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Android malware on the rise, reports claim, but others say the threat's overblown

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McAfee says malware targeting Android devices jumped nearly 37 percent in the third quarter compared to 2Q 2011. This report follows others regarding the growth in Android malware -- including a Juniper Networks claim that there's been a 472 percent increase -- but Google's Chris DiBona counters that the threat of serious viruses spreading between Android devices is overblown....

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