Bangalore: With a grand increase in viruses and malicious codes all over the internet, and bitter similarities between a virus and an application, users are often confused of what to choose from. If you are visiting your favorite movie or music website or even a torrent site, be prepared to be attacked by a virus. Sophos, an IT security and data protection firm has confirmed reports about the outspread malwares and viruses across the internet, compared to previous years. So below compromises a list by Sophos, on 5 top android malwares, extracted from the installation of apps on smart phones and tablets working on android platform.

#1. Andr/PJApps-C:

Andr/PJApps-C is a kind of Trojan that has the ability to collect sensitive data and notes hosted as critical information. After collecting these data, the application posts them in a certain website, which is determined as a result command or code in the C&C server. The app can be installed only with the approval of the user as it requires the user to install it manually. According to Sophos, the app can clearly disguise itself with certain cracked and hacked applications, so they clearly advice that never install untrusted software.