[Q] Norton Antivirus - AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717

Ok,
I was at the store yday and saw on the shelves Norton for Android for sale. Is this something worth it? Why would I want to install antivirus software on my note? Is it commonly used by most or is just a waste of time?
Thanks

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Lol its a waste on pc. It's a whole new level of waste on Android.

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It's kinda like a condom... Good to know you have it but you never use it.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using XDA

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I have Lookout anti virus no viruses so far
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using XDA

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I have never in my life seen a virus for a phone! ..Now do they exist maybe!...but I have flashed everything and download hundreds of apps even ones from the internet....The worse I went through is air push or adds popping up on notication bar or even sms...but even that you find out what it is and unistall...its a complete waste of time and money for phones..that's my Opinion

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wish777 said:
I have never in my life seen a virus for a phone! ..Now do they exist maybe!...but I have flashed everything and download hundreds of apps even ones from the internet....The worse I went through is air push or adds popping up on notication bar or even sms...but even that you find out what it is and unistall...its a complete waste of time and money for phones..that's my Opinion
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+1 on everything you said. For those that say
I have Lookout anti virus no viruses so far
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Are there any viruses out there? Most antivirus apps are more like utility apps that do many other things. Just not needed.
But I support Norton/Symantec on a PC. You may say bloated but there is nothing better.

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I'll just leave this right here.
http://www.av-test.org/en/tests/android/
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Well Tex you may be on top of it. Went to that link and loaded up the test report. Has a very thorough test report on which applications are better. But I wanted to know what these malware infestations were. I found my answer here: http://www.mobiantivirus.org/styled/index.html

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Thanks Team! Great responses! very much appreciated!

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wish777 said:
I have never in my life seen a virus for a phone! ..Now do they exist maybe!...but I have flashed everything and download hundreds of apps even ones from the internet....The worse I went through is air push or adds popping up on notication bar or even sms...but even that you find out what it is and unistall...its a complete waste of time and money for phones..that's my Opinion
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Not to be too far off topic of this discussion, but how do you find out which apps are giving you the adds in the notification bar? I would love to delete that garbage from my device...a close friend has this problem daily with her device. Multiple adds in the notification bar. Thank you for your time

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brandon440 said:
Not to be too far off topic of this discussion, but how do you find out which apps are giving you the adds in the notification bar? I would love to delete that garbage from my device...a close friend has this problem daily with her device. Multiple adds in the notification bar. Thank you for your time
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To find the offending app and uninstall if you're not using it. https://play.google.com/store/apps/...GwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5sb29rb3V0LmFkZGV0ZWN0b3IiXQ..
Below presupposes your device is rooted.
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Try this first. If you have TiBu installed, great, if not, get it installed. Next, copy these 3 files to the folder that TiBu creates, open TiBu and restore AdAway. Next, open AdAway from your app drawer, touch "Download files and apply ad blocking". When that finishes, reboot and see if they are gone. If they aren't, try the app below.
To block push ads. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.byq.airblocker&hl=en

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Addons Detector is a good app from Google Play that will detect those airpush ad apps too.

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Good call guys.. they are right! ..I use addon dectector as well.. when I used to get pop ups...it seeks the app and lets you know what is the cause of the air push.. I hate those.. lol

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Agoattamer said:
+1 on everything you said. For those that say
Are there any viruses out there? Most antivirus apps are more like utility apps that do many other things. Just not needed.
But I support Norton/Symantec on a PC. You may say bloated but there is nothing better.
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You kidding me? Microsoft security essentials. Free, lightweight and far better.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using XDA

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erick161 said:
You kidding me? Microsoft security essentials. Free, lightweight and far better.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using XDA
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http://www.av-test.org/no_cache/en/tests/test-reports/?tx_avtestreports_pi1[report_no]=121355 <--MSE
http://www.av-test.org/no_cache/en/tests/test-reports/?tx_avtestreports_pi1[report_no]=121350 <---NIS