Do I need an antivirus for my android Mobile phone?

AndyPix

Yep, here is malware out there that can autoroot your phone.
And there are apps that behave like malware.(popping up ads etc)


And antivirus software on your phone can do zero to stop this. See my post above for reasons why
The android operating system simply doesnt behave in the same way as an OS like windows.


AV companies are playing on the fact that most people thing that advice for their PC translates to advice for their mobile phone just because they think it acts like a computer.


This is not the case
All it can do is flag up any apps that you have installed whos names match some names that it has on a list

neilmcl

Even the chief security bod for Android says you don't, although whether you want to believe a Google employee with a vested interest is another question.

https://www.androidpit.com/is-antivirus-software-necessary-for-android

The best AV tool for Android phones is yourself.

Shrimply

And in any case Avast mobile protection is just damn annoying. You can't (or couldn't disable individuals components).

Being told every 30 days that your wi-fi connections may be unsafe is annoying at best and scaremongering at worst.

AndyPix

neilmcl wrote: »

The best AV tool for Android phones is yourself.

I cant upvote this enough

J_B

AndyPix wrote: »

I cant upvote this enough

Hmm, never heard that word before, but google has!!

AndyPix

J_B wrote: »

Hmm, never heard that word before, but google has!!

Yeah , sorry , it is a bit "slangy"


(Theres another new one for you)

littlemoney

AndyPix wrote: »

Yep, here is malware out there that can autoroot your phone.
And there are apps that behave like malware.(popping up ads etc)

And antivirus software on your phone can do zero to stop this. See my post above for reasons why
The android operating system simply doesnt behave in the same way as an OS like windows.

In that case would Malwarebytes be any good on an Android phone?

AndyPix

littlemoney wrote: »

In that case would Malwarebytes be any good on an Android phone?

Not whatsoever. See reasons above


Malwarebytes is fantastic on a Windows machine though