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Google to fight malware on Android handsets

Google appears to be planning to fight malware on the handset level, according to a report posted to the Internet on Monday.

The report, posted Monday by enthusiast site AndroidPolice, analyzes a new resource file for the Google Play Store app. Resource files are loaded into memory before an application begins to run.

According to Anand Sundaram, director of mobile products for cyber security maker Bit9, the resource file analyzed by AndroidPolice shows two things. It’s going to analyze all the apps on a handset to determine, through the use of malware signatures, if any of them are infected. It’s also going to warn you when you try to download an app that it thinks will be bad for your handset.