New Android Malware Fakes Android Market

Unfortunately, it looks like people who want to maliciously attack smartphone users are increasing their efforts, particularly on Android users. Last month Google removed 25 apps from the Android Market that had malware called Droid Dream Light. In their latest efforts, the malware developers are bypassing the Android Market by providing a web site that looks very much like the official market in hopes to fool users into installing the malware-infected apps directly from the web site.

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