Thread: Android Phones...antivirus?

it would want to be better than their pc version.. which is utterly hopeless at the moment imho

Originally Posted by incisor

it would want to be better than their pc version.. which is utterly hopeless at the moment imho

Really? I stopped using it years ago in favor of Avast, but have been running Microsoft Security Essentials since release, and it seems to be fine. Despite venturing to some very dubious sites - purely for testing purposes - When I run other scanning tools they always show up blank.

I have been running AVG on my phone for the last couple of months. Not due to any issue, rather, I saw it and thought, "why not"

It has never picked anything up, but that said, I am fussy about what I download.

As for banking, I only ever do it on a pc that I know is safe. I wouldn't ever do it on my phone.

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Read a couple of reports recently saying that AV on an Android phone was an absolute waste of time and phone resources.

Just Google it Lou, you'll come up with plenty of hits.

I've been running free AVG on two different HTC mobiles. I think it has once stopped something and informed me. I also use a paid licence of AVG on all the home computers, and it seems pretty good.

As far as how useful an AV program is on Android devices, there are a number of articles which state both sides of the argument. As Andriod is so popular now, the platform will/has become a target for hackers so I guess I go for better safe than sorry.

I also agree that I would not be tempted to do online banking on my phone.
Cheers
Mike

I've used AVG on my PC for years, and have Avast installed as well... I've never had any problems and I've purchased from some pretty shady sites.

As for my phone, I run AVG only.

I use my phone for banking, and have a few different apps that I use.

Never had an issue, and the only time I have (on my pc) Westpac informed me and I didn't lose out...

I don't know what people do to lose a bunch of cash! It must be pretty stupid though!!!

I've been using Lookout and it works well. More importantly, it doesn't destroy my battery life.

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