It is no surprise that Android is one of the most hacker-hit systems around the world, a breeding ground for widespread malware growth that is commensurate with the high rate of use of smartphones instead of laptops.
Symantec's Dinesh Venkatesan, a security expert, said the time is now one of the most difficult times for anyone to have access to malicious software without any software experience.
It is possible to make ransom software very easily, with the possibility to modify and design the interface and the introduction of the logo and the special message that the victim wants to see.
The expert says that the next thing - the malware industry - is due to the method used in publishing the software obtained, and often used social engineering methods to get the most victims to install the application, which will lock their phones and ransom for opening the phone and remove data encryption.
In its preventive side, the report argues that the installation of unknown software should be avoided. Symantec warns against spreading it to the rest of the world's forums, not just China. The best solution is to kill the installation feature of Android applications, which seems to be the direction Google will soon adopt.