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| Thread ID: 135216 | 2013-10-08 23:22:00 | AV for Android ?? | 1101 (13337) | Press F1 |
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| 1355485 | 2013-10-09 05:05:00 | We sell Eset for Android, for those that ask for it. And ice too eskimos if requested...... |
plod (107) | ||
| 1355486 | 2013-10-09 06:56:00 | And ice too eskimos if requested...... The customer is always right! :D |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 1355487 | 2013-10-09 20:01:00 | Meh that's terrible advice Webdevguy ... Before *every* app is uploaded, it's put through an automated check to ensure it's not malware. That said, nothing is perfect, and things occasionally slip through, even with Microsoft and the Apple App Stores (I'm thinking of that time a Flashlight App, which went through Apples "Inspection" process was able to turn on WiFi Tethering before it was officially available). However for the very, very remote chance you do download something suspect, you're still well protected overall. Your phone will prompt you, for example, before sending any SMS message which may cost you. Hard figures show that 0.001% of all apps ever attempt to evade defenses, and even less than that *actually* succeed in doing anything malicious: www.androidpolice.com Nope, it's definitely not worth bothering with "Android AV" apps. Fair comment. :) |
Webdevguy (17166) | ||
| 1355488 | 2013-10-09 20:28:00 | I guess If I keep the ph free of games & other junk apps it should be OK then. Ive done a factory reset so is nice & clean at the moment (no ads poping up) Cheers |
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| 1355489 | 2013-10-09 20:42:00 | Considering that Google doesn't monitor or quality control any apps being uploaded onto the app store I would say that anti-virus software for Android would be worth considering. While you can always through the reset process if your do unwittingly download a virus onto your phone from the store, my theory has alway been "why create work for your self if you don't have to".. Just a thought. :) Heard this morning on a podcast that malware is a very minor problem on Android. Most is caused by side loading of apps.. |
paulw (1826) | ||
| 1355490 | 2013-10-09 22:09:00 | (no ads poping up) If you *do* happen to get Ads in your notification bar, you can use this. It's a once-off scan and doesn't actively run in the background: play.google.com It'll tell you the apps you have on your phone that are "Ad-supported" and which networks they use. Most of the time there's no issue, but if you're curious, this will help. I believe Google have updated the Play Store T&C's so that you can no longer display Ads in the Notification Bar either. In a nutshell: Don't sideload apps, you'll be fine. |
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