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What Antivirus Do You Use? May 19, 2014

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Do you use Android antivirus protection?

Poll closed Aug 24, 2014.

  1. Yes, I do.

    10 vote(s)
    34.5%

  2. No, I don't.

    17 vote(s)
    58.6%

  3. Android is impregnable!

    2 vote(s)
    6.9%

  1. Deactivated User
    Nov 16, 2014

    #701

  2. ramesh.sk
    Ice Cream Sandwich Nov 16, 2014

    ramesh.sk , Nov 16, 2014 :
    Agreed with you....
     
    #702
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  3. ksamgeorge
    Honeycomb Nov 16, 2014

    ksamgeorge , Nov 16, 2014 :
    1. Foolishness to say that common sense will save you. Virus are made by huge experts. Fools don't know that.
    2. No person can Identify a Virus attack via software. It's hardly possible to tell that a website is not weird or bad.
    3. Banking procedures always recommend for good antivirus protection.
    4. How will you identify an App as safe, at least without installing it ?

    Personally I use Norton for many years, 3 years with Android. I tried many on Android, there may be many better options, but I recommend from my experience, Norton is simplest and safer than Kaspersky, Avast, AVG and McAfee.
     
    #703

  4. goforsid
    Froyo Nov 16, 2014

    goforsid , Nov 16, 2014 :
    that school of thought applies to any device. It's just that common sense is not so common and people tend to have moments where they stop thinking.
     
    #704

  5. rajkumar
    Jelly Bean Nov 17, 2014

    rajkumar , Nov 17, 2014 :
    I always do wire transfers or have my card detail stored on my phone and a couple of websites too... I am totally safe about it..... The only fear for me is to loose my phone but that shouldn't be a problem as android device manager helps to clean wipe your device.

    The reports of android being affected by malware and virus are greatly exaggerated.
     
    #705

  6. oneplusdoc
    Jelly Bean Nov 17, 2014

    oneplusdoc , Nov 17, 2014 :
    Agreed. However if thief remove the sim as soon as it is stolen, would you be able to erase through android device manager? What do you feel?
     
    #706

  7. rajkumar
    Jelly Bean Nov 17, 2014

    rajkumar , Nov 17, 2014 :
    Definetly. That is a problem. Its matter of how fast im am..... But I guess this is one place where android lags seriously behind iOS.
     
    #707

  8. vidmarr
    Gingerbread Nov 17, 2014

    #708

  9. Astraion
    Ice Cream Sandwich Nov 17, 2014

    Astraion , Nov 17, 2014 :
    This is android, you don't need protection unless you visit malicious sites. Lollipop tightens the security even more, so why wasting resources on the phone?
     
    #709

  10. guanyu210379
    Jelly Bean Nov 17, 2014

    guanyu210379 , Nov 17, 2014 :
    The best antivirus for all Android devices is "YOU".
    Do not take apps outside Playstore, unless you are really sure
    Do not browse dubious and malicious websites
    Pay attention on what you click on emails

    If "YOU" is not enough try upgrading to "YOU" ver 2.0.0...I hope you get my point here...
     
    #710

  11. itallq
    Eclair Dec 4, 2014

    #711

  12. itallq
    Eclair Dec 4, 2014

    itallq , Dec 4, 2014 :
    I use Antivirus as a precaution, because of the personal info on my devices.
     
    #712

  13. itallq
    Eclair Dec 4, 2014

    #713

  14. v0 HaVoK 0v
    Ice Cream Sandwich Dec 4, 2014

    v0 HaVoK 0v , Dec 4, 2014 :
    I have installed cm security, I normally would not do this, but I read about a new virus called broadanywhere, that is pretty dangerous, and that 99% of android phones have it. Done a scan, and sure enough I had it.
     
    #714

  15. kashiporro
    Honeycomb Dec 4, 2014

    #715

  16. TigerXC
    Lollipop Dec 4, 2014

    TigerXC , Dec 4, 2014 :
    I'm considering installing one.
    But don't really see the need yet.
     
    #716

  17. TigerXC
    Lollipop Dec 4, 2014

    #717

  18. aman360elite
    Ice Cream Sandwich Dec 4, 2014

    #718

  19. hiperflash
    Gingerbread Dec 4, 2014

    hiperflash , Dec 4, 2014 :
    none lol..
     
    #719

  20. Dheeraj.exe
    Honeycomb Dec 4, 2014

    #720

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