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Lookout is introducing their latest in tool in the fight against malware and viruses on mobile devices, the Mobile Threat Network. The Mobile Threat Network is an automated system for detecting, analyzing, and doing away with malicious software, but it doesn’t simply stop there. The new service extends to apps marketplaces, cross-checking applications with the bad ones detected in the wild and promptly removing them, taking a proactive measure to stop trouble before it ever happens.
Verizon is the first to adopt the Mobile Threat Network, building it into their existing VCast app store. With that sort of protection users can rest assured that the software they are installing will do no harm.
Lookout Mobile Security Unveils Mobile Threat Network and Extends Protection to Keep App Stores Safe with Mobile Security API
V CAST Apps from Verizon Wireless is the First App Store to Adopt Mobile Threat Network Protection
Fortune Brainstorm TECH 2011, Aspen, CO —July 20, 2011—Lookout Mobile Security, the leader in mobile security, today unveiled its Mobile Threat Network, a platform that automates the mobile threat detection and analysis process, and delivers over-the-air protection to mobile users around the world.
As part of the Mobile Threat Network, Lookout developed the Mobile Security API which can extend the protection available in the Network to any app store or download site. Verizon Wireless is the first company to use the Mobile Security API and connect with Mobile Threat Network, providing customers with V CAST Apps with increased protection against threats to the applications they download and use from Verizon’s mobile storefront.
Applications have become an integral part of a consumer’s mobile experience. The open application market fosters innovation among mobile app developers, giving consumers choice to try new apps and customize their experience. But with the open market, comes an additional responsibility to provide all apps are safe from malware and spyware. These days, it can be difficult for people to tell the difference between a good and bad application. For V CAST Apps, Lookout’s Mobile Threat Network detects and analyzes mobile threats in real-time to help keep consumers safe so they can feel confident to do more with their mobile phone. Verizon uses Lookout’s Mobile Security API, which helps app stores and download sites ensure the apps available on their sites are safe.
The Mobile Threat Network is powered by a dataset of over 700,000 mobile applications that grows daily as more applications are added to app stores around the world. On average 1,000 apps are added to the Mobile Threat Network daily.
In real-time, The Mobile Threat Network scans and analyzes apps around the world to identify suspicious apps and quickly detect anomalies that could indicate malware in a bad application. When a threat is detected, Lookout automatically protects Lookout’s 10 million smartphone users to keep them safe. Recently, the Mobile Threat Network automatically detected new variants of the DroidDream malware, preventing the spread of the malware in the Android Market.
In addition to protecting millions of Lookout end users, Lookout is extending the power of the Mobile Threat Network to partners through the Mobile Security API. Verizon’s V CAST Apps store is the first app store to implement the Mobile Security API, enabling Verizon Wireless customers with V CAST Apps to download and use apps with confidence.
“We want Verizon V CAST Apps users to continue to feel confident doing anything with their smartphone,” said Todd Murphy, director, Business Development at Verizon Wireless, “Working with Lookout gives not only us, but developers who distribute their apps through V CAST Apps the knowledge that apps in this store are safe from malware and other issues.”
“The beauty of the Mobile Threat Network is that despite its power and technical sophistication, end users don’t need to know anything about it,” said John Hering, Lookout Mobile Security co-founder and CEO. “All the heavy lifting takes place behind the scenes, in the cloud, and all the user sees is an app that quietly works in the background, keeping their phone safe.”
To watch a live presentation of the Mobile Threat Network today, given by Lookout’s co-founder and CEO, click here to sign up for Fortune Brainstorm’s virtual conference and tune in at 6:20 p.m. ET.
About Lookout Mobile Security
Lookout is a mobile security company dedicated to making the mobile experience safe for everyone. Lookout delivers award-winning protection from the growing threats facing mobile users today including malware and spyware, phishing scams, data loss, and device loss. Lookout is cross-platform, cloud-connected and designed from the ground up to provide advanced protection for smartphones while remaining lightweight and efficient on the phone. With users across 400 mobile networks in 170 countries, Lookout is a world leader in smartphone security. Headquartered in San Francisco, Lookout is funded by Accel Partners, Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures and Trilogy Equity Partners. For more information and to download the application, please visit www.mylookout.com.
this is a good approach…proactive not reactive…..
Well it’s a good approach if they have a reliable system but if they get false positives then it could turn into a shit storm.
Here come the haters….
Come on Phandroid, you need to do a better job at removing the retarded spammers.
Sorry, I was at the doctor’s. (Don’t you feel bad, now. :p)
this is a good approach. but does anyone actually use the shitty vcast app store?
I like this idea. Steven58- two thumbs up.