Beware of Fake Android Market - Mobile Malware Warning

There's a new twist on malware attacks specially to those Android users. LookOut mobile security provider announced malware warning to all android mobile phone. A malicious app called GGTracker, which will trick you to install the fake version of Google's Android Market.

GGTracker is a Trojan (a malicious program concealed within otherwise harmless software). Its creators lure unsuspecting Android users via ads that appear in other Android apps. So far, those ads have been touting free apps for optimizing your phone battery or adult content. But that could easily change, so consider any in-app ad for a free app as a possible malware lure, according to Lookout blog.

In order to avoid this Trojan, check the URL of your downloading. We all know that the real URL is https://market.android.com/.

LookOut said, when users click on the in-app ad, they're taken to something that looks like the official Google Android Market -- what you'd expect if you're about to download an Android app. However, it's really a website designed to look just like the Android Market.

LookOut is touting its own "safe browsing" service to protect against this kind of threat. However, a more basic first step is this: If you use an Android phone, get accustomed to the process of downloading and installing known legitimate apps, such as those produced by big-name brands you trust.