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Anti-Virus for Android burn it!

perksie
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Adrian Ludwig, lead engineer for Android security says you just don't need it:

 

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/24/android_antivirus/

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Must admit I was always worried about whether to have a/v on my phone or not. @MI5 has always told me I didn't need it on either of my phones (S3 and now Note 3) so i was guided by him. My husband, on the other hand, who is more into computers than mobiles, is not happy unless he has antivirus on his S3...

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Never used it on phones.
Permission information is on every app you install.
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Been saying the same for years.
The only one I use is Lockwatch but that is for its other features.
I have no affiliation whatsoever with O2 or any subsidiary companies. Comments posted are entirely of my own opinion. This is not Customer Service so we are unable to help with account specific issues.

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Other than apps, have no drive by downloads or malware from visiting sites been written for android?
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It's clearly one of those issues that's always likely to divide opinion, but even speaking as an Apple diehard, I do sometimes wonder if we are too complacent about the risks.
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As secure as Google says it is, it still isn't invulnerable, as witnessed yesterday by the spam attack on Google Maps: 

http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/24/google-works-to-improve-spam-detection-systems-on-google-maps-after...

 

I'd rather run an anti-virus app for my own peace of mind. I use Bitdefender, which is cloud based and only runs when on WiFi or data, so it uses very little of anything on my phone and tablet.

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Here's an interesting article about mobile banking:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/consumer/25953741
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To be blunt there are a lot of very clever people out there who have the knowledge to hack anyone. I use Lookout on all my devices simply so I can wipe them or find them. Probably worthless in the grand scheme of things but if gives me a little piece of mind. ...

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@jonsie wrote:

To be blunt there are a lot of very clever people out there who have the knowledge to hack anyone. I use Lookout on all my devices simply so I can wipe them or find them. Probably worthless in the grand scheme of things but if gives me a little piece of mind. ...


I agree @jonsie theft or loss is probably a bigger concern for most people, I'm using Prey Project for that purpose.

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