Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Bolsters Security On Android Market

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has increased Android market security with Bouncer,
its new malware detector. Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Bolsters Security On Android
Market Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) said that it has increased its Android Market
security by adding 'Bouncer' malware detector to automatically scan Android
Apps. The number of malicious apps on the store dropped 40 percent between the
first and second half of 2011 after the introduction of this security. Hiroshi
Lockheimer, Android's vice president of engineering at Google Inc.
(NASDAQ:GOOG) said, "While its not possible to prevent bad people from
building malware, the most important measurement is whether those bad
applications are being installed from Android Market—and we know the rate is
declining significantly". Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) shares were at 585.11 at
the end of the last days trading. Theres been a -0.7% movement in the stock
price over the past 3 months. Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Analyst Advice Consensus
Opinion: Moderate Buy Mean recommendation: 1.23 (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell) 3
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