Android Market is being hit with its largest malware infection yet according to Symantec

One of the big disadvantages over releasing an ‘open’ operating system is that because of its ‘openness’ it is also much more prone to malware attacks, as Microsoft has had to deal with over the years.

The ‘open’ operating system in this case is Android and according to security company Symantec the Android Market is undergoing a major malware infestation. The company reported today that a bug going by the name Android.Counterclank has infected between 1 million and 5 million Android users.

Symantec also noted that this slimy piece of malware has the highest distribution of any malware identified so far this year and may actually be the largest malware infection seen by Android users in the operating systems short life.

Here is the list of apps that are carrying this latest piece of nastiness (courtesy of SlashGear)

So if you are an Android user you might want to check and make sure that you haven’t installed any of the infected apps, and if you have then uninstall it and reboot as soon as possible.