What is the best program to clean them all away! I am afraid to log into anything essential. I need help ASAP, I have disabled the suspicious .exe's running.
Also my google searches get redirected. . . what else should I do?
heyy Tilto,
a quick and simple way is to backup ur data and reload your os
i to would recommend as tpam says, to reload your os, that way no viruses and you will have a much faster cleaner system if you bought a machine in the last few years i would have thought it would have come with a recovery disk, just stick that in and it will load all the drivers as well.
have fun
I could do that, but I just recently reloaded Windows 7, and I don't have the time to reorganize and re-do everything.
I would highly recommend you use another computer to download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (free) and the latest virus database for use with Malwarebytes onto a USB flash drive. Then, boot into safe mode on your machine, and install Malwarebytes and the latest database (in that order). Run a full scan through Malwarebytes on all your hard drives, and delete/repair any infected files, and that should be it (though you can always run another scan for good measure). While you're at it, you might try finding a better antivirus than the one you're using so you don't get infected again. Microsoft Security Essentials, Avast!, and AVG Free are all decent free ones, with Avast! being my favorite. Kaspersky is also a good paid antivirus.
Most of my friends and family are computer illiterate, and get infected every so often, but I've never come across malware on their machines that couldn't be removed with Malwarebytes.
I am using Both Malwarebytes, and Microsoft Security Essentials right now.
AVG Free is the sh*t man!
Although I no longer use t due to the fact that I play MMOFPS, and sometimes like to hack
I am also using Spybot Search and destroy.
I use THENON antivirus
And FORMAT antivirus
Both free
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Are these types of apps worth having on your phone? Like is there even a moderate chance you could get a virus (especially if you dont do lots of downloading)? I currently have the AVG free app and I find it kind of annoying having it scan everything I download and having it say protected by AVG on my screen, etc.
I have never heard of anyone getting a virus on their smartphone so I', leaning towards removing the AVG app. Would this be a mistake?
The only malware that are on Android affects Android versions < 2.3.3. You're fine.
As long as you're getting trustworthy apps on the market with a lot of downloads and not from a 3rd-party unauthorized website/app market/whatever. You're fine.
I personally use Lookout for the GPS feature, the Anti-Virus is just a sidebonus. I disable scheduled scanning because its not worth it.
It's much harder for malware to worm its way onto your Android than on a desktop OS. Generally it happens when people hide malicious activity in seemingly harmless apps. The only way to protect against that is to look at the requested permissions when you install things are make sure it is only using things it needs. Also, check the comments and use reputable developers from the Android Market.
Even these antivirus tools can't protect you from a malicious app though cos they have no way of knowing what you meant to allow the app to do and what it's doing without telling you.
i'm using Lookout it's free, and non memory resident if you choose not to
but still works when you install something new, it tells you if it's safe or not
I m using AVG as well as Lookout.. actually jsut trying them out. Thinking should I keep or Uninstall ? :/
there are also Symantec Antivirus, and McAfee both also "free" for basic features just like Lookout
but no where near as good and easy to use as Lookout
and there are a whole slew of new comers go the Antivirus industry for smartphones which i don't even recognize their names
a simple search for antivirus on market comes out with 3+ pages of well known and not so well known results
https://market.android.com/search?q=antivirus&c=apps
I don't use an antivirus on my windows desktop, I always keep an eye in msconfig and task manager (I know most of the processes), services.msc, unusual behavior, etc, once a year I run an antivirus scan never found anything, I have been clean for more than 3 years.
I have previously installed lookout on my Note but found it to slowdown the system a little bit, so I removed it, and now I don't have any antivirus but I keep an eye at the running proccesses, but I'm unsure if that's the way to spot a running background virus in a linux system
what do you guys do or advise doing to look out for viruses on android?
Are you rooted? If not then don't worry about Viruses.
If you are rooted don't install any shady apps outside from the Android market or make sure any non market apps are from trusted sources.
Also read this:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/1147650...dDLPv#114765095157367281222/posts/ZqPvFwdDLPv
Actually, even the apps on the Android market, approved by Google, are not safe. There have been couple incidents of rogue apps show up in market last year. Good thing is Google are proactively plugging those OS exploits that these rogue apps use (they will auto-root your phone). So, if you're on latest Gingerbread OS (2.3.4 or later), most of those exploits no longer work. But there is now a new exploit now been used here on XDA to root the phone (search ZergRush). Not sure if this will be used in next wave of rogue apps. Remember, just because you installed an app from market, doesn't mean it is safe. Google made zero effort to review those apps.
thanks a lot for the article, it is a lot like I suspected, specially about companies bullshitting us to get to buy their antivirus software
about web based virus, from that I'm 90% safe because I only access the same websites every day, unless one of them gets attacked I'm sure I won't get a virus from them
and yes, I'm rooted... two things I wonder are:
1 - shouldn't an infected app show the permission pop up asking for root access? I'm not exactly sure but I think there are ways to circunvent that and force root access without permission
2 - if I'm infected and perform a full wipe (cache, dalvik, factory reset) and change roms, can I still be infected? I ask this because I noticed that some folders aren't affected when performing a full wipe, the rom goes into /system, and the factory reset only cleans /data. So there is no way to completely clean a system I guess.
As someone who works in internet security, I have to tell you that you really should be running anti-virus on your desktop.
Yes, there's a lot of marketing and fear-mongering from some companies to buy their products. But it doesn't matter if you think you're tech-savvy and that you check task manager and only visit "safe websites". Any website can deliver drive-by downloads that infect your computer without you knowing. Rootkits are completely undetectable from simply checking your listed processes and services.
And your websites might be safe and legit, but all sorts of malware and exploits are delivered through ads. Even visiting Google search recently infected users.
Anti-virus is a crappy technology (there's better alternatives), but stop being so idealogical and just install the damn thing.
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Also read this:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/1147650...dDLPv#114765095157367281222/posts/ZqPvFwdDLPv
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Thanks for the link. That's a terrible, terrible article though that completely misses the point.
It's a typical viewpoint from a large company like Google. Their interest is in what % of their users are affected by X and Y.
There is certainly no "widespread problem" with viruses on Android or indeed Linux. But the vulnerabilities are HUGE. The only reason they're not exploited more is because of the size of the userbase. Android (and to a lesser extent Ubuntu) is growing to such an extent that it is going to become a very serious problem, very soon.
As to the now: there is very little chance of being infected out of millions of normal users. But if you're doing sensitive work, then it does make sense to seek extra protection, as the Linux and Android vulnerabilities are so big that if someone actively targets you, it will be easy.
If you're not using sensitive data on your Note, then sure, don't worry about it.
edanfalls said:
As someone who works in internet security, I have to tell you that you really should be running anti-virus on your desktop.
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Anti-virus is a crappy technology (there's better alternatives), but stop being so idealogical and just install the damn thing.
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Your advise is sound but just one tiny flaw:
As you posted, AV softwares are crappy technologies. They rarely ever catch anything, especially worthless towards the browser plugin based malwares. And yet, they DO make every PC installed with them 10x slower. So, in the end, installing AV software doing more damage to your PC on daily basises.
Use 'LBE Safety Master' (root required) and you will be fully protected.
lbe doesn't protect with reboot. Wonder if apps can make use of that flaw, logg and send when API or connection becomes available.
Better alternative, if you can get a patch would be forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1357056
I guess one must take into mind the shift of definition from virus/malware to user approved info gathering through permissions lmao.
You can install droidwall and check it's logs for connections. Setting it up can be tedious due to dependent stuff.
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Hey guys can anyone tell me which is the best antivirus for xperia x8 !!!???
OPTIONS ARE :
1.ESET Mobile Security
2.Lookout Mobile Security
3.NQ Mobile Security
PLEASE GUYS I DON'T NEED FOLISH ANSWERS !!!
DONOTSPAM !!!
*sigh*
You don't need Anti-Virus for your phone. But since you're adamant, I'd say Avast.
asaks1071 said:
Hey guys can anyone tell me which is the best antivirus for xperia x8 !!!???
OPTIONS ARE :
1.ESET Mobile Security
2.Lookout Mobile Security
3.NQ Mobile Security
PLEASE GUYS I DON'T NEED FOLISH ANSWERS !!!
DONOTSPAM !!!
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antivirus are battery drainer waste of battery and ram no need to install any useless stuff that will slow down ur phone also for ur information also dont use any of the autotaskkiller app coz the app is gonna restart again and will also result in battery drain android system has inbuilt task manager which will manage the process
ya i really dont think there is a need for anti virus but if u want.....i would recommend you AVG its really good...i used it for a while.........
The best antivirus is yourself and your common sense. Make sure you always install trusted apps to avoid this rarely android virus attacks
with a OP attitude like yours it's a surprise anyone would want to give u any constructive answers... but if u lack the common sense with your phone and decide that u need an antivirus, i'd say Avira
I have tried a lot of AV. But the only one I am still using is Avast! It has a lot of features (e.g. firewall), it is free and it worths to give it a try. Especially if you are rooted.
Take a look here
I suggest dont install any of them...
Tried some of them for couple of months, they didn't do anything except draining battery and consuming our tiny ram...
Like dedii said, the best antivirus is ourself...
bayumahendra24 said:
Like dedii said, the best antivirus is ourself...
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Yeap, indeed!
So don't root your phone, don't check 'unknown sources', don't navigate. Just phone, SMS and install apps from GooglePlay. Oups! I forgot: the malware can be installed via messages also and, even in the Market were found malwares...
Therefore: just phone. It's best.
We dont actually need antivirus, but if you want, try AVG too.
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ctinro said:
Yeap, indeed!
So don't root your phone, don't check 'unknown sources', don't navigate. Just phone, SMS and install apps from GooglePlay. Oups! I forgot: the malware can be installed via messages also and, even in the Market were found malwares...
Therefore: just phone. It's best.
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Been a long time i didnt use any antivirus, evrythings just fine....
Just be aware of any app you install, site you open, file you download, etc.
I only use droidwall to control which app can access internet and which not
Anyway, its just my opinion...maybe if i have a phone with 1ghz++ procesor and 512mb ram i will also use an antivirus app, but not with x8.....ram is very precious for our tiny device...hehe
My suggestion is to use Avast! , ranked #1 in protection with less inpact on system performance. For me it used 3-6mb in minicm7.
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Using antivirus for our phone is just a waste of Battery and waste of RAM...So I would suggest you not to use any of them..
Sweet innocence. Example May 2, 2012
right IF your one of those people who downloads apps from the market OR\AND uses unofficial markets then i would suggest you use Either avast or Lookout, i use lookout, and i don't see much of a performance hit, only time there's "lag" is when an app is installed and it scans it. BUT as the same with a computer and anything else, just be careful of what you download and install, remember NO Antivirus is 100% a virus\malware will get through at some point or another. i've used lookout since the day it came out, i've also used AVAST, both very very good, plus side to avast is, it has the features on it, that you have to pay for on lookout. hope this helps you
You don't need it!
Antivirus are good for PC's but for Android, you don't need them.
They slow your device and it takes you lots of RAM, just for being there.
The best Antivirus is: You and your common sense. And the best of all is that this don't take RAM to work!
I copied the contents of my HTC One's SD card to my hard drive, in order to backup it up, and when I ran a virus scan of the files I found 2 viruses.
One virus was a compression bomb, and it indicates that it's from the Simpsons game.
The other file was labeled a Google Translate file. It was marked a HIGH level threat by Avast. Googling reveals it to be Win32 virus.
Should I be worried?
Thank you.
Try Airpush Detector. It may do the trick. There are also antivirus apps in Market that may or may not offer a solution. These may be a big deal, and they may not. I have gotten quite a few win32 'bugs' on my laptop system over the years, mostly from using programs that have 'cracks' and password generators. These issues seem like they'll end up being adware pushes from free video game installs, but I could be wrong.
You can get false triggers sometimes too. The Virus Scanners are looking for patterns and can be tripped up.
And some legit tools, do break security rules that can be caught by scanners. Depends on the source of where you got them from if you trust them.
They could be real and got on the phone the instant the phone went on the air hoping they would eventually make their way to a windows PC.
And just because it found them, doesn't mean they are active either.
Is the built in anti virus on the P9 sufficient or is it advisable to download another one.
Any advice please.?
1. There are no viruses on Android
2. Most of apps that call them self anitivirus are nothing more but crap that beside sucking memory and battery do nothing
3. Most of problems that people call "virus" is nothing more but some crappy made app that mess up phone performance or download few other crappy apps in background like lockscreen or cleaner.
4. Build in antivirus on Huawei is just icon that do nothing... because it dont have anything to do, BECAUSE look at point 1.
Im using android for almost... forever of it existing, I was rooting and giving free access to all apps i could, I once did test and clicked all ads and installed all shady apps I could find, give them root access... and beside few more crappy apps that they downloaded in background... NOTHING.
Even my router logs didnt show any weird data that was send/recived in phone.
All you can get on your phone is viruses that are made for PC, that will transfer them self to it when you connect it to PC, this is only example that I know that someone had related to "viruses", but it was not even made for android...
All you need to do, to keep your device in good shape and safe, is to keep it clean, use build in cleaner that is good for removing trash files, and keeping an eye on permissions of apps, if app dont need internet access or contact list, remove that permission.
Simple as that...
This is pretty much it. Don't be the user that installs 5 cleaning apps / anti-viruses and wonder why the phone is so slow. I see users every week that slow their phone down with this stuff.