Just wondering why you decided to use an Antivirus?

 

I only download applications that have been approved on the market. You can select this option under settings>applications>unknown sources.

 

this isn't steve jobs's house, you still need to use your brain. there are no viruses for android.

So...

with that knowledge, there are only two reasons to put a "anitvirus" program out there.

1. fraud ( sell people something they don't need )

2. to steal information

 

I think the Antivirus is a misnomer. Lookout at other "antivirus" apps scan the apps for malicious code. Generally speaking if they do something other than what the apps' original designated privileges say they are allowed to. I don't truly now, but that's how it was explained to me.

 

I use Lookout and Handcent and have no problems.

 

Just an fyi, I had the stock SMS with antivirus and I was getting force closed and all my threads deleted every day. Switched to Handcent and got rid of antivirus and have not had one force close in 3 days.

 

The way android was built was to prevent it form getting a virus. Each program is running virtualized, which means the program thinks it is on its own system and the only thing open. This prevents apps from accessing things they shouldn't or other programs. Thats why you should watch the privileges.