Flappy Bird Android Malware

[Neskia]

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57618767-83/squawk-flappy-bird-fakes-are-hatching-android-malware/

Security firms have found Flappy Bird-like applications running malware in a host of third-party Android app marketplaces.

Oh lard

[_ASSASSIN_]

I was expecting this

[flibberdipper]

Lots of apps on Android are some kind of Malware... Big deal. Use your head and you won't get infected with one. Simple.

[Fred Castellum]

Lots of apps on Android are some kind of Malware... Big deal. Use your head and you won't get infected with one. Simple.

Your underestimating people, we have far too many who don't use their head. *shakes head in disappointment*

[MrImnotMLG]

I see a lot kids Iron Pants now. JUST DIE HUMANITY!

[flibberdipper]

Your underestimating people, we have far too many who don't use their head. *shakes head in disappointment*

Yep.

[squirrl]

flappy bird itself is malware.

[KakaoDj]

Your underestimating people, we have far too many who don't use their head. *shakes head in disappointment*

You're*

I just had to point out the irony 

 

[Tataffe]

 

Sincerely, an iPod touch and Nokia slide phone user

[Beskamir]

I'm pretty sure that having an anti virus should be enough to keep one safe if they are too stupid to keep themselves safe.

[Pvtjace]

Open source is open?

[mgsstar]

Sort of expected it to happen like @_ASSASSIN_ (forgot how to tag names which contain symbols) said but that's the reason why Android shows permissions of the app when you press install to let you know the risks of an app.

[Hazy125]

They better not take down my flappy doge

[chris_guitar]

This is expected to happen, Linus has mentioned it many times about the Nigerian Prince.

 

There are a lot of people in the world, someone, somewhere is bound to do this unfortunately.

 

This is so sad, this will affect many games on the marketplace that are in the similar endless runner / flying games as they aren't like Flappy Bird.

[flibberdipper]

Sort of expected it to happen like @_ASSASSIN_ (forgot how to tag names which contain symbols) said but that's the reason why Android shows permissions of the app when you press install to let you know the risks of an app.

EDIT: Nope.

[needmorewood]

Your underestimating people, we have far too many who don't use their head. *shakes head in disappointment*

i think u mean the other kind of estimating....

[DudeWazap]

Lots of apps on Android are some kind of Malware... Big deal. Use your head and you won't get infected with one. Simple.

Unfortunately most people that aren't very tech smart install everything and then get infected with viruses and complain.

[Aycee]

How ironic of cnet to talk about malware when the majority of their downloads contain tons of secret crap they try and get you to inadvertently install in the installer.

[MatheusSanzo]

I told you so...