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Offline SFRT - Frenchy

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Virus for android phones?
« on: May 23, 2012, 08:00:28 AM »
I was wondering how safe the droid operating system is? When I go on my favorite porn site on a PC, a bunch of trojans/worms auto download themselves, and next thing I know it takes over the dam thing.  :joystick:Do droid suffer the same background drama? How about the ipad?
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Re: Virus for android phones?
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2012, 09:02:26 AM »
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Re: Virus for android phones?
« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2012, 09:23:18 AM »
Quote from: SFRT - Frenchy on May 23, 2012, 08:00:28 AM
I was wondering how safe the droid operating system is? When I go on my favorite porn site on a PC, a bunch of trojans/worms auto download themselves, and next thing I know it takes over the dam thing.  :joystick:Do droid suffer the same background drama? How about the ipad?

Android is the worst of the new mobile OSes when it comes to security. Many phones have built in backdoors, some of which are public knowledge (ZTE) and in general there's little content control. Google is trying to put out a forest fire by killing 30% of the apps in the android store every month - more emerge however.

Windows phone 7 is a little unknown so far, it has so few users that there aren't too many exploits around. I think MS also controls the content much heavyer like Apple does.

By the way, if your favourite porn site starts to do anything on its own you're not browsing right. Use Firefox with the noscript addon and choose very carefully the scripts you wish to run. Better yet, skip windows and use a safer OS for browsing. I surf stumbleupon etc. sites on linux.
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Re: Virus for android phones?
« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2012, 09:30:44 AM »
Quote from: MrRiplEy[H] on May 23, 2012, 09:23:18 AM
Android is the worst of the new mobile OSes when it comes to security. Many phones have built in backdoors, some of which are public knowledge (ZTE) and in general there's little content control. Google is trying to put out a forest fire by killing 30% of the apps in the android store every month - more emerge however.

Windows phone 7 is a little unknown so far, it has so few users that there aren't too many exploits around. I think MS also controls the content much heavyer like Apple does.

By the way, if your favourite porn site starts to do anything on its own you're not browsing right. Use Firefox with the noscript addon and choose very carefully the scripts you wish to run. Better yet, skip windows and use a safer OS for browsing. I surf stumbleupon etc. sites on linux.

So first you say linux is unsafe then you say you use linux because it's safe. :) Awesome!
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Re: Virus for android phones?
« Reply #4 on: May 23, 2012, 09:33:34 AM »
Quote from: Shuffler on May 23, 2012, 09:30:44 AM
So first you say linux is unsafe then you say you use linux because it's safe. :) Awesome!
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Re: Virus for android phones?
« Reply #5 on: May 23, 2012, 09:38:48 AM »
Can you get a virus just by browsing only? (I don't do apps much).
How about ipads?

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Re: Virus for android phones?
« Reply #6 on: May 23, 2012, 10:25:46 AM »
Quote from: SFRT - Frenchy on May 23, 2012, 09:38:48 AM
Can you get a virus just by browsing only? (I don't do apps much).
How about ipads?



I'd say nothing is completely safe from a virus but some are less likely than others. I have a droid phone and just for the sake of added security run Lookout.

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Re: Virus for android phones?
« Reply #7 on: May 23, 2012, 10:28:35 AM »
When in doubt just avoid the whole 'hairy knuckles' thing. I have a droid with neither hairy knuckles or virus problems.

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« Reply #8 on: May 23, 2012, 11:15:26 AM »
I downloaded the free AVG Anti virus app for my android. I am not saying it is the ende all ,be all fix .But it does help with most problems associated with my Droid .
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Re: Virus for android phones?
« Reply #9 on: May 23, 2012, 12:14:30 PM »
lol Ripley, more of that "ah luvz de iphone"...
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Re: Virus for android phones?
« Reply #10 on: May 23, 2012, 01:05:32 PM »
Quote from: shppr01 on May 23, 2012, 11:15:26 AM
I downloaded the free AVG Anti virus app for my android. I am not saying it is the ende all ,be all fix .But it does help with most problems associated with my Droid .


Yeah I grabbed the Avast free for mine
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Re: Virus for android phones?
« Reply #11 on: May 24, 2012, 05:39:50 AM »
I used the Webroot Premium app (bought it on Black Friday for $.99).    But I ditched it, since I am now running ESET Mobile Security.    They now cover Android, after holding out and focusing on Symbian and Windows Mobile.   This one is superior to Webroot Premium.
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Re: Virus for android phones?
« Reply #12 on: May 24, 2012, 08:57:05 AM »
Quote from: Shuffler on May 23, 2012, 09:30:44 AM
So first you say linux is unsafe then you say you use linux because it's safe. :) Awesome!

Android != linux desktop
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Re: Virus for android phones?
« Reply #13 on: May 24, 2012, 08:59:55 AM »
Quote from: gyrene81 on May 23, 2012, 12:14:30 PM
lol Ripley, more of that "ah luvz de iphone"...

Lol gyrene81, more of that "ah hatez teh apple". The fact of the matter happens to be that Apple way has been the best way. Tight content control has kept the iPhone largely problem free.

Nowadays a phone can be directly used to purchase stuff - I would never use a smartphone that's not locked down as tight as possible. Well, unless I happened to be on a prepaid connection which limits the possible damage to 10-20 euros :)
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Re: Virus for android phones?
« Reply #14 on: May 24, 2012, 09:41:22 AM »
come on Ripley, people who have a clue don't swallow most of the b.s. from any of them. but then we are the minority, sitting back watching the trendy gadget geeks who demand more and more, get exploited. regardles of os they all have the good, bad and ugly to them. the more crap the companies put on the phones the more vulnerable they become.
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