Mother Of All Android Malware

I have been a bit busy trying to work with the real Android Devs reguarding this issue.
Why is there nothing, (not that I looked very hard) on the verizon fourm about the recent 2 (very serious) trojans that are going around? Not even a decent mention of Droiddream, wow.
The Android Police reported this days ago (Glad their there Verizon seems to not be worried about the fact that tens of thousands of users on their network could be infected)
I could go on and on but, seems Verizon and the great fourm people here  are not all that worried about it, so it should be ok, right.
(This Malware was installed via pulling apps from the market, injecting code into them and replacing them into the market.  The first of the two roots the user’s device via rageagainstthecag ,  steals nearly everything it can: product ID, model, partner provider, language, country, userID,  IMEI and IMSI.  (Most/all of the apps have been removed from the market now, new ones?)   The kicker is once this is on your system even if you remove the app.  it can still install more code..... its reported that before google could remove the malicious they had already been downloaded 50,000 times, that was a few days ago and more apps with the malicious code were released and downloaded before being removed, so the full number is unknown.  
The second one  well its a little more complicated considering the code itself is more encrypted then Fort Knox,  what is known, well it starts a timer (what happens when that hits 0 is anyones guess).
As bad as google has been with getting back to people who report malicious, or priated apps oddly enough today they jumped and removed hundreds of them, sounds like something has them worried.
Hey you could be a rooted user and not even know it.
In Verizons defence anyone who is using android 2.3 (gingerbread) is/was safe, now if you have gingerbread on your X raise your hand.........

You got one thing right there, DJ...
YOU DIDN"T LOOK VERY HARD...
So what do you call this?...
http://community.vzw.com/t5/DROID-Apps/Google-pulls-Market-apps-with-root-exploit-one-patched-in-AOSP/td-p/462512
This was posted 3 days ago. Or did you look over it because it was posted by the guy that you were ripping over the screen issue? And there are 2 other posts asking about the need of AV programs, of which I haven't read because I know the answer (now more than ever). 
Your post actually has some merit, it you didn't have your usual pompous, holier-than-thou attitude about it, particularly towards Verizon. That's like bashing Gateway over viruses when Microsoft is the OS maker that needs to be addressing the virus and malware issue. And what would you have Verizon do? Much like it's Microsoft's duty to send out virus alerts (oh, and you Mac people better get used to dealing with malware, too, as the popularity increases), it's Google's duty to address the issues, too.
As for not seeing much conversation about it here, have you looked around the land lately? Middle East coming un-glued? $4.00/gallon gasoline? Food prices going out of sight? Politicians can't do anything without looking like third-graders fighting on the playground? Economy nearly comatose? Weather freaking out? The General Public has been so hammered lately that the Android virus and malware issues, while certainly a big concern to smartphone users, frankly doesn't bug me as much as spending $70.00 to fill my gas tank when it used to take $50.00.  I'll admot that it doesn't bug ME so much because I have already, for some time now, taken steps to avoid being affected (infected?) by the malware issues.
At the same time, there are other sources of tech info that could do more to make people aware of the fact that viruses and malware are becoming a problem. Yes, a couple of well-placed stickies in the forum by the Mods would be a good idea. 
It's good of you to want to look out for the common man's well-being, but if you continue to post in the condesending manner that is typical of your postings, you will continue to be engaged in back-and forth sniping between yourself and people like me who don't believe in putting up with bad behavior. Or better yet (or worse, depending on the point of view), totally and completely ignored by people that have more sense than either of us.  You seem to be intelligent and have good points to offer, but when people are treated like bugs to be walked on and squashed, they are going to tune out. And quickly.
Geri "pliers in hand" O (just consider that a little tweak for when, not if, you respond to this)

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