Security firm set to expand solutions to mobile devices.
Czech security firm
AVG
has announced the acquisition of Tel Aviv-based
DroidSecurity
, a specialist in cloud-based protection of smartphones, tablets and other devices running on
Google
‘s
Android
operating system.
DroidSecurity
‘s mobile security app,
antivirus free
, consistently ranks in the top 50 most popular apps for the
Android
platform and last month saw its 4.5-millionth download.
On completion of the acquisition,
DroidSecurity
will become a wholly owned subsidiary of
AVG
, continuing to operate from Israel. The company’s CEO and co-founder, Eran Pfeffer, will become the general manager of
AVG
‘s Mobile Solutions Team.
The first known trojan affecting smartphones running the
Android
operating system was observed in the wild in
August 2010
, and with smartphone devices and applications for the platform proliferating at pace,
Android
is likely to see many more attacks in future.
The December issue of
Virus Bulletin
will include an analysis of the first
Android
trojan. The issue will be available to subscribers from early December. Subscription details can be found
here
.
Posted on 10 November 2010 by
Virus Bulletin
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