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A virus has to be written for the operating system being used. Viruses for Microsoft have been around for 30-odd years at least. The people who create them compete with each other for maximum impact, so less popular operating systems have had fewer attacks. Used to be that Mac was exempt because it wasn't very popular, but that has changed. Now that the hordes have embraced smartphones, I have no doubt that the malware writers will eventually focus on Android. Once I see reports of attacks, I'll look for protection. I'm guessing the method of attack might be free apps that sound too good to be true, or free versions of apps you would expect to pay for.
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