I like to take my shield on car trips, so WiFi isn't something that's on the freeway around here.
I buy a game at the play store (asphalt 8 and worms) and they won't boot up unless they have WiFi to do checks of authenticity... Sigh... Making me wish I just pirated the games in the first place to avoid this kind of crap.
How do I play games with these kind of start up checks when I have no WiFi at all?
Note: I have never done any form of hacking on an android before.
Most games do not do any authentication. Those that do, you would have to disable it on a per case basis as each app would authenticate in its own way, I think asphalt relies on an internet connection for more than authentication though so will probably not work offline.
Best would be to tether your internet connection from your phone. If you do not have one maybe get someone else to setup a mobile hotspot for u.. No other way unless u have an illegal copy which plays offline.
I think lucky patcher may halp you...u can remove authentication from game...and after that may be it will work..its very good android app ....
Hey does anyone know of a good antivirus app for a rooted zenfone 2e? I want one that is free but has as many features as possible as well. Thanks.
I used to use Avast but the best anti virus is you, the user. Know your system, know the internet. If youre rooting, you will/should eventually get very familiar with android, how it behaves, the file system, permissions, built-in apps, etc. Avoid indiscriminate app downloads, especially from places other than the play store, and never follow links that youre unsure of. My opinion is that Windows is the only OS that AV is pretty much necessary.
I second avast. An interesting feature is that it will survive a factory reset if stolen.
zshep99 said:
Hey does anyone know of a good antivirus app for a rooted zenfone 2e? I want one that is free but has as many features as possible as well. Thanks.
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Unlike the PC, it is extremely unlikely you will "get" a virus on your android. It is you who has to install the malware to make it happen. And it is extremely easy to remove the malware. A factory reset would do it and as root user you could simply restore your nandroid backup.
tetakpatalked from Nexus 7 flo
Most antivirus apps come with a huge amount of crap no one needs. They often drain your battery and slow your smartphone down. I have also seen antivirus apps which behave more like spyware by replacing advertisements in other apps or direct you to untrustworthy websites when opening the webbrowser.
My opinion: You do not need an antivirus app on your smartphone. Make sure you install most apps via appstore. Take care with apps from 3rd party websites. (Especially if the website says you have an virus on your smartphone => scareware!)
I would never install Antivir-Apps, since they will drop your phone-performance. And what do you get for this? Nothing. Just be carefully of what you are downloading.
i thinks for android no needs one antivirus..
Kenfary72 said:
i thinks for android no needs one antivirus..
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i thinks for android no needs one antivirus..
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My opinion is that android doesn't need antivirus software when the user is careful about what he downloads.
no disregard to anyone, but are you sure you are in developers forum ?!?! this is not a google store !
do you still live in Symbian world ? even the google play itself has malwares ! or you just want to ignore it ? beside those, hangroid can be easily hacked. the only system that dose not a antivirus is winphone, and it has not need it yet ! but they will come for it very soon.
personally i will never trust ios o even open my email, and in android i have an original payed antivirus that really can respond to a virus. i have original nod32 (i do NOT like it, but i didn't get a better one in hangroid.)
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best regards, josef.
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no disregard to anyone, but are you sure you are in developers forum ?!?! this is not a google store !
do you still live in Symbian world ? even the google play itself has malwares ! or you just want to ignore it ? beside those, hangroid can be easily hacked. the only system that dose not a antivirus is winphone, and it has not need it yet ! but they will come for it very soon.
personally i will never trust ios o even open my email, and in android i have an original payed antivirus that really can respond to a virus. i have original nod32 (i do NOT like it, but i didn't get a better one in hangroid.)
visited by lenovo tab2 a8.
best regards, josef.
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Best antivirus is still brain.apk
Just do not instal every bulls* and you are good to go.
Most antivirus apps are snakeoil/bloatware which will not protect you from anything!
It is good to think about an anti-virus. Android malwares exist, so everyone who's telling here that AVs for Android are a no-go are jumping the gun. However, the Android system already has some security measures into place. So is it still worth it? Yes. The Play Store can't guarantee a 100% clean virus free app collection. History has shown that. "use your brain" is also not a really constructive argument, it is easy to install a sample or virus infected application. Is it that dumb to use an AV on Android? No.
My suggestion, *buy* an AV. For example I have a yearly subscription to Freedome from F-Secure (VPN service). Primarly for my laptop but you can install it on three devices (I have it on 2 laptops and my smartphone). For the smartphone, besides a VPN the app will also scan the device for malicious apps so I got all my important security features in one app. I know that Avast has something similar. I paid 50 euros for one year, which is next to nothing considering the features and piece of mind. And for all those that go on ranting on my post here, I am a security professional in Android and see malware samples from the inside (reverse engineer) all the time
I encourage you to look in those options: VPN and App scan.
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Unlike the PC, it is extremely unlikely you will "get" a virus on your android. It is you who has to install the malware to make it happen. And it is extremely easy to remove the malware. A factory reset would do it and as root user you could simply restore your nandroid backup.
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Remember stagefight thingy ? One could have abused it to gain root privileges and install a binary that run at start, a raw binary, not a package.
Tell me how it is easy to uninstall it, you would first have to track it, if it's purpose wasn't to patch other binaries, and then, you're good to reflash system partition.
No system is invulnerable
Of course, it's tough to get a virus on android, but there's still common malware, adware, scareware, and raw security flaws. There is still need for security solutions, mostly for the raw flaws.
Best choice for you from my point of view
CM Security & Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
I agree with Magissia if you think over that what you are going to do.
Virustotal AND vulnerability patches
Hi,
I seek good site with virus for Android. I must test my antyvirus on my mobile phone. Thank you
Android anti-virus are useless.. They just tell you if the app is infected and then to unninstall it..(Some times with fake alert)
If you talk seriously about android device "security", you should put some firewall app and filter the apps internet access and deny some connections. Smartphones are targeted for bot networks very often and if you allow root access to some of these apps they dig in to system and its very hard to remove them, you have to flash new kernel and rom. And the other threat is mostly the annoying adware apk's, but you can upload and scan them in the Nviso web page or with Virustotal. You can made some changes to the host file that is in the root directory of your android phone, there you can block sites that deliver ads with some apps, or use LP which is automated. This is important because some apps are not malicious themselfs, but the sites they connect to are malicious and some times they run bad JS codes in the backround on your phone and you see only some flashing ads on the screen.
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I seek good site with virus for Android. I must test my antyvirus on my mobile phone. Thank you
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Download test virus app from play store and run antivirus scan. These app is harmless. It is for test purpose.
If it helped. Please thank me.
TLDR:
- Pixel XL 2 unrooted, Android 10 security patch 1/2020 probably compromised
- Where can I find the recent's calls aside the Phone app's history?
- Any other recommendation to identify the malware app?
Hello everyone.
Yesterday I was playing "Dropdom - Jewel Blast" and the Phone app splashed for a second and then back to the game. Was really fast, but the game forces an Ad every time it get focus again, so I'm sure that the game lost focus and then regained it.
I immediately opened the Phone app and saw a "tell why you called" link, but didn't follow (I know, I should, but thought I will find the phone number somewhere else). Looking at the calls history I don't see that entry.
Is there another place where I could find which phone was dialed? I would like to search that number for security reports to identify which app compromised my phone (if so).
I don't use out-of-the-store apps (except DNS66, but I trust it) nor browse shady sites.
It looks like a malware served by ADvertising, but I would like to learn about it. I'm afraid that reinstalling OS and same apps will lead me to the same security issue.
After this unique incident, I installed and run Avast antivirus, but nothing found.
Thanks everyone and any other forensic/wiping recommendation is welcome in advance.
Luigi
TLDR:
- Pixel XL 2 unrooted, Android 10 security patch 1/2020 probably compromised
- Where can I find the recent's calls aside the Phone app's history?
- Any other recommendation to identify the malware app?
Hello everyone.
Yesterday I was playing "Dropdom - Jewel Blast" and the Phone app splashed for a second and then back to the game. Was really fast, but the game forces an Ad every time it get focus again, so I'm sure that the game lost focus and then regained it.
I immediately opened the Phone app and saw a "tell why you called" link, but didn't follow (I know, I should, but thought I will find the phone number somewhere else). Looking at the calls history I don't see that entry.
Is there another place where I could find which phone was dialed? I would like to search that number for security reports to identify which app compromised my phone (if so).
I don't use out-of-the-store apps (except DNS66, but I trust it) nor browse shady sites.
It looks like a malware served by ADvertising, but I would like to learn about it. I'm afraid that reinstalling OS and same apps will lead me to the same security issue.
After this unique incident, I installed and run Avast antivirus, but nothing found.
Thanks everyone and any other forensic/wiping recommendation is welcome in advance.
Luigi