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Help Antivirus required in the Galaxy S or Not???????

Do we need antivirus in Galaxy S Advance?????????
Probably not - but if you can get get a reputable free one why not? Will maybe have some effect on your battery drain.
Of more concern are the permissions that different apps demand. I recently had an update for one app which seemed to be primarily to allow the app to access my contact list - I promptly deleted the app. This was one of the Open Office apps from the Google Store - why it could possibly need my contact list details is something to speculate about!!! :(
 
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Probably not - but if you can get get a reputable free one why not? Will maybe have some effect on your battery drain.
Of more concern are the permissions that different apps demand. I recently had an update for one app which seemed to be primarily to allow the app to access my contact list - I promptly deleted the app. This was one of the Open Office apps from the Google Store - why it could possibly need my contact list details is something to speculate about!!! :(

Did you read the what's new section where apps generally tell you why they need new things?
 
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