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Never bothered myself am careful what I download. I used to AVG on my pc but it slowed it down alot. God knows what it would do my phone
Also,make sure you un click the option "unknown sources" in settings as this stops any non Market apps downloading.
[ This Message was edited by: Bonovox on 2011-11-11 18:50 ]
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Posted: 2011-11-11 17:53:06
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got avg on my phone,flagged up a few suspicious texts.
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Posted: 2011-11-11 21:55:49
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Trouble with AVG is it leaves too much junk in quarantine & slows things down. Not sure how different it is to pc version.
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Posted: 2011-11-12 01:17:16
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I tested Mcaffee earlier really havent got the time for that one tbh
bad enuff with the PC version lol
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Posted: 2011-11-12 02:21:49
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ive never bothered either.most of my apps are from sources outside the market and I've never encountered a virus.
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Posted: 2011-11-12 09:10:41
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Lol Hobbs what you downloading outside the Mårkęt
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Posted: 2011-11-14 19:06:55
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According to me,we should install anti0virus for security purpose and it is advisable also.
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Posted: 2011-11-21 07:30:07
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Don't be so cool. Take a look here:
http://globalthreatcenter.com/?p=2492
Android is the future, and unfortunately malware coders know that too. Spyware and SMS Trojans are a fact. Not so common for the time being but they'll surely be increasing in the future. Google is not doing it's best in checking the hundreds or even more apps that they allow uploaded in the market every day:
"These days, it seems all you need is a developer account, that is relatively easy to anonymize, pay $25 and you can post your applications. With no upfront review process, no one checking to see that your application does what it says, just the world’s largest majority of smartphone users skimming past your application’s description page with whatever description of the application the developer chooses to include. Sure, your application can be removed after the fact—if someone discovers that it is actually malicious and reports it. But, how many unsuspecting people are going to download it before it is identified as malicious and removed?"
Personally, I use AVG Free. It's the only antivirus so far by an already known, experienced and big security company. With many features and getting better in every update. It only takes 5-15MB of RAM in my Experia Mini. You don't even notice at all that it runs in the background. It hasn't detected anything yet, but have in mind that I've only downloaded 60-70 apps of which I've kept about 50-60. One advise: don't download hundreds of useless-crap-apps, just for saying that you have many apps. Stick with those that you really need, and always read the comments and prefer those with many good ratings.
[ This Message was edited by: Sky Hi on 2011-11-21 11:33 ]
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Posted: 2011-11-21 11:43:21
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Just turn off the unknown sources in settings & you'll be fine
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Posted: 2011-11-21 18:03:16
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Dangerously bad advice. All "unknown sources" means is apps from outside the Android Market. There is malware *inside* the Android Market, because its not policed by Google, so only trusting the market will *not* keep you safe.
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Posted: 2011-11-21 18:42:14
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