NetQin Protects Against Prevalent Spyware on Android Devices

BEIJING, July 14, 2010 - A recent Spyware program running on Android devices results in privacy
leakage, warns NetQin Mobile Inc., a leading mobile security service
provider. The spyware is disguised as a Tip Calculator. Once the spyware is
installed in the target mobile devices, the spyware will send all incoming
and outgoing SMS on the system to the designated email address on an hourly
basis, resulting in privacy leakage. A variant of the spyware can even
overhear the calls of the monitored devices. NetQin has launched NetQin
Mobile Anti-virus for Android to protect Android device users from viruses,
spyware and malware. The application is available for download at
www.netqin.com/en/antivirus/download/ .

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The person who is trying to spy on the phone will install the application
on someone else's phone. Holding down the Carrot App icon in the "About" page
will lead the user to the spy settings.

After entering the default password "spy", the user will then be taken to
the spy status settings where they can enter an email address for the spy
function. After this is set, the phone will send an email to the entered
email address every hour with all the incoming and outgoing texts from the
phone.

Sales of Android phones have outsold the iPhone in the first part of
2010, and it makes complete sense that attackers would use this opportunity.
With the boom of Android applications, it is likely that other similar
programs are being released. To stay protected from such spyware, be sure to
install NetQin Mobile Anti-virus software and be cautious when installing an
unknown application.

About NetQin

Founded in Beijing in 2005 and backed by leading venture capital firms
like Sequoia, Mayfield and Fidelity, NetQin delivers complete mobile security
solutions based on "Cloud" security platform, including anti-virus,
anti-spam, privacy protection and online virus scan service, to over 5,150
million users worldwide. As a leading player in mobile security, NetQin holds
68% market share in China, and has received several industry awards,
including the 2009 China Frost & Sullivan Award for Mobile Security Market
Leadership.

Extensive partnership has accelerated the growth of NetQin. The company
is the only partner providing anti-spamming service to China Mobile, and is a
close partner of China Unicom. As an important partner to Nokia, NetQin
products are preloaded on all S60 devices sold in China. NetQin works closely
with Huawei mobile software, and has also been recognized as a platinum
partner of the Symbian Foundation.

For more information, please visit www.netqin.com .

Linda Liu of NetQin Mobile Inc., +86-10-8565-5555, liuyan at netqin.com