks in the Android market have the potential to damage Google’s reputation, but the company is finally fighting back against hackers, saying Bouncer reduced malware attacks by 40 percent in its first few months, a
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