Root Thought android = no virus/malware
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wetbiker7
Extreme Android User
It never hurts to run one of those apps if you are unsure of what you are downloading. The only drawback is that it takes up resources. I've ran several of them.
Here is a good article that I read several weeks ago on the best and worst antivirus apps.
The Best (and Worst) Antivirus Apps for Android
Here is a good article that I read several weeks ago on the best and worst antivirus apps.
The Best (and Worst) Antivirus Apps for Android
Xruptor
Android Enthusiast
No gadget as sophisticated as Android will ever be foolproof in preventing viruses or malware. Linux can get viruses but it's very very difficult. If a hacker is determined enough they can do some harm. Your best bet is always to use your common sense when downloading things. There are some apps out there that do help you out.
Koumajutsu
Android Expert
the only computer system that is virus proof, is one that is not connected to a network and never has any outside media installed. But what good is that?
DarkJedi
Android Enthusiast
Last one I had that didn't get infected was my Atari 2600... or was it my Coleco Telstar Alpha?
Caeadas
Well-Known Member
My old NES has been exhibiting odd behavior... sometimes when i turn it on the power button and the screen blink on and off. I think one of Dr. Mario's viruses might have gotten into the hard drive.
Also, Avast for Android is what I use on my phone. Its consistently been rated one of the top AV apps for android, plus i use the computer version on all my comps, and i've never gotten anything serious.
Plus, it's got the anti-theft system stuff on it, where if someone steals your phone, you can remotely lock and wipe it.
Also, Avast for Android is what I use on my phone. Its consistently been rated one of the top AV apps for android, plus i use the computer version on all my comps, and i've never gotten anything serious.
Plus, it's got the anti-theft system stuff on it, where if someone steals your phone, you can remotely lock and wipe it.
wetbiker7
Extreme Android User
See for yourself. I'm running Dr.Web Light right now.
The Best (and Worst) Antivirus Apps for Android
No need for me to buy the paid version for that . I've got SeekDroid.
Caeadas
Well-Known Member
Avast is above Dr. Web on the article you listed
And Avast for android is free, 100%, including the anti-theft stuff. They also offer a free computer antivirus that's really good, and updated several times a day. I used it for a few years, but then bought the full version since it was on sale.
The only slowdown i've seen with Avast for Android is when installing a new app, it scans it before it lets you open it, so like an extra five second delay.
wetbiker7
Extreme Android User
Avast is above Dr. Web on the article you listed
And Avast for android is free, 100%, including the anti-theft stuff. They also offer a free computer antivirus that's really good, and updated several times a day. I used it for a few years, but then bought the full version since it was on sale.
The only slowdown i've seen with Avast for Android is when installing a new app, it scans it before it lets you open it, so like an extra five second delay.
Yes, I know it's above Dr. Web but after running them both, I prefer Dr.Web over Avast. There isn't much difference in the specs and DR. Webs interface is easier to use. Also, I scan 99.% of the stuff I install on my phone with Kaspersky first, then I put it on my sd card.
EDIT: after trying many of the theft location apps out there, SeekDroid is by far the best at pinpointing your location. Most of the others are off by a pretty good ways. SeekDroid shows me in my living room.
wetbiker7
Extreme Android User
It does . One thing that I don't like about the app is that it lists every apps permissions and will also give false positives if an app has to much access . Take for instance the app screenshot which everyone has been using for a while. It told me that it was a virus and I believed it until Kouma pointed out that it was Avast and not the screenshot app. I did some more research and that was the case. Avast was giving me a false positive. I like to run an anti-virus but when I compared Avast to Dr.Web, I chose Dr.Web. Both are good apps though.
Like I mentioned earlier, I scan 99% of my apps with Kaspersky before they even hit my phone. I'll probably end up buying Kaspersky for Android once it's been tested a while longer and the bugs are worked out of it. Til then, I'll scan them on my computer before I install them and use Dr.Web as my old trust backup.
trenchkato
Android Enthusiast
As long as you are diligent with what you install, I find that antivirus are a waste of precious resources.
I'm speaking on android phones in particular.
I'm speaking on android phones in particular.
Caeadas
Well-Known Member
I'd agree with you there, with the few apps i use i doubt i'd ever get any unfriendly stuff on it. But at least with mine, theres not too much of a performance hit with AV. Plus if i lose my phone, i can text it to make it alarm
Xruptor
Android Enthusiast
After running Dr. Web for a couple of days, I can't even tell that the app is installed and running except for the icon in the status bar. It did not affect my phones performance one bit which is awesome. Wouldn't it be nice if all anti-virus apps were like that?
Until the day your phone spontaneously bursts in to flames and sets your hands on fire.
Caeadas
Well-Known Member
Until the day your phone spontaneously bursts in to flames and sets your hands on fire.
No, thats the iPad 3 that does that (when combined with a few lasers)
iPad 3 versus Wicked Lasers and Flashlights - YouTube
Shabbypenguin
Extreme Android User
Yes, I know it's above Dr. Web but after running them both, I prefer Dr.Web over Avast. There isn't much difference in the specs and DR. Webs interface is easier to use. Also, I scan 99.% of the stuff I install on my phone with Kaspersky first, then I put it on my sd card.
EDIT: after trying many of the theft location apps out there, SeekDroid is by far the best at pinpointing your location. Most of the others are off by a pretty good ways. SeekDroid shows me in my living room.
try out cerberus, you get a free 7 day trial. its all web managed, they offer flashable zips (because if you didnt flash it then its install in /data... where someone can just wipe it
)remote locking, alarms. displaying a custom message, recording 300 seconds of audio discreetly, take photos/videos from yoru camera (to get an idea on where it is). call logs/sms logs, remotly wiping it and the list goes on... its 1.99 for lifetime membership and you can add 5 devices on it
www.cerberusapp.com i dont own an android device that isnt protected
P.S for anyone wanting to test it out id suggest the hidden flable zip one
it make it so should you hide the app via the web, there is no way of telling its running on a phone 
BirdWithBowtie
Member
If I've helped you out buy me a beer
That advice is worth a beer to me. Let me know next time you're in town.
EDIT: Whoa nelly, this application has made my Prevail VERY unstable. I attempted to flash the disguised version directly from cerberus' website. Said it installed correctly from recovery but nothing like a 'System Framework' every showed up under any of the Applications tabs. Also, nothing to uninstall. Pinged their customer support who instructed me to 'uninstall' and then download and install an APK, but by then I had already installed directly from Google Play market. When I say VERY unstable, I mean complete rebooting every few minutes of use or soft reboot every few minutes of use or backing out of the middle of a Gmail or message composition or anything, really. Now I'm not saying this is 100% the result of cerberus, but my last known stable point was certainly just before attempting to install it. Was able to get cerberus to work via their website on my phone to send myself a msg and get system info and battery % remaining but connection status was spotty (to be fair I stayed in one location so that may be due to poor reception here) and I never once saw it properly show up on a map - I think there may be issues with our GPS on CTMod 3.4? Maybe I'm dreaming that, I can't recall. Bottom line: maybe I had a bad download of the zip and/or cerberus conflicts with other apks I have installed and/or doesn't play well with this particular Mod, but I'm going to wipe everything and give it another go later. In its current form my phone is like a schizophrenic zombie.
HOT DAMN DOUBLE EDIT: Scratch remarks about GPS - working fine all of a sudden via console at cerberusapp.com. Which implies no issues with GPS in CTMod 3.4, I think.
FINAL EDIT: Dev of the app is very responsive and helpful. Walked me through manual install via terminal emulator since I couldn't get the disguised zip to install properly (even though I got a confirmation message of successful install in recovery mode). I recommend this app and think we need more devs like this guy.
Koumajutsu
Android Expert
Just a little something I found today:
Zero-Permission Android Applications - Leviathan Security Group
Zero-Permission Android Applications - Leviathan Security Group
Loota
Android Enthusiast
Just an FYI android virus' have gone from only 4000 to over 12,000 since Nov. 2011. Android is not virus proof and the only thing that makes linux or something linux based less likely to get a virus is lack of interest from crackers due to those OS's not being mainstream and popular. I personally use Avast after reading the article that lifehacker was based on... and have used it for a little over a week.. I am very happy with the results.
wetbiker7
Extreme Android User
Until the day your phone spontaneously bursts in to flames and sets your hands on fire.
And the point of your comment was? JK
LOL
Xruptor
Android Enthusiast
And the point of your comment was? JK
Oh... I'm not saying I'm a pyromaniac or anything. Lets face it everyone has burned something up in a heap of flames in some time in their life. Well... 'some' people lol.
Besides when I conquer the world everyone will be running Linux.
