Virus protection for Samsung galaxy S3 mini

katejo

Hi

Have just got the above . Any recommendation for virus protection please ? Already have AVG paid version on my laptop so am considering it for the phone .

Alias_Omega

Avg paid, I use avast as its free

However, phone wise? Try this - > http://forums.androidcentral.com/android-applications/236523-best-anti-virus-app-samsung-galaxy-s3-other-android-phones.html

ballyblack

'Trustgo' free

JJ_Egan

Likewise Avast mainly for the firewall .

jje

System

what are you planning on doing with the phone that would expose it to a virus?
If you are just downloading apps from the play store you should be fine....

http://www.howtogeek.com/129896/htg-explains-does-your-android-phone-need-an-antivirus/

JJ_Egan

Reading multiple posts on Android forums SGS1 2 3 4 etc .
Yet to actually see an infected phone reported .

jje

katejo

the_r_sole wrote: »

what are you planning on doing with the phone that would expose it to a virus?
If you are just downloading apps from the play store you should be fine....

http://www.howtogeek.com/129896/htg-explains-does-your-android-phone-need-an-antivirus/

I thought anti virus was a general requirement on any smartphone . I will mainly be browsing websites like MSE and downloading a few apps like word reference.com

JJ_Egan

katejo wrote: »

I thought anti virus was a general requirement on any smartphone . I will mainly be browsing websites like MSE and downloading a few apps like word reference.com

Not really as most of the attacks are from warez apps or China .
But its easy enough to use AV anyway so i do .

jje

Niv

I use AVG free on my phone. No issues with it.

rum1

AVG free had on my phone for ages no problems at all

System

don't see the point in installing something that can potentially slow the phone down and use battery life if you are not sideloading apps.
I've had android phones since 2009 without getting a virus - but each to their own (op, if you read the link I posted earlier it tells you about safety features built in to android now)