"Mobile malware is on track to double again in 2011, as it has every year since 2007, according to a new report from Kaspersky Lab.

The doubling of malicious programs for mobile devices continues a trend first spotted in 2007 and that is beginning to resemble the world of PC viruses more each day, with platforms like Google's Android taking over for Microsoft's Windows as a hacker's target of choice.

"The situation with the Android OS is becoming similar to the current situation with Windows," wrote Kaspersky Lab expert, Yuri Namestnikov. The most prone Android devices are those which have been jailbroken, giving users administrative access over the platform akin to what many WIndows users enjoy on their systems. And, as in the Windows world, most users are running out of date versions of the Android OS and ignore security alerts as well, Namestnikov wrote."
Daniel Reviewed by Daniel on . Mobile Malware Set to Double in 2011 "Mobile malware is on track to double again in 2011, as it has every year since 2007, according to a new report from Kaspersky Lab. The doubling of malicious programs for mobile devices continues a trend first spotted in 2007 and that is beginning to resemble the world of PC viruses more each day, with platforms like Google's Android taking over for Microsoft's Windows as a hacker's target of choice. "The situation with the Android OS is becoming similar to the current situation Rating: 5