A free, ad-supported anti-virus application from DroidSecurity recently crossed the 2.5 million download mark.

"Dror Shalev, CTO and co-founder of DroidSecurity, told El Reg that its cloud-based product included just 200 signatures, mostly addressing spyware and phishing threats," writes The Register's John Leyden. "The technology also offers anti-text message spam filtering capabilities."

"Strong demand for its software is been driven by Windows users bringing their security concerns over onto a new platform rather than inherent risks, it would seem," Leyden writes.

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