why would you get anti virus on your phone. I have never heard of anyone being hacked on there phone.
the only reason I can see it is if you do online banking.
avast (which I use on my computer) just said they released an android av app.
who hacks phones? lol.
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why would you get anti virus on your phone. I have never heard of anyone being hacked on there phone.
the only reason I can see it is if you do online banking.
avast (which I use on my computer) just said they released an android av app.
who hacks phones? lol.
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Antivirus like Lookout scans all your apps on your phone, if you ever install any 3rd part apps that you didn't get from the Market, might be useful.. then again, don't know how reliable the AV scanner really is scanning apps, or how it works.
Not worth it imo. Be smart about what you install and you'll be fine.
takes up to much system ram and cpu for me kills battery faster
nod 32 is a prettly good antivirus
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takes up to much system ram and cpu for me kills battery faster
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Agreed! And if you know what you are doing and you have disabled option "Install Applications From Unknown Sources" in setting there are really tiny chance to get viruses.
But if you have risen this question then more likely you need Antivirus
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Agreed! And if you know what you are doing and you have disabled option "Install Applications From Unknown Sources" in setting there are really tiny chance to get viruses.
But if you have risen this question then more likely you need Antivirus
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Actually, due to no market security, most of androids viruses go on the market.
I feel that Google would clamp down faster than these antivirus companies if a virus were to arise.
tejrl said:
I feel that Google would clamp down faster than these antivirus companies if a virus were to arise.
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Viruses on android are currently increasing exponentially...
Don't download anything stupid and you'll be fine. Make sure and check what exactly the app is accessing.
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Don't download anything stupid and you'll be fine. Make sure and check what exactly the app is accessing.
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Agreed. I do use the odd off the Market download, but I always read the comments from others and also check what permissions it wants. Better same then sorry.
That's great advice for the power user, but the average user is going to say, "Free guitar hero? Awesome! *download*. The important thing to remember is that we're oftentimes more capable than the target audience. My Grandma still believes she's the one-millionth visitor.
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That's great advice for the power user, but the average user is going to say, "Free guitar hero? Awesome! *download*. The important thing to remember is that we're oftentimes more capable than the target audience. My Grandma still believes she's the one-millionth visitor.
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What is all this "we" stuff? There is no such thing as a "power user" with a Lumia...
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What is all this "we" stuff? There is no such thing as a "power user" with a Lumia...
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Incessant, off-topic trolling even when I'm not pinpointing the flaws in your OS. Please try to stay on topic.
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Incessant, off-topic trolling even when I'm not pinpointing the flaws in your OS. Please try to stay on topic.
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Well stop talking down on the average user when in fact that is what you are. The average user knows to a point what to download and what not to download. Is it really a surprise that "sexy girl puzzle" might be malicious? Any user can figure that out.
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Well stop talking down on the average user when in fact that is what you are. The average user knows to a point what to download and what not to download. Is it really a surprise that "sexy girl puzzle" might be malicious? Any user can figure that out.
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My platform of choice does not make me an average user. You've contributed absolutely nothing to any conversation, something at least the other people who dislike me do, and see yourself as higher purely based on your choice of platform. At least when I do what one might consider, "trolling." I make a point and attempt to remain on topic.
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My platform of choice does not make me an average user. You've contributed absolutely nothing to any conversation, something at least the other people who dislike me do, and see yourself as higher purely based on your choice of platform. At least when I do what one might consider, "trolling." I make a point and attempt to remain on topic.
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Did you not see the point that the average user knows what to download and not to download? Plenty of my friends are "average users" and have never gotten a virus on their cell phone. Is that enough of a point?
Antivirus for Android is pointless. There are NO Android viruses. Don't think of Android in Windows terms. It's not Windows and so does not have the same vulnerabilies as Windows.
Antivirus companies depend on the fear and ignorance of their customers. Companies peddling antivirus for Android (or Linux) should at least be honest that it is only useful for scanning files to be transferred to Windows machines.
This doesn't mean there is no Android malware - there is. And a virus is a type of malware. But not all malware is a virus.
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lowandbehold said:
Did you not see the point that the average user knows what to download and not to download? Plenty of my friends are "average users" and have never gotten a virus on their cell phone. Is that enough of a point?
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The free guitar hero app got a couple hundred thousand and the viruses are ever-increasing.
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Crashdamage said:
Antivirus for Android is pointless. There are NO Android viruses. Don't think of Android in Windows terms. It's not Windows and so does not have the same vulnerabilies as Windows.
Antivirus companies depend on the fear and ignorance of their customers. Companies peddling antivirus for Android (or Linux) should at least be honest that it is only useful for scanning files to be transferred to Windows machines.
This doesn't mean there is no Android malware - there is. And a virus is a type of malware. But not all malware is a virus.
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So, the point is that you feel they should change the name from virus scanner to malware scanner?
umirin said:
why would you get anti virus on your phone. I have never heard of anyone being hacked on there phone.
the only reason I can see it is if you do online banking.
avast (which I use on my computer) just said they released an android av app.
who hacks phones? lol.
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There are a lot of application tht can steal your phone information something like spywere and can compromise phone performance ... but anyway if you take care of what app you install in your phone is hard to take viruses or malicius software ... imo you don't really need an anti virus for phone device
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Hi guys
i just read about trojan attack on android phones and hence i am planning to install antivirus software.
Could you please guide which is the best antivirus for galaxy tab which should not be very resource hungry.
Thanks in advance
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I use look out
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Hi guys
i just read about trojan attack on android phones and hence i am planning to install antivirus software.
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A report that was released by a company selling anti-virus products for Android. A report that has since been attacked for its credibility, as it seems the "trojan" may simply have been a legitimate (if intrusive) reporting mechanism used by the Chinese store selling those apps.
Bottom line: If you don't side-load content, you simply do not need anti virus on Android. It's a waste of time, money, processing power and battery life. I'm not aware of any known exploits on the Android ecosystem that don't require the user to side-load malware from sources outside the official Android market.
Android isn't windows. Android is a secure architecture from the ground up. Android doesn't have OS holes that need plugging. Android doesn't offer itself up to be infected every time an email is received.
If you're really worried about viruses, simply don't install apps from anywhere except the official Android market. Doing this single thing will do far more to guarantee safety than any anti-virus software.
Now if you do side-load content from questionable sources, an anti-virus product could potentially provide protection. In the real word, anti-virus software rarely recognizes new, zero day exploits. so not all that much protection at all.
After hearing such good things about android i am feeling proud to be android owner.
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Do we really need an Antivirus on the Galaxy Tab?
Better safe than sorry especially since there is no rejection poilicy for the market
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i think your better served reading the permissions of apps installed.
Things like Applanet that ask for access to log in credentials are far more dangerous then malware.
That is as long as your not getting your apps from chinese markets.
NetQin Android Antivirus
pda_crazy said:
Hi guys
i just read about trojan attack on android phones and hence i am planning to install antivirus software.
Could you please guide which is the best antivirus for galaxy tab which should not be very resource hungry.
Thanks in advance
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NetQin Android Antivirus, works fine!
TainT said:
i think your better served reading the permissions of apps installed.
Things like Applanet that ask for access to log in credentials are far more dangerous then malware.
That is as long as your not getting your apps from chinese markets.
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This.
Antivirus apps are not required. These "reports" are from antivirus creators designed to make you think you need one.
Actually read the reports? They are not viruses, but simply permissions you give it when installing anyway.
I wouldn't have thought antivirus was required, especially given Android's base as a Linux. All it would do is waste CPU cycles.
Spent the last 5 years as a Symbian user listening to people claim that AV on the phones was a 'must have'.
Glad to see some things are the same on Android!
A Trojan Horse on Android/Linux is like an upper class chav, it's not going to happen.
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EStrong Security manager isn't an antivirus per se but it seems to do a manual scan for malicious apps. They're very vague as to what it actually does though.
I don't really understand why people feel the need to get anti-virus for linux. To get something malicious you've got to install it yourself and thats pretty damn hard considering the phone will tell you what the app is tring to access and even then the app doesn't have any access to any other apps nor does it have root access to the phones file system.... the most it could really do is collect data about you, or maybe delete files on your SD card or something like that.
there is some very naive linux fanboys in here. there is plenty of reasons to have some sort of malware/privacy security on android. there have been various independant confirmations of apps in the market place containing malware espesially in the last month or so.
lookout is a good one or kaspersky. the both have good scanners and also can protect personal info aswell.
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there is some very naive linux fanboys in here. there is plenty of reasons to have some sort of malware/privacy security on android. there have been various independant confirmations of apps in the market place containing malware espesially in the last month or so.
lookout is a good one or kaspersky. the both have good scanners and also can protect personal info aswell.
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I would think that since the last reply was from January, people would have learnt that.. The last malware incident that got Google involved within 5 minutes and had over 50 apps pulled was pretty well publicized.
Anyway, people have got to realize that no one OS is invulnerable. It's just a matter of time before people start finding exploits when an OS gets popular - for Android that time is now. Heck, not sure how many people are aware, but roots and jailbreaks ARE exploits themselves. Trying scanning the rooting/jailbreaking tools with your desktop AV and all becomes clear.
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Heck, not sure how many people are aware, but roots and jailbreaks ARE exploits themselves. Trying scanning the rooting/jailbreaking tools with your desktop AV and all becomes clear.
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Precisely. A rooted device is the best to attack for malware apps. If there's a developer that's smart enough, they can get pretty much anything if you're rooted.
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Since I'm rooted, I installed Lookout too.
Funny coz it's easily uninstalled eventhough has apps policy/administrator (I forgot the name)
Well.. I use it mainly for the Missing Device feature (paired with PREY also).
GANJDROID said:
Precisely. A rooted device is the best to attack for malware apps. If there's a developer that's smart enough, they can get pretty much anything if you're rooted.
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dude you did not understand the last post at all!
you dont need to have your device rooted. a normal market app can root your device without you knowing it, and can then do whatever with your device.
how do you think z4root does root your device? (z4root is an app that does root the phone for you, normally with your knowledge)
Geletis said:
A report that was released by a company selling anti-virus products for Android. A report that has since been attacked for its credibility, as it seems the "trojan" may simply have been a legitimate (if intrusive) reporting mechanism used by the Chinese store selling those apps.
Bottom line: If you don't side-load content, you simply do not need anti virus on Android. It's a waste of time, money, processing power and battery life. I'm not aware of any known exploits on the Android ecosystem that don't require the user to side-load malware from sources outside the official Android market.
Android isn't windows. Android is a secure architecture from the ground up. Android doesn't have OS holes that need plugging. Android doesn't offer itself up to be infected every time an email is received.
If you're really worried about viruses, simply don't install apps from anywhere except the official Android market. Doing this single thing will do far more to guarantee safety than any anti-virus software.
Now if you do side-load content from questionable sources, an anti-virus product could potentially provide protection. In the real word, anti-virus software rarely recognizes new, zero day exploits. so not all that much protection at all.
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Dude, You have absolutely no clue what you are talking about. MANY malware have been discovered as been submitted and released via market.
http://pocketnow.com/android/google-removes-ten-malware-infected-apps-from-android-market
http://wmpoweruser.com/androids-mal...s-472-increase-in-android-malware-since-july/
Any truth.
Idk, i still have to find a one.
Anyway, if Mcafee says "go buy my antivirus from the market, hurry or your phone will kill your cat and rape your kids!1!1" then it's most likely to be a serious issue...oh wait.
+1 on finding one lol there may be some but chances of downloading imo are slim
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But anti-virus programs are not trustable too
Just a question. Wmpoweruser is known to bash without reason.
z33dev33l said:
Just a question. Wmpoweruser is known to bash without reason.
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Hehe i see it. The guy who wrote this sounded like loling pretty hard at the end of the article
Regardless whether it's true or not, it wouldn't surprise me to see the android ecosystem get targeted more than the others due to the sheer number users on it. Also the percentage figures are very misleading. If it went from 2 to 4, it would say 100% increase
ph00ny said:
Regardless whether it's true or not, it wouldn't surprise me to see the android ecosystem get targeted more than the others due to the sheer number users on it. Also the percentage figures are very misleading. If it went from 2 to 4, it would say 100% increase
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I've seen a couple of fake security programs pop up (and disappear) from the market. I see kids download all kinds of junk without even looking that the permissions the programs use.
Really the best security, mobile or otherwise, is just don't be stupid about it. Security isn't too hard a thing to achieve, so long you don't go clicking on every link you see and downloading every app on the market.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/arti..._malware_op_may_have_infected_5_million_users
Computerworld - The largest-ever Android malware campaign may have duped as many as 5 million users into downloading infected apps from Google's Android Market, Symantec said today.
Dubbed "Android.Counterclank" by Symantec, the malware was packaged in 13 different apps from three different publishers, with titles ranging from "Sexy Girls Puzzle" to "Counter Strike Ground Force." Many of the infected apps were still available on the Android Market as of 3 p.m. ET Friday.
Edit:Credit for this goes to Gio from The Collective.
Thanks for heads up Tx!
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Some say the Android Market isn't safe, but the problem are the users themselves, people just download any app from the Market thinking they are safe...
it's just like going tho the supermarket and not looking at expiration dates in food, then going home and getting diarrhea because you ate something rotten. hahaha
And that's only from the Android Market, imagine the people who install hacked apps and stuf..
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Some say the Android Market isn't safe, but the problem are the users themselves, people just download any app from the Market thinking they are safe...
it's just like going tho the supermarket and not looking at expiration dates in food, then going home and getting diarrhea because you ate something rotten. hahaha
And that's only from the Android Market, imagine the people who install hacked apps and stuf..
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I think that Google should do a better job of scanning/screening apps before they're released for mass consumption. This should be the first line of defense, but as you stated, it ultimately comes down to the end user being smart about what they install.
Agreed. It all comes back to why we get irritated at some new users posting when they have a problem and post before looking for the answer.......they dont want to read. Good practice would be to read the reviews before downloading.
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http://www.noticeorange.com/StoryBo...RpY2VvcmFuZ2VyDQsSBFNpdGUY2pTyFww&font_size=9
Maybe premature
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That ****ing sucks. There's always an asshole out there trying to **** **** up.
bluizzo said:
http://www.noticeorange.com/StoryBo...RpY2VvcmFuZ2VyDQsSBFNpdGUY2pTyFww&font_size=9
Maybe premature
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Well I don't know where Lookout gets their information about not calling it malware but according to wikipedia
Malware, short for malicious software, is software (or script or code) designed to disrupt computer operation, gather sensitive information, or gain unauthorized access to computer systems. It is a general term used to describe any kind of software or code specifically designed to exploit a computer, or the data it contains, without consent.[1] The expression is a general term used by computer professionals to mean a variety of forms of hostile, intrusive, or annoying software.
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But that sounds exactly like what this software is. And I have seen it before on my phone. It doesn't matter how careful you are even if you do read the reviews on the market. I had a free game called Bocce Ball. It had great reviews. Had it for many months. Then one day it wouldn't work unless I updated it. Low and behold I had notifications pushed to my notification bar, my homepage was hijacked, and I had search icons on my homescreen.
There lies why apple may be superior and I hate to admit it. It actually is in control of everything that gets posted on it's market. And with the variety of OS versions out there for android, Android is starting to look like Windows more and more everyday.
People will download anything these days..
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psych0naut said:
That ****ing sucks. There's always an asshole out there trying to **** **** up.
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This is your one and only warning. That type of language has no place here.
Now to remain on topic. Things like this will always happen. Same with PC. If you are not careful then you get a virus. Learn to be careful and your good.
suggestions? use avg?
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suggestions? use avg?
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Best advice is use common sense. Read all permissions before installing and only install apps from the official marketplaces. Anti virus software really are pointless.!
I use webroot secure anywhere, it works very well.
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I use webroot secure anywhere, it works very well.
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And how did you come to that conclusion? Did it actually catch something? Or the fact that it didn't you presume you are clean?
Tx Redneck said:
... the malware was packaged ... with titles ranging from "Sexy Girls Puzzle" to "Counter Strike Ground Force."
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Gee. I wonder who their target audience is. Oversexed, impulsive teenage to twenty-something boys, perhaps?
Yeah, if you ask me, "Sexy Girls Puzzle" just screams malware.
that sucks man, thank you for the warning!
I don't know how many of you pay attention to security issues but I thought I would post a link to this Threatpost article.
http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/staggering-increase-android-malware-variants-trojan-apps-051612
It behooves one to pay attention to what you are installing and what permissions apps are requesting. I just ditched Evernote due to increased permissions, even though it is from what one might call a trusted source.
Edit: I have not finished perusing the F-Secure Mobile Threat Report, but so far it is a good read.
I've never once had a problem with any kind of malware or virus on my phone. Then again I'm careful and use common sense. Which goes a long way
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Phalanx7621 said:
I've never once had a problem with any kind of malware or virus on my phone. Then again I'm careful and use common sense. Which goes a long way
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Common sense does go a long way. With some of the posts I've seen on XDA, there seems to be a lack of that not-so-common attribute. Flashing without thinking, sideloading apps from unknown sources, etc.
Google appears to be reacting (albeit slowly) with Bouncer, trying to police Market/Play. I'm not sure if Amazon is doing anything similar for their app store. The big picture still looks rather grim. Will we be looking at large scale botnets this year? Hopefully not. The idea of Android botnets makes me a bit ill.
Unless malware can show up on the store, I don't see the issue here. It's a risk we've all known about since the day Android came out.
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Unless malware can show up on the store, I don't see the issue here. It's a risk we've all known about since the day Android came out.
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Malware has shown up on the store. The issue is that Android is increasing its market share by leaps and bounds, black hats are writing more sophisticated malware, and more people are hacking their devices without a clue as to what they are doing. If you read the F-Secure Mobile Threat Report (linked in Threatpost), the number of detected malware APK's has grown tenfold over the last year.
Golly gosh.
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Phalanx7621 said:
I've never once had a problem with any kind of malware or virus on my phone. Then again I'm careful and use common sense. Which goes a long way
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Exactly the same here
Windows has had malware threats for well over a decade and as it matured the OS was patched to deal with it. Android is more secure than Windows is, you not only have to download a malicious app you also have to install it before anything bad can happen.
Google will hopefully implement a more effective way of preventing malware from entering the Play Store but this may have the side effect of false positives on certain rooting/tweaking apps.
As pc are being replaced by tablets, its a juicy business for anti virus companies.
So i wouldn't trust any report from av companies...
It's usually pretty vague. Which app on android market?
As you get virus when you install warez games on pc, the same goes for android if you manually install an apk out of android market. Nothing new.
rchtk said:
As pc are being replaced by tablets, its a juicy business for anti virus companies.
So i wouldn't trust any report from av companies...
It's usually pretty vague. Which app on android market?
As you get virus when you install warez games on pc, the same goes for android if you manually install an apk out of android market. Nothing new.
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I think you guys are missing the OP's point. You dont have to manually install an .apk.
A fake company called "MYOURNET" (touche for the name, rather ironic now) took a bunch of real apps from the market, injected them with malware and resubmitted them back onto the marketplace. The new malware could root your phone, steal your data, and keep a backdoor open for more goodies. Crazy ****.
http://androidcommunity.com/android-virus-served-up-by-user-myournet-20110302/
I admi i didn't open the pdf (pdf is now the number one virus vector ;-) but as far as i see it didn't mention reinjection in the market. Well.. pay attention to permissions..
Nothing else to do.
How to define a virus? That is the question..
Only install trusted editor from the market. Only install applications which provide ttheir source code and read it..
Easy answer for malware pike: piracy, period
http://abcnews.go.com/m/story?id=16714472 guess the feds are shutting down servers to place fresh ones..or in my conspiracy mind..they trying to SPY..
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http://abcnews.go.com/m/story?id=16714472 guess the feds are shutting down servers to place fresh ones..or in my conspiracy mind..they trying to SPY..
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It's only if your pc is infected with the malware. Run malwarebytes free malware remover and it won't affect you.
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It's only if your pc is infected with the malware. Run malwarebytes free malware remover and it won't affect you.
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There is a link from that article that will tell you if you have it. Guess it doesn't really show up under the anti virus and from what i read the only way to really get rid of it is to backup your important stuff, format, and then call your ISP and have them give you a new dns
I already formatted due to the fact my old roommates psycho boyfriend had gotten into my computer thru our network and was copying all of my files and browsing my folders. Didn't have anything in it really except a whole bunch of expensive software iso files from the dreamspark school program. Didn't need him burning those off and trying to sell them when keys are attached to my school account. i get them free but i know those keys are monitored with the number of installs. so, i believe I'm good.
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JediNinjafication said:
http://abcnews.go.com/m/story?id=16714472 guess the feds are shutting down servers to place fresh ones..or in my conspiracy mind..they trying to SPY..
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The FBI is not shutting them down to place fresh servers. They are shutting them down completely. For good. They shouldn't have kept them going in the first place. They should have let people's internet go down and then let the people deal with the problem. I forgot where I read it, but basically it is DNS servers that the FBI has kept on line after a bust. The virus set the internet connection to look for these servers on infected computers rather than the regular DNS servers assigned by your ISP. That way they virus makers had total control to send browsers where they wanted.
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JediNinjafication said:
There is a link from that article that will tell you if you have it. Guess it doesn't really show up under the anti virus and from what i read the only way to really get rid of it is to backup your important stuff, format, and then call your ISP and have them give you a new dns
I already formatted due to the fact my old roommates psycho boyfriend had gotten into my computer thru our network and was copying all of my files and browsing my folders. Didn't have anything in it really except a whole bunch of expensive software iso files from the dreamspark school program. Didn't need him burning those off and trying to sell them when keys are attached to my school account. i get them free but i know those keys are monitored with the number of installs. so, i believe I'm good.
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You don't need to format.
See link below to test and for a list of programs to fix your computer.
http://www.dcwg.org/
This is the site that the FBI refers people to for detecting and fixing the problem.
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The FBI is not shutting them down to place fresh servers. They are shutting them down completely. For good. They shouldn't have kept them going in the first place. They should have let people's internet go down and then let the people deal with the problem. I forgot where I read it, but basically it is DNS servers that the FBI has kept on line after a bust. The virus set the internet connection to look for these servers on infected computers rather than the regular DNS servers assigned by your ISP. That way they virus makers had total control to send browsers where they wanted.
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You don't need to format.
See link below to test and for a list of programs to fix your computer.
http://www.dcwg.org/
This is the site that the FBI refers people to for detecting and fixing the problem.
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Thanks but I already formatted before I even saw this because old roommate stalker psycho boyfriend hooked his **** up to router when sleeping and I had sharing set up for my wireless printer and he copied my files. Have no idea why. Basically I moved formatted and encrypted. I'm good. T.m.I. I'm sure but what do you do?
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See link below to test and for a list of programs to fix your computer.
http://www.dcwg.org/
This is the site that the FBI refers people to for detecting and fixing the problem.
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so having an upto date anti virus means i'm safe? At least that's what is given under protection.
roofrider said:
so having an upto date anti virus means i'm safe? At least that's what is given under protection.
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I would think that up to date virus would prevent you from getting it, but the point of the link is to see if you already have it and how to remove it.
85gallon said:
I would think that up to date virus would prevent you from getting it, but the point of the link is to see if you already have it and how to remove it.
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I have read so many articles about this since it's in my news and weather app and some saying antivirus enough, some say it's not because may have hit that too. Some day Google and Facebook have a way to detect and tell you if infected, some say gotta format, some don't. Guessing everyone will find out Monday huh?
*Android is upgrading...*
JediNinjafication said:
I have read so many articles about this since it's in my news and weather app and some saying antivirus enough, some say it's not because may have hit that too. Some day Google and Facebook have a way to detect and tell you if infected, some say gotta format, some don't. Guessing everyone will find out Monday huh?
*Android is upgrading...*
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I would think anti-virus is enough IF you are not already infected. Virus programs know what to look for now with this virus and should block it. I think when they are referring to anti-virus being hit is when the virus first hit. Virus programs didn't know about the virus and therefore could not protect against it. That is both referring to infecting your OS and damaging your virus protection.
That is the point of the test. See if you are affected. Then deal with it in the appropriate way.
This is a good time for people to take notice. Virus programs do NOT protect you against new viruses. (or is it virii) LOL. The updates you get daily are fixes for previously unknown viruses. Somebody got infected for the virus programmers to know the virus existed. Then they fix the program. You could be the next one to get infected.
Be careful where you goand what you run. Don't click links unless you know where they go. And then, it is still not 100%
I hate when people advise you not to run something unless you know the person it came from. That is no where near correct. That is where a lot of viruses come from. Don't run it if you were not expecting it from that person. If it looks fishy, call who sent it to you before running it or clicking the link.
Checking for the virus is as simple as going to this page: http://www.dns-ok.us/
If it's green, you're safe. If it's some other colour (my guess would be red), you have the virus and need to remove it.
Only about half a million computers have it (a tiny proportion of all internet connected computers), so the odds of having it are slim (although obviously some people DO have it), but it literally takes approximately one second to check, so just click the link I posted to make sure.
LOL. I just realized the mods are slacking.
What does this have to do with Android!!
Slackers.... LOL
85gallon said:
I would think anti-virus is enough IF you are not already infected. Virus programs know what to look for now with this virus and should block it. I think when they are referring to anti-virus being hit is when the virus first hit. Virus programs didn't know about the virus and therefore could not protect against it. That is both referring to infecting your OS and damaging your virus protection.
That is the point of the test. See if you are affected. Then deal with it in the appropriate way.
This is a good time for people to take notice. Virus programs do NOT protect you against new viruses. (or is it virii) LOL. The updates you get daily are fixes for previously unknown viruses. Somebody got infected for the virus programmers to know the virus existed. Then they fix the program. You could be the next one to get infected.
Be careful where you goand what you run. Don't click links unless you know where they go. And then, it is still not 100%
I hate when people advise you not to run something unless you know the person it came from. That is no where near correct. That is where a lot of viruses come from. Don't run it if you were not expecting it from that person. If it looks fishy, call who sent it to you before running it or clicking the link.
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I'm so freaking paranoid I don't open anything unless someone specifically said sending something or I searched for it. Even then I Google what it was with the words scam spyware malware with it. I've been hit pretty hard before and didn't like it one bit
And,.it has everything to do with Android! How the heck you think the developers can do anything without the internet? How are you going to get your mods without internet?
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Sorry but I trust no FBI website. I refuse to go on that or recieve help from them as I believe this is how they can check everyones computers.
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cyrusalmighty said:
Sorry but I trust no FBI website. I refuse to go on that or recieve help from them as I believe this is how they can check everyones computers.
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That's exactly what i said in original post lol. I haven't used it
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Nothin to worry about..if u don't have it already u wont be affected by it if you are secured.
This shutdown has only to with those already affected by it.
Are Macs affected by this?
OptimusLove said:
Are Macs affected by this?
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I don't believe so but could be wrong
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OptimusLove said:
Are Macs affected by this?
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They can be, yes.
Did the world stop turning today???