[quote name='lawman;13040]Moderator moment here:[URL]http://www.downloadsquad.com/2010/06/23/android-20-percent-spyware/[/URL]Everyone should be aware that as many as 1 IN 5 of all android apps out there are spyware or security risks. That should stop very few of you' date=' I suppose, but you need to know...That's 1 in 5 for those of you who need to read things twice ... 20%.[/QUOTE']Thanks for that. Any indication whether those include some Android Market apps downloaded direct from the official site?In other words, any idea if it is a problem across the board, or non-market application problem, or a problem of infected market apps downloaded from an alternative site?EDIT: missed the link. After reading it and the comments, the above are answered -- it applies to the Market, but actually the figure was arrived at because an estimated 20% of apps have the ability to transmit personal data. Whether they do or not is a different question, and whether they do it to bad effect is another. The claim of 20% malware seems a little overblown, though undoubtedly it's possible there could be some malware, as in most areas of downloadable software. So good to be cautious. Best bets would be well known programs, downloaded direct from the market. But certainly not as overwhelming a threat as it first appears from the one in five headline at that website.