Android botnet claim in dispute: Google and Lookout see no evidence that Android devices are spewing spam as claimed
Posted in: Mobile & Wireless at 06/07/2012 19:38
Researchers at Microsoft and Sophos say they believe malware-infected Android phones are sending spam via Yahoo Mail accounts as part of a botnet, but Google and mobile firm Lookout say there could be other explanations.
Terry Zink, a program manager for Microsoft Forefront Online Security, said in a blog post two days ago that he had found some spam samples that had this Message-ID:
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