Despite having a minor market share in the mobile market, Microsoft's Windows platform is still by far the biggest carrier of mobile infections delivered via mobile networks, as per the latest report from Alcatel-Lucent's Motive Security Lab.
Microsoft s Windows is the biggest carrier of mobile infections delivered via mobile networks, as per a recent study despite having minor market share in the mobile market. This is according to the latest report of Alcatel-Lucent's Motive Security Lab.
Almost 80 percent of 100 million devices noted that the infections are accounted for windows via mobile networks in Q2 2015.
The report, which took in more than 100 million devices in consideration, noted that Windows devices accounted for 80 percent of all the infections that circulated via mobile networks in Q2 2015.
"Most people are surprised to find such a high proportion of Windows/PC devices involved," Alcatel-Lucent said in its report, adding, "These Windows/PCs are connected to the mobile network via dongles and mobile Wi-Fi devices or simply tethered through smartphones. They are responsible for a large percentage of the malware infections observed [...] As the mobile network becomes the access network of choice for many Windows PCs, the malware moves with them."
As for Android, its share of the total infection dropped from 50 percent to 20 percent. Alcatel-Lucent noted that Google's continuous efforts have bolster the overall security in its mobile operating system. iOS and other operating systems are fairly secure.
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