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tbh I've had andriod since 1.5, have rooted/unrooted, downloaded apps from developer forums etc etc and never ever had a problem with a virus - I think a lot of it is AV compaines preying on people - the only one I would consider getting is the one I read about somewhere which lets you remotely access the camera if the phone is stolen so you can take a picture of someone using it! cereberus maybe?This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0
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the_r_sole wrote: »tbh I've had andriod since 1.5, have rooted/unrooted, downloaded apps from developer forums etc etc and never ever had a problem with a virus - I think a lot of it is AV compaines preying on people - the only one I would consider getting is the one I read about somewhere which lets you remotely access the camera if the phone is stolen so you can take a picture of someone using it! cereberus maybe?
Or perhaps the fore mentioned http://preyproject.com/
As I posted , missing laptop three hundred miles away , but was able to give location / ip address / email details AND a web cam picture of the thief ......... police were there within 2 hours ...... job done.0 -
I'm sure I will get flamed for this - but a non-jailbroken iPhone will be fine, no anti virus apps needed. I tend to steer clear of Android phones personally.0
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When you say Jailbroken / Rooted unfortunately I have no idea what you are talking about :eek:
I really have no clue about these things!
If you don't know, what it is, then you don't have it ;-)I'm sure I will get flamed for this - but a non-jailbroken iPhone will be fine, no anti virus apps needed. I tend to steer clear of Android phones personally.
You mean you're not able to use common sense, when installing apps?0 -
No, I just prefer using reliable smartphones that don't have massive security holes.0
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I had installed kaspersky but it wasn't so effective so now using Norton it is a bit better than kaspersky. But a draw back is I am getting the operating speed down.Donotcallguard.com0
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