So is MemoryUp a harmful application? Did it actually do the things that it was accused of? Ars doubts the claims. A Google spokesperson told Ars that it has investigated MemoryUp and determined that it is not malware, stating, “In the versions we tested, MemoryUp cannot perform any of the malicious things it is reported to have done.”

Oh and as for Apple’s closed and completely opaque “reasonable” process:
Please note that Apple’s review process has been inconsistent in its application. Individual review and approval does not guarantee that malicious software would (or could) be caught before it hit the App Store shelves.