Do you see a sense of installing antivirus on android phone
if so ?
please tell me which one use smallest amount resources(ram +cpu=ultimately battery usage)
I am interesting in paid version soemthing between £10-20
and the free option will be usefull to know
cheers in advanace
marcoplo said:
Do you see a sense of installing antivirus on android phone
if so ?
please tell me which one use smallest amount resources(ram +cpu=ultimately battery usage)
I am interesting in paid version soemthing between £10-20
and the free option will be usefull to know
cheers in advanace
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I´ve tried the preinstalled Mcafee but I didn´t like it. Here I´m using AVG free and for free I like it.
I wouldn't install antivirus .. but if you would to, try avast ..
Nah, useless. The only nice thing about them is tracking your phone if it's stolen.
I use Bullguard Mobile
I am using avg free and i think its good
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any particular slows downs and battery usage ? what about cpu and ram?
I spent quite a while out far away form charger
Thank's to anyone who replay
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Sorry if this has been talked about. But didn't find much on it. Are anyone using it? Do you recommended it? Free or paid version? I have tried the free one but didn't notice any thing.
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Worst app I ever bought. At first I thought it was the mutts nuts but as I learnt more about what my phone was really doing I realised that I used more battery with it running than without.
Don't get me wrong though its brilliant if you hardly touch your phone but if like me you cannot put it down then its absolutely pointless, I much preferred using a combination of apps to save battery's, llama a free task automation app, autostarts to stop things running in the background and fast reboot pro to free up some memory.
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Thanks for the advice and got fast boot pro which is ace
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No
Its a complete waste of money, i use battery defender instead its free & does a better job
Battery lasts a day, whether JD enabled or not.
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@scratch: as far as i know you don't even need to install any auto killer to terminate apps cuz Android has a feature through which it shuts down unnecessary apps when free space is required...
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.xxx. said:
@scratch: as far as i know you don't even need to install any auto killer to terminate apps cuz Android has a feature through which it shuts down unnecessary apps when free space is required...
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Nowhere did I mention any task killer and just fyi I know perfectly well how androids built in task killer works!
I also know that the android task killer has exactly the same flaw deep down as any auto taskkiller, all apps have certain parameters which when met will enable an app to start. These parameters range from things such as switching on wifi or mobile data to simply plugging in your charger therefore even the built in taskkiller is slightly flawed as an app which has been killed before can just restart as soon as one of its parameters are met.
Check out the app I mentioned autostarts which isn't a taskkiller as such but more stop the task parameters from being met in the first place.
.xxx. said:
@scratch: as far as i know you don't even need to install any auto killer to terminate apps cuz Android has a feature through which it shuts down unnecessary apps when free space is required...
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Lol I love it. You learn something new!! Everyday on here.
" once its gone,its GONE."
slymobi said:
Lol I love it. You learn something new!! Everyday on here.
" once its gone,its GONE."
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Very little lately.........
@scratch: yeah bro the task killer (android) was known to me ... anyways i mistaken that app to be a task killer
@slymobi: yeah learning in here is quite a lot of fun
Do we need to install anti-virus on our NT's? (Either rooted or un-rooted.) If so do you have suggestions on which one to use that will not take a lot of resources but will do the job?
Thank you.
GreenFuzzer said:
Do we need to install anti-virus on our NT's? (Either rooted or un-rooted.) If so do you have suggestions on which one to use that will not take a lot of resources but will do the job?
Thank you.
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Better Safe then Sorry, I installed Lookout on mine, Same with my HTC shift
I use Kaspersky. Very system friendly.
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AVG antivirus from the market.
Thank you!!! I appreciate your help.
My opinion:
Anti-Virus apps are pointless on a Linex based system. They bloat up your system and don't do much else. There have been about 60-70 total virus apps in the market and ALL of them were removed within a couple hours. Google just recently had their 10 billion apps sale to compare to that number. Just be smart with what you are installing and you will be fine.
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Is antivirus use full on android?
Please share your info
**** no
seriously man please mind the language,
all age groups of people here..
im saying no a mobile phone simply does not need antivirus.
about the language it doesnt really matter. even if a kid reads it, sooner or later when they grow up they will use that language anyway
Why not? I thing is not so bad for some people use antivirus as tool make wipe all data or try localization via antivir like avast etc. Dont forget, mobile antivir IS NOT SAME like pc antivir.
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007snz said:
Is antivirus use full on android?
Please share your info
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Sure,it is useful for mine...all of my android have an antivirus at least one...I recommend avant anti virus
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UchihaDareNial said:
Sure,it is useful for mine...all of my android have an antivirus at least one...I recommend avant anti virus
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Ohh man sorry wrong click...I want to click edit but accidentally click quote on my phone...well,what I want to edit is it is Avast Anti Virus,not Avant
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Not yet.
Antivirus is not needed if download apps only from Market. If outside Play Store, then you might get some bug in your phone indeed.
Android viruses are not popular enough yet.
Some info on the matter.
You only "need" an antivirus on rooted devices. If you havent rooted your device, then you shouldn't have an issue, since every possible virus out there needs root privileges in order to do some damage to your phone.
Since android is build based on linux, there are basically very few viruses out there. But as always, a little caution in what you install never hurt anyone.
Yes, it's useful...
1 - If you use your phone as an mass storage device, some virus from Windows can infect your sd card...
2 - if you lose your phone, most of the antivirus can help you to find the phone, and lock the device so others can't use them..
3 - if you download apps from "black market" or visit porn on your phone, ( yeah, I do that sometimes too..) it can protect your phone from malicious apps and others threads..
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I've read some interesting blog posts lately:
android_malware
android_market_security
For now my phone remains fast, stable and battery friendly without any av software. But i know for sure where my apps came from and dont use the mini for web browsing - there may be other scenarios.
LOL No,you don't need an AntiVirus yet on Android devices if you know what you re doing and if you re careful about app permissions esp on a rooted phone.
The Windows virus on SD card comment made me laugh! :-D
That said,according to a lot of sites on the net,Android Trojans are on the rise thanks to Google s app policy...
N.
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BlackArtsInc said:
The Windows virus on SD card comment made me laugh! :-D
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Believe me, they are real..
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LuisDias said:
Believe me, they are real..
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with windows virus you may transfer it to another windows, but it cannot possibly affect your android system.
i second the fact that unless you are rooted, you would not need an antivirus..
also google play removes malicious software from the store.
anti theft is possibly the only reason one would want to install an antivirus,
thanks for the comments
My phone is rooted,i download application from blackmarket,am going to try an antivirus let me see its usefull or not
As long as you don't install apps from untrustworthy sources you should be fine.
In any case, Avast seems to be pretty decent when compared to the other alternatives. Read about it in Android AV reviews somewhere. The firewall function is pretty sweet too to let some apps connect through WiFi only or not at all.
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Gandhar said what had to be said. I am using a Mcaffe antivírus my Carrier gave me with a free full 1 Year license. The GPS tracking, wipe and block functions in case of a lost or theft phones are sweet. And if you are not rooted, no need for an av.
Windows viruses inside SD? Yeah, true. But than you can blame the Windows user who didn't has a decent av software to block it.
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gandhar said:
with windows virus you may transfer it to another windows, but it cannot possibly affect your android system.
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I know that, that's why.. I don't want to infeact my pc, 'cause I don't have Internet connection to update the antivirus..
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Windows viruses can only affect other PCs when mounting your SD card.In Android they re irrelevant.
I did install Avast last night and found out that a Flashlight app that needed GPS permissions (!).
Other than that,I also liked the Anti-Theft protection which by the way you can keep even if you uninstall the virus scanner.
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Like people said, Windows viruses do not work on Android.
For anti-theft, use Prey. It's a great free app, that only starts working when phone receives SMS with specific text. I use it.
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If so, which one??
Avast anti-virus is good and its also free!
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As i see, the highest rated are:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.antivirus&feature=search_result
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lookout&feature=search_result
You don't need an antivirus... Just don't download all kind of crap.
Never once used an anti-virus on my linux pc or my android phone, never needed to - just don't go downloading random crap apps that have no reputable reviews or seem suspect (e.g. you think its a paid app and its suddenly available free)
Dont use Anti virus as far easier to reinstall lol
either avast or norton (from samsung apps)
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As i see, the highest rated are:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.antivirus&feature=search_result
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lookout&feature=search_result
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Both of them are good ones, but the second one will charge u money for some features. But as the others said, dont download useless apps and u wont have a problem!
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If so, which one??
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I prefer and use Lookout for it's malware scanning features, but equally for the find/alarm/lock/wipe features. Mistakes happen.
Guys, I just wanna ask few basic questions about the Clean Master Application which we can basically find in Google Play.
Is it safe to use ? I just wondering, because aside from the positive comments of its users, there are also negative feedback which specifically saying that it has a bad effect to phone's battery life. Some are saying that it will just drain your battery.
Thanks.
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Yeah it's safe to use as its not a virus or malware.
However android has a built in 'task killer' which frees up memory as it sees fit.
A lot of these clean up applications will kill an app which will relaunch straight away therefore causing more battery drain as the app is having to launch again immediately.
If you think your phone is too slow/the battery isn't good enough give it a shot for a few days and see if it is beneficial for you.
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declan8888 said:
Yeah it's safe to use as its not a virus or malware.
However android has a built in 'task killer' which frees up memory as it sees fit.
A lot of these clean up applications will kill an app which will relaunch straight away therefore causing more battery drain as the app is having to launch again immediately.
If you think your phone is too slow/the battery isn't good enough give it a shot for a few days and see if it is beneficial for you.
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Great ! Thank you Sir !
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Worst
I personally believe the app is spying on people, I'm doing lot of reserve engineering i will find out what is happening..
I personally suggest you don't use it.
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Guys, I just wanna ask few basic questions about the Clean Master Application...
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I find Clean Matter eats battery and is a little to aggressive with their advertising and permissions.
Try Power Clean, it's a deeper and easier on battery.
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Funfact: The Storage Manager in the Smart Manager App of the Galaxy S6 is powered by Clean Master.
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I personally hate that app since it ate a lot of battery drain, you dont need it since we already have a built in task killer just on left side of your home button lol
I got rid of it. Now I use CCleaner, which I suggest to use over Clean Master
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Funfact: The Storage Manager in the Smart Manager App of the Galaxy S6 is powered by Clean Master.
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Another Fun fact - MIUI Cleaner is also powered by clean master..
I personally believe that Clean Master is a fake app. I tried it and found that it eats up battery rigorously. If you want to see that just go to settings-> apps-> Running apps and you will see a lot of process from CM. It actually do nothing other than feeding your phone with junks and ads. If you are a rooted user, try the Purify by King root. I have tried it and found that it is really effective.
adoadith said:
I personally believe that Clean Master is a fake app. I tried it and found that it eats up battery rigorously. If you want to see that just go to settings-> apps-> Running apps and you will see a lot of process from CM. It actually do nothing other than feeding your phone with junks and ads. If you are a rooted user, try the Purify by King root. I have tried it and found that it is really effective.
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Anything by Cheetah Mobile is junk. Everyone knows that. The only thing Clean Master should be cleaning is all Cheetah Mobile apps including itself.