Does anyone have a sample website? I am wondering if you need to have the checkbock selected for allowing external apps from non-sanctioned marketplaces..


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Subject: [funsec] Seriously?
From: Jeffrey Walton <noloa...@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, May 05, 2012 12:18 pm
To: FunSec List <funsec@linuxbox.org>

Seriously? The "new threat of user-initiated drive by downloads"?

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Don’t Install Android Security Updates While Browsing the Web,
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/05/04/dont-install-android-security-updates-while-browsing-the-web/

Surfing the web on Android is relatively safe, but a new threat tricks
users into installing a trojan that calls itself a security update.

Symantec discovered the Android.Notcompatible threat this week,
calling attention to the new threat of user-initiated drive by
downloads.

Malware is a problem on Android smartphones, but it is typically
reserved for infected fake games and apps found on third-party
marketplaces. This new attack can happen on any infected webpage, and
relies on tricking the user into installing the malware.
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