Google has a Bouncer in the Android Market to keep Malware at bay

Fighting malware has become an everyday phenomenon for mobile OS makers and one of the most targeted mobile OS is Android due to its reach and popularity. Google has now confirmed that to combat the attacks, they’ve implemented a new solution codenamed as Bouncer that scans each and every app in the Android Market for known malware, spyware and trojans.

Google says every process of detection is done on Google’s cloud infrastructure, which means a developer or an end user does not have to do anything. Google also analyzes new developer accounts so that previously offending devs don’t get a chance again.

Google also pointed out that with the implementation of the Bouncer, there has been a 40 percent decrease in the number of malicious apps in the Android Market.

[Google Mobile via The Verge|Img]

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