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Lookout or Other Virus Protection Really Needed?

I wanted to get thoughts on if virus protection for the Eris such as Lookout are actually worth using?
Thanks!

zach.xtr said:
I wanted to get thoughts on if virus protection for the Eris such as Lookout are actually worth using?
Thanks!
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use common sense. dont flash **** that you dont know what it is or from someone that isnt respectable. Thats also what the superuser.apk app is for to let you know what app is requesting superuser (root) access, then you can either deny or allow on an individual basis or on a permanent basis.

I don't know about the virus protection part but lookout is great if some tries to take your phone. mine was taken last Thursday and it was recovered the same day thanks to Lookout, and it has a nice backup feature to it too.

Hi,
Noob here.
I currently running my HD2 on Darkstone Froyo, do I install the Lookout program on my Windows or Android software?
I'm assuming Windows, right? since currently I manually load Android.
Incase my phone is stolen & shutoff, at somepoint on start-up it will load Windows and pin point it.

e1money said:
Hi,
Noob here.
I currently running my HD2 on Darkstone Froyo, do I install the Lookout program on my Windows or Android software?
I'm assuming Windows, right? since currently I manually load Android.
Incase my phone is stolen & shutoff, at somepoint on start-up it will load Windows and pin point it.
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That would make the most sense to me. If you have to manually load Android then Windows is where you want it. You should probably ask this in the HD2 section though. This really has nothing to do with the Eris, and not completely an Android question either. The question is specific to people that dual boot Windows and Android, so the guys over there are going to have a lot more accurate information. You may need to have it installed to both Android and Windows, they will be able to help you out more.

I swear by lookout, not so much for virus protection, but for lost device locating and for the backup feature. It's all free and right now I believe it's unlimited. It only does photos, but still it's free and automatic. I recommend it to everyone. I just got my wife to install it on her CrackBerry.

Yeah like others have said the virus protection might not be needed. But the rest of the features are awesome and make the free app worth getting.

Lookout security mobile

I have been using this app as long as I had this phone. But I realized that it made my phone really slow while installing things because it had to scan it. I'm thinking about uninstalling it....
Is this app necessary? Are there any alternatives?
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There is another alternative.
AVG owns DroidSecurity and then Lookouts version.
Necessary? Maybe maybe not. If your phone isn't rooted it is probably not an issue, and if it's rooted it might not be if you keep track of what apps have root access.
Root kits are out there in the mobile world.

AVG owns DroidSecurity and then Lookouts version.
I meant,
AVG own DroidSecurity which has some of the same features as Lookouts version.

I read way too much on here and have yet to see a thread "help I think I have a virus"

Yeah, I have yet to see a post about a possible virus. Lookout provides a few other options which makes it handy, and one that makes it dangerous. The tracking feature (which has been repeated in a few other apps that may or may not need root access) is something that can be used for bad or good.
The biggest problem is apps outside of the normal app store and ones needing root access. Android (and linux/unix/mac) have security issues exploits and whatnot but they are not prevalent like they are in Windows. Windows Mobile has root kits, and there are groups that have warned of security holes and exploits in Android and I remember there being a few on jailbroken IOS devices.

Do you guys use any security app?
I deleted it for now and it seemed to have increase my phone's speed a lot.
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At this point the biggest risk is from a lost or stolen phone. I don't use any application for security though.

I use lookout, but the only thing I use it for is the "Find Me" feature, you're right, having it scan all apps on install is super painful, esp if you're restoring after a flash...

I use it. I might not need it with how picky I am about apps but knowing that mobile phones are a big security hole I want something.
Searched the market place and noticed that Macafee and Norton are releasing their own now.
Phones (the type XDA users have) are more like computers every week and not treating them as such could be dangerous in the near future.
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Well the find me feature doesn't work on my phone cause my GPS is horrible even though I tried everything.. anyway I'm looking for other security apps that only scans when I want it to. Is the ES security good?
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Not sure about the other ones. Stick to the big name ones such as Lookout, AVG, Norton, Macaffee since they have a lot riding on making quality products.
I would add games to the do not scan list so that my game playing wouldn't get slow, also adding them to the whitelist for watchdog helps avoid the performance hit you get from the constant scanning of accessed files and monitoring of the processes.

Which one should I get. Avg security or antivirus.? What's the difference?
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I had lookout for a little while. I think my phone runs better now that i got rid of it. I also dont download random things i see or go to off websites.

While I haven' seen posts about viruses here, before I got my android there was a news story about all the phones infected by files from the market.
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Until KAV, Panda, or Avira make one for the phones, stick with AVG or Lookout, I prefer Lookout because of the features (but the Norton and MacAffee I think provide the same stuff)

If you do a search for pwn2own you'll find that everything has exploits and holes(except for chrome so far).
Finding good security software is hard.
Lookout and AVG may or may not work, but what other choices are there?
Im really asking too BTW.
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[Q] Virus Scanner Recommendations?

In looking at threads in other forums, there appears to be mixed opinions about the need for a Virus Scanner.
There was just recently an article published that said the free ones were not worth bothering with. According to the article, the only ones worthwhile were F-Secure Mobile Security and Kaspersky Mobile Security. Both of these are For Pay apps. F-Secure is not in the App Market and the App Market price for Kaspersky is about 1/2 what they quote on their website. Is there a difference in the app between the Market and their website?
Here's the link: http://www.av-test.org/fileadmin/pdf/avtest_2011-11_free_android_virus_scanner_english.pdf
Any thoughts on the need? Recommendations?

i have never needed one. i tried Lookout in the past, but found it to slow down my phone and drain battery quicker. i have had ZERO reason to use an AV on my phone in over a year and a half...

Honestly, don't even try. You will NEVER need an antivirus.

Yea truthfully all the garbage you read about viruses and what not on the Android are as far as I have been able to tell BS. Although with the amount of times I tend to flash Roms it wouldn't matter and it is not like I ever keep important sensitive information on the phone either. And as stated every AV I have used tend to slow the phone down and drain the battery like hell.

Thanks all. You've convinced me to skip the idea.

the only time u will get malware on your phone is when you download free apps that sounds shady

one more thread: Does android require anti virus??

do u guys use anti virus?? if yes, which one?
if no, why no?
Is it virus free coz its based on linux?

I see absolutely no point in using antivirus on Android. I've sideloaded ton's of apk's from various websites and never ran into any problems. Pointless IMO.

Used it for about but also see no point of a anti virus on phones its those pesky advert that pop up in the status bar I want to completely stop
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If you're not viewing dodgy sites and not downloading dodgy apps, there is no need. It is a waste of battery and resources imo

As the average new virus and the average 0-day is able to keep hidden for up to a year I see no point for anti virus at all! Heuristics almost never work correctly, and the number of possible security holes on a computer is so vast that it's unlikely they ever will :-\
Oh, and that time span is not my personal opinion, it stems from a study made by an employee from Norton Security (IIRC).

I've only installed avast for the anti-theft module.

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Its not as though you have Terabytes of data to protect. At the most I imagine you would want to protect photos, sms/mms, music and perhaps app settings and highscores.
All of these can easily be backed up to a pc or cloud storage and its a good habit to get into because in my opinion flashing roms, radios ,kernels, hboots, etc has a much higher probability for data loss than a virus threat.

Ran lookout for a few weeks earlier in the year but have since binned it off. Ive never ran into any probems
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Opinions differ. Tbh most antivirus use such a small amount of resources that I always think it's better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it. I use Dr Web Light. Works for me.

Samsung Secure Wi-Fi - Is it worth it?

Is this thing worth it? (Powered by McAfee) Taking into consideration the integration with the Samsung Ecosystem.
Or do you stick to already known providers like NordVPN?

its just wifi with a vpn inluded, personally myself I wouldn't use a Samsung VPN, their going to data mine everything you do and keep logs

The system memory sucking Mcafee Antivirus for Windows is enough to make me avoid ANYTHING associated with Mcafee.

Yeah, I know, right?
I don't really understand the AV trend for smartphones. Can anyone tell me how come they got so popular?

doriandiaconu said:
Yeah, I know, right?
I don't really understand the AV trend for smartphones. Can anyone tell me how come they got so popular?
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I think because their Windows versions are so popular, antivirus companiea just want a foot in the Android market. Somebody tries their Android version and says hey I didn't get an Android virus so I need to buy the Windows version. I've been working with Android since the very beginning and I've never known anyone that's had anything an Android Antivirus would even fix.