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Best anti virus app to use?
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And how do people know what apps that are safe and those that aren't? It's impossible to say.
I think that what he meant was that if one got all their apps from GooglePlay one could reasonably expect them to be safe, conversely, apps downloaded from a little known store may have problems.
I think that what he meant was that if one got all their apps from GooglePlay one could reasonably expect them to be safe, conversely, apps downloaded from a little known store may have problems.
Exactly.
And from well known sources/blogs, recognized developers on XDA,...
I think that what he meant was that if one got all their apps from GooglePlay one could reasonably expect them to be safe, conversely, apps downloaded from a little known store may have problems.
Shows how much I know.. Didnt realise there were other places to get apps.
Play store is pretty safe, just check reviews if you're worried. For antivirus I use avast, but mostly because of the anti theft
absolutely no reason for an AV on a phone unless you're prone to being stupid and are downloading things from places you shouldn't.
Amazon appstore is safe too.
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This, an AV just slows your device down.
Malware does sneak into Play even if it's just usually nuisance apps like adware.
Anyway, since I also install a lot of stuff from outside the Play Store (I find it's too restrictive for my likings these days) I use Avast. As well as a virus scanner it also offers very good anti-theft features and even an application firewall if you're rooted. It's one of the first things I install on any new Android device.
Anyway, since I also install a lot of stuff from outside the Play Store (I find it's too restrictive for my likings these days) I use Avast. As well as a virus scanner it also offers very good anti-theft features and even an application firewall if you're rooted. It's one of the first things I install on any new Android device.
I have Norton as well as Avast. Both so the job, not like a computer but scans every app that is installed on my phone. I do regular system wide scans every two weeks.
hmmm...strange. the most famous antivirus apps are avast and AVG, but no one recommended them, are they really that bad