Hi all
What virus checker do you use on your surface ?
I have the 32gb wifi , and just wondering what to install
Thanks
Stephen
sbsshadow said:
Hi all
What virus checker do you use on your surface ?
I have the 32gb wifi , and just wondering what to install
Thanks
Stephen
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With Surface RT virus scanners are redundant, microsoft restrict what can run to stuff from the store, using the "jailbreak" you can gain access to running desktop apps, but they need to be recompiled, and work around api's that do not exist in Windows RT. Also AFAIK there are no virus scanners aside from windows defender that even run on it
lilstevie said:
With Surface RT virus scanners are redundant, microsoft restrict what can run to stuff from the store, using the "jailbreak" you can gain access to running desktop apps, but they need to be recompiled, and work around api's that do not exist in Windows RT. Also AFAIK there are no virus scanners aside from windows defender that even run on it
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Ok , thanks brilliant , thanks for the reply
I've actually reported a shop called Argos in the UK to trading standards simply because they keep advertising bundles of windows RT tablets + "essential" antivirus software, great but the sortware (norton, awful at the best of times) doesnt work on RT
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I wanted to know if I should install AntiVirus I just nand flashed coredroid to my HTC hd2 this was my first flashing ever on my phone and im new to all this I love the way its running now I just want to make sure it stays like that any help would be great
Check "lookout" app ...
tmpchr said:
Check "lookout" app ...
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agreed, currently have i on my phone
Personally I think antivirus type apps are not needed on android. But if you want one for peace of mind, Lookout is one of the security type apps
the_scotsman said:
Personally I think antivirus type apps are not needed on android. But if you want one for peace of mind, Lookout is one of the security type apps
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can the phone be restored if i get a virus then? like re-flashing it?
i use lookout as well, but i recomend checking the norton symantec option.
I think my android can be slow if i using antivirus..so any suggest!
"can the phone be restored if i get a virus then? like re-flashing it?"
yes,but only if you have a nandroid backup,titanium backup will do the job ;-)
I use Kaspersky mobile security. Lookout was released at a time claiming to be an AntiVirus when Kaspersky had claimed that there were no viruses out on the Android OS.
Since then there has been atleast 1 exploit which was reported by Kaspersky. (http://androidandme.com/2010/08/news/kaspersky-reports-androids-first-sms-based-trojan/)
Kaspersky being the most consistent AV for Windows over the past 10 years I tend to trust it over Lookout.
I agree with the scotsman
Anti virus form any form of mobile OS is overrated and not really required,virus are SO rare it really isn't worth it, but your decision
btw ive had various os over the years and never had an issue.
the_scotsman said:
Personally I think antivirus type apps are not needed on android. But if you want one for peace of mind, Lookout is one of the security type apps
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Previously I would have agreed on this but it is far from the truth now. There is various malware been released even on the official market, let alone off-market. Now they wasn't exactly damaging to device/software but they was privacy risks as IMEI/numbers/emails and possibly logins etc are logged and sent.
For the sake of about 10MB of RAM and small battery use its worth the peace of mind.
I recomend either Lookout or Kaspersky. I got a free 6 month license for Kaspersky via German site, cant remember the exact source but found the following, not sure if its still valid or not.
How To Grab Kaspersky Mobile Security 9 Six Months License Key :
First open the bellow Promotional offer webpage arranged by CHIP Magazine , enter your Email address and D4N7D-PD625 as Gutschein-Code and finally click on "Absenden" button for submit.
http://promo.kaspersky.com/chip
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TheATHEiST said:
Previously I would have agreed on this but it is far from the truth now. There is various malware been released even on the official market, let alone off-market. Now they wasn't exactly damaging to device/software but they was privacy risks as IMEI/numbers/emails and possibly logins etc are logged and sent.
For the sake of about 10MB of RAM and small battery use its worth the peace of mind.
I recomend either Lookout or Kaspersky. I got a free 6 month license for Kaspersky via German site, cant remember the exact source but found the following, not sure if its still valid or not.
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Thats true but were all taken down afaik, droid is the biggest "risk" for sure though.
timmymarsh said:
Thats true but were all taken down afaik, droid is the biggest "risk" for sure though.
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Yes they was but because there is no vetting of what gets added to the market there is nothing stopping the same malware, variations of, or new malware been added at any time and because of the sheer popularity of Android now its only a matter of time before it happens again and may be even more serious next time.
If installing a small/low resource app can potentially protect/make you safer I dont see why not.
i installed lookout a few hours ago and so far i didn't notice any major slowdown (desire)
We should remember though these arnt just anti-virus apps but security apps, the biggest problem with mobile devices is physical theft of personal data, more so than any malware.
Siresmokalot said:
i installed lookout a few hours ago and so far i didn't notice any major slowdown (desire)
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Lookout is pretty good, and regularly updated by their researchers.
Some other (I won't name them) "security apps" don't actually scan or look at the apps you are installing. Instead they just look at the package name. Stick with good and trusted apps. Lookout is free, for "antivirus" features, and you shouldn't need to pay for AV on a phone given their offerings are pretty impressive.
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We should remember though these arnt just anti-virus apps but security apps, the biggest problem with mobile devices is physical theft of personal data, more so than any malware.
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Correct, And decent AV apps like Lookout etc come with inbuilt remote wipe features aswell as device location etc so even if your device was stolen you have possibilities of either locating it via GPS/Data/Sounding of alarm or in worst case wiping all personal data from it.
A few things:
Lookout is a great app. Little battery use, works well. The draw back is that it will not deep scan the entire phone, only apps and live scan (downloads). It does auto update definitions.
Netquin is also good. Little battery use as well. It will live scan downloads and deep scan. Drawbacks are that scan time is slow and virus definitions do not auto update.
AVG is the best, in my opinion. Moderate battery use. It will live scan both downloads and web. It will also deep scan and check settings. Virus definitions also auto update.
Dr Web is decent, but with Heavy battery use and multi-hour long scans, I don't recommend it.
Trend Micro has a free mobile security app in the market
I use the computer version on all my laptops, yet to have a virus on any in that time
Thanks guys, safe to say the OP should have a good view of what whats out there now
Hi all
I bought the Asus Vivo Tab which has Windows RT on it. I'm aware that Windows RT / 8 Have the white-list functionality inbuilt into IE.
I've amended the iecompatdata.xml file so I could add my own sites and that has worked fine for a number of sites that weren't on the white-list yet.
My question relates to running facebook games on Windows RT. In the list, I put in URL's for certain direct facebook games (e.g. apps.facebook.com/gardensoftime ) . However, this didn't work when I put this exact URL into the .xml file and still has the adobe flash error requiring 10.0 or higher (even though Windows RT comes with 11 + ).
Could you help on:
Is it possible to put in direct links to facebook apps into xml file and them to work?
Is there any other way to view/utilise the facebook apps on the website?
Apart from waiting for the app to hit the microsoft store - is thre any other way to access them?
Thanks a lot for your help!
Flash
Doesn't Win8 RT have the desktop IE 10 app as well? In the desktop version, you can manually disable ActiveX filtering on a per site basis.
^^1(2050]=7 1337 said:
Doesn't Win8 RT have the desktop IE 10 app as well? In the desktop version, you can manually disable ActiveX filtering on a per site basis.
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That doesn't help it either. It's not ActiveX Filtering that's stopping it - I'm not sure what it is.
Some games work and some don't. A lot of the playdom games don't work (this isn't for me, it's for my mother and I'mt rying to get them working for her).
apps.facebook.com/gardensoftime or apps.facebook.com/blackwoodandbell
If you go to either of those, where the game shows up, it says, Adobe 10.0 or higher is required. I've set the compatibility listing, and there's no other pop up related to it so I'm unsure as to why it won't load up. And I can only use IE because.. windows rt. etc.
Any other advice?
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That doesn't help it either. It's not ActiveX Filtering that's stopping it - I'm not sure what it is.
Some games work and some don't. A lot of the playdom games don't work (this isn't for me, it's for my mother and I'mt rying to get them working for her).
apps.facebook.com/gardensoftime or apps.facebook.com/blackwoodandbell
If you go to either of those, where the game shows up, it says, Adobe 10.0 or higher is required. I've set the compatibility listing, and there's no other pop up related to it so I'm unsure as to why it won't load up. And I can only use IE because.. windows rt. etc.
Any other advice?
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did you solved this issue???I have the same problem...
hi
i am planing on saveing up my $ and geting a surface RT the olny thing i will be uesing it for is sufeing the web playing my facbook games like luckygemcasino and checking my e mail
all so will i be albe too play my luckygemcasino games on the meto IE 10 on window RT like i can with the one on my bran new window 8 toshiba laptop?
Flashplayer works, so probably yes. You may have to whitelist it, though; RT doesn't run all Flash sites *by default* even though it can.
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Flashplayer works, so probably yes. You may have to whitelist it, though; RT doesn't run all Flash sites *by default* even though it can.
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ok thanks
have any one tryed playing luckygemcasino on facebook with out haveing too do whitelist 1st
plzs yet me no
Snow755 said:
ok thanks
have any one tryed playing luckygemcasino on facebook with out haveing too do whitelist 1st
plzs yet me no
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I don't have a windows RT device and do not have any interest in luckygemcasino but what do you have against using the whitelist tool? It poses no risk to the tablet beyond what risk flash already poses to existing computers.
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I don't have a windows RT device and do not have any interest in luckygemcasino but what do you have against using the whitelist tool? It poses no risk to the tablet beyond what risk flash already poses to existing computers.
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i have nothing against the tool
good news i played around on the window RT at staples today and found out that i can play my luckygemcasino games on it so am saveing up my $ right now two get the window RT tablet like i saide be for i will olny be uesing the window RT tablet for playing my games and checking my e mail
If its just for basic web browsing, entertainment, games.. yes I recommend the RT for its great battery life..
I got one since December and its pretty awesome
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I agree with LatsBattle.
I buy a RT cause my Transformer was totally useless without a real Office Suite ( and borred about Android ) and second it's just an add-on off my computer. No plan to replace my tower. In worst case i launch Remote Desktop to control my computer.
For home use it's a :good: choice and i like ModernUI
Hi everyone new on the forum here so i hope i post in the right thread.
I wonder whats the risk of malware/spyware/viruses when downloading free mp3 music files from soundcloud, facebook etc.
Both directly from the phone but also from the computer then transferd to the phone.
You often here people talking about apps and viruses/malware but rarley whats the risk of downloading video,picture, music,text, files from different sources on the web with your smartphone.
Android devices are used more and more like a PC replacement and sharing files thru all kind of different sites.
And then we do internet banking/payments etc etc.
Also can a downloaded music file from the computer then transferd to your smartphone contain any nasty stuff and then become a threat to your android phone for example?
And if so do todays computers anti-virus programs, detect any of the viruses/malware/spyware etc , that is harmfull for android phones?. Or will you have to scan it with the smartphones anti-virus software once transferd aswell/or instead?
Is a good anti-virus program for android crucial if you use your smartphone like this?
Many questions i know!
But Verry Thankful For Answers,
Cheers
Ardaram.
Android doesn't affected by windows viruces
Ardaram said:
Hi everyone new on the forum here so i hope i post in the right thread.
I wonder whats the risk of malware/spyware/viruses when downloading free mp3 music files from soundcloud, facebook etc.
Both directly from the phone but also from the computer then transferd to the phone.
You often here people talking about apps and viruses/malware but rarley whats the risk of downloading video,picture, music,text, files from different sources on the web with your smartphone.
Android devices are used more and more like a PC replacement and sharing files thru all kind of different sites.
And then we do internet banking/payments etc etc.
Also can a downloaded music file from the computer then transferd to your smartphone contain any nasty stuff and then become a threat to your android phone for example?
And if so do todays computers anti-virus programs, detect any of the viruses/malware/spyware etc , that is harmfull for android phones?. Or will you have to scan it with the smartphones anti-virus software once transferd aswell/or instead?
Is a good anti-virus program for android crucial if you use your smartphone like this?
Many questions i know!
But Verry Thankful For Answers,
Cheers
Ardaram.
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Hiii ..... Bro...
Android uses linux kernel so it doesnt affected by viruces made for windows...
Mostly Windows viruces are on the internet so you can safely download any stuff to your android .
But if you are really looking for antivirus then go for
free : AVG Antivirus - https://play.google.com/store/apps/...utm_medium=organic&utm_term=avg+antivirus+apk
I download things all the time straight to my phone and transferred to and from PC and I haven't had a problem yet (hoping it stays that way). My rule of thumb is: If it seems suspect then move on.
Remember there are always other alternatives and/or places to get what you are searching for
Sent from my SPH-L710 using xda premium
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Hiii ..... Bro...
Android uses linux kernel so it doesnt affected by viruces made for windows...
Mostly Windows viruces are on the internet so you can safely download any stuff to your android .
But if you are really looking for antivirus then go for
free : AVG Antivirus
Ok thanks man. yes i have had my eyes on AVG and Avast they seem to get good reviews.
Jackson.Armstrong.Blow said:
I download things all the time straight to my phone and transferred to and from PC and I haven't had a problem yet (hoping it stays that way). My rule of thumb is: If it seems suspect then move on.
Remember there are always other alternatives and/or places to get what you are searching for
ok what you mean by alternatives?
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I want to develop C# desktop app in Windows RT (jailbreak) to use Camera. In windows I can use functions from avicap32.dll. However, there's no such file in Windows RT. Does anyone know which APIs I can use instead?
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I want to develop C# desktop app in Windows RT (jailbreak) to use Camera. In windows I can use functions from avicap32.dll. However, there's no such file in Windows RT. Does anyone know which APIs I can use instead?
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media foundation
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa371827(v=vs.85).aspx
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media foundation
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa371827(v=vs.85).aspx
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In this case, I need to use C++ and compile to RT platform?
There is no need for p/invoke.
Use the winRT APIs.
This particular one helps you take pictures.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows.media.capture.mediacapture.aspx
WinRT is an abstract over most COM functions. Many features that required p/invoke or some third party library are now supported. Some APIs work for desktop as well.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh920511(v=vs.85).aspx
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There is no need for p/invoke.
Use the winRT APIs.
This particular one helps you take pictures.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows.media.capture.mediacapture.aspx
WinRT is an abstract over most COM functions. Many features that required p/invoke or some third party library are now supported. Some APIs work for desktop as well.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh920511(v=vs.85).aspx
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Thank you a lot! I also found this:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/eternalcodi...a-photo-using-your-webcam-into-a-wpf-app.aspx
Will have a try.
mcosmin222 said:
There is no need for p/invoke.
Use the winRT APIs.
This particular one helps you take pictures.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows.media.capture.mediacapture.aspx
WinRT is an abstract over most COM functions. Many features that required p/invoke or some third party library are now supported. Some APIs work for desktop as well.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh920511(v=vs.85).aspx
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It worked great! I got one more question, when I tried to use MediaCapture.VideoDeviceController.Exposure.TrySetValue(...), it worked on my notebook, but not SurfaceRT. Do you know why?
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It worked great! I got one more question, when I tried to use MediaCapture.VideoDeviceController.Exposure.TrySetValue(...), it worked on my notebook, but not SurfaceRT. Do you know why?
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I have no clue really. I never actually used all those APIs. I know about them because I plan to use them.
Just check the stack trace and see what exception is being thrown.
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I have no clue really. I never actually used all those APIs. I know about them because I plan to use them.
Just check the stack trace and see what exception is being thrown.
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No exception was thrown. It just cannot be changed. Not sure if it's related to non-agile class.
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No exception was thrown. It just cannot be changed. Not sure if it's related to non-agile class.
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Did you manage to get the camera led to lit up as well?
Yes. I can take pictures.