Android is almost impenetrable to Malware

 This is according to Google’s Android Security chief Adrian Ludwig

Again, no surprises since, this is coming from Google, 

 Based on the data from tracking over one and a half billion app installs Google obtained convincing evidence that the rate of “potentially harmful apps” installed is stable at about 1,200 per million app installs, or about 0.12%. The classification “potentially harmful apps” include both malware and false positive detections of malware.

The link below has more details:

 http://qz.com/131436/contrary-to-what-youve-heard-android-is-almost-impenetrable-to-malware/