download mcafee on ga lady tab 5

aayush

Download mcafee on glaxay tab 5


Hi am trying to down the free mcafe on the above not getting any where

Any ideas as this part of the deal I got with sky b/ BAND

bod1467

The simple question to ask is ... WHY?

And what is a ga lady tab 5? Do you mean a Galaxy Tab S?

aayush

bod1467 wrote: »

The simple question to ask is ... WHY?

And what is a ga lady tab 5? Do you mean a Galaxy Tab S?

Yes sorry seem to have sticky keyboard

As wish to have more security

bod1467

As this is an Android device, I'd suggest something other than McCrapee. I personally use 360 Security - Antivirus Boost.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.qihoo.security

wongataa

You can't get viruses on an Android device. If you install sketchy stuff from anywhere else apart from legitimate app stores you are more at risk but the user always has to allow any installation of software so having any dodgy apps installed is always the users fault.

As the user has to explicitly allow any app to install the user lets the apps have all the permissions they want. As apps have been allowed to do what they want it makes stuff like McAffee pointless on Android as there is no activity that has not been given permission to happen.

An antivirus app on an Android device will not increase your security. It will just potentially slow down the device by running all the time.

John_Gray

bod1467 wrote: »

[STRIKE]As this is an Android device,[/STRIKE] I'd suggest something other than McCrapee.

I've improved your sentence!

JJ_Egan

360 safe or avast free from the play store if its an Android product .

esuhl

wongataa wrote: »

You can't get viruses on an Android device. If you install sketchy stuff from anywhere else apart from legitimate app stores you are more at risk but the user always has to allow any installation of software so having any dodgy apps installed is always the users fault.

As the user has to explicitly allow any app to install the user lets the apps have all the permissions they want. As apps have been allowed to do what they want it makes stuff like McAffee pointless on Android as there is no activity that has not been given permission to happen.

An antivirus app on an Android device will not increase your security. It will just potentially slow down the device by running all the time.

I have Malwarebytes and ESET antivirus on my Android phone, and several times they have detected trojan malware in apps installed from the Play store.

It seems that you'd be wrong in thinking that installing dodgy apps is always the user's fault...

wongataa

esuhl wrote: »

I have Malwarebytes and ESET antivirus on my Android phone, and several times they have detected trojan malware in apps installed from the Play store.

It seems that you'd be wrong in thinking that installing dodgy apps is always the user's fault...

It is the users fault as they explicitly installed the dodgy app and therefore allowed all the permissions it asked for. The issue here is the user being tricked into installing the dodgy app in the first place.

No app can automatically install itself on Android. The user always has to say yes to installation at some point.

Some apps on Google Play are indeed dodgy and you have to try and avoid them.