Android Antivirus for HTC One (M8)?

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Does anyone use antivirus on this phone? will it affect performance? which is the best to use?
 
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Re: Android Antivirus for M8 ???

I use Lookout. I used it on my m7 and now the m8. I haven't had a single issue with performance or viruses/malware. It also packs some other nice features, I suggest you check it out

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Lookout and Avast are both good antivirus apps. Little to no effect on performance with either one.
 

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Re: Android Antivirus for M8 ???

May I ask you guys what you are doing with your devices which require you to use an anti-virus app?
 

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May I ask you guys what you are doing with your devices which require you to use an anti-virus app?

I don't use an antivirus app currently. Used them in the past when I had some concerns and at that time it was mostly to scan all my files, kept the app on the phone for awhile, then quit using them. Currently, I'm pretty careful with the apps that I install and where I get them from. Also I don't download files or apps on my phone from places that I do not have complete trust in. Some people just feel more at ease knowing that they have the added layer of protection with an antivirus app and I totally get that. Additionally, prior to Android Device Manager, antivirus apps offered a mechanism to track and remote lock/wipe lost or stolen phones that you couldn't do otherwise with Android. Now with Android Device Manager built in, that function with antivirus apps is not needed.
 

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I've never used Antivirus on my phone before and in fact don't even use any active protection on my full on computers. They really don't have all that much of an effect on whether you get a virus or not, that comes down to what you click on, what you can be tracked into downloading etc... I've felt in recent years that the best option is to have some non active protection software that'll be able to clear out a virus if you get one, but that active protection, especially paid, is in no way worth it.

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I've never used antivirus software on any of my phones or tablets. I never have thought it was necessary. If you are using pirated apps (which I don't recommend doing), then it may be useful. I heard avast is OK.

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OP You don't need anti virus of any kind on an Android device. I been using Android since the Nexus One and NEVER had the need for any sort of anti virus. I would completely overlook any anti-virus recommendations made to you by others on this thread.

I do recommend Adblock Plus for Android if you're annoyed by pop ups or annoying advertisements.
 

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Do I have to download an anti virus on my HTC m8 like Samsung?? Or they have already like iPhone no need an anti virus??
 

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I've never used Antivirus on my phone before and in fact don't even use any active protection on my full on computers. They really don't have all that much of an effect on whether you get a virus or not, that comes down to what you click on, what you can be tracked into downloading etc... I've felt in recent years that the best option is to have some non active protection software that'll be able to clear out a virus if you get one, but that active protection, especially paid, is in no way worth it.

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er, no.

Some viruses can infect legitimate sites and will transfer to you from legitimate websites. Google, Yahoo, Amazon, etc. That's probably the most common source of viruses on the people's computers. I've seen people that never do "dangerous" browsing get hit with nasty viruses, and have been hit by them myself. An anti-virus program, such as Avast!, will pick it up and deal with it immediately. If you have nothing...well, that's your choice, but I would like to kindly ask you to stop giving others this advice as it is truly not good. Since I work with computers and have done everything from basic repair/troubleshooting to full system and network builds, I can assure you that anti-virus software is an absolute necessity.
 

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er, no.

Some viruses can infect legitimate sites and will transfer to you from legitimate websites. Google, Yahoo, Amazon, etc. That's probably the most common source of viruses on the people's computers. I've seen people that never do "dangerous" browsing get hit with nasty viruses, and have been hit by them myself. An anti-virus program, such as Avast!, will pick it up and deal with it immediately. If you have nothing...well, that's your choice, but I would like to kindly ask you to stop giving others this advice as it is truly not good. Since I work with computers and have done everything from basic repair/troubleshooting to full system and network builds, I can assure you that anti-virus software is an absolute necessity.

Yeahh... You are rather brave to be messing around out on the internet on a pc without antivirus. Not to hijack this thread with off topic chatter, but even a simple free antivirus like avg is completely worthwhile when it comes to pc web browsing. Even on legit sites I get that occasional pop-up from avg stating it blocked or removed a threat. I can't imagine how many viruses you probably have on that machine of yours that you dont have a clue about. Really hope you aren't doing any online banking/purchasing on that thing, and I'll know to never accept a file transfer from you. Trust, the IT guys (me and the quoted above) know what we're talking about, and you are walking a very fragile line.

As far as mobile device anti virus, viruses have been made for android and deployed on websites that you CAN catch just by going to those sites, although I have heard it is mainly a risk if you visit or watch videos on porn sites. I personally do not use AV on my android device however I no longer cringe at people who feel it necessary to have one, because yeah the risks are out there they just aren't as prevalent if you are watching what you do and download.



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Yeahh... You are rather brave to be messing around out on the internet on a pc without antivirus. Not to hijack this thread with off topic chatter, but even a simple free antivirus like avg is completely worthwhile when it comes to pc web browsing. Even on legit sites I get that occasional pop-up from avg stating it blocked or removed a threat. I can't imagine how many viruses you probably have on that machine of yours that you dont have a clue about. Really hope you aren't doing any online banking/purchasing on that thing, and I'll know to never accept a file transfer from you. Trust, the IT guys (me and the quoted above) know what we're talking about, and you are walking a very fragile line.

As far as mobile device anti virus, viruses have been made for android and deployed on websites that you CAN catch just by going to those sites, although I have heard it is mainly a risk if you visit or watch videos on porn sites. I personally do not use AV on my android device however I no longer cringe at people who feel it necessary to have one, because yeah the risks are out there they just aren't as prevalent if you are watching what you do and download.



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Yep, 100% this.

I use Avast! for Android on my M8 and have used Lookout as well on previous devices. It's not just about anti-virus, it's also got a phone locator (in case it's stolen or lost) and can remotely delete all your data (useful if you use banking apps or other sensitive things on your phone) and can make the device completely useless if you want to. That's really what I use it for, but the anti-virus protection is nice as well.
 

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As far as mobile device anti virus, viruses have been made for android and deployed on websites that you CAN catch just by going to those sites, although I have heard it is mainly a risk if you visit or watch videos on porn sites.

I run AVG on mine and recommend others use something as well just for this reason. I knew it'd be a matter of when, not if malware would be developed that could sneak into Android, and I say it's better to have anti-malware installed as an additional barrier for when a virus does finally pop up than to install after the fact.
 

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While viruses can be transferred via file attachments from email on Gmail and Yahoo or any other source, you'll never get one from going to Google and finding that it's been infected by some hacker. They take their security seriously, that's just not a thing that happens. What might happen is a redirect to a phishing site that looks like Google. But that's only going to fool you if you don't know what to look for, and usually only going to happen if you've already been somewhere you shouldn't and downloaded the initial part of the virus.

Again, you'll almost never get a virus if you know what you're doing. I work in IT as well, and yeah, I'd be hesitant to recommend that a non experienced user go Antivirus free because most people are idiots when it comes to computer hygiene and will click on every single thing they see and hit install or download all day long.

If it makes you any less skeptical I do have a couple of virus scanners (non active protection) like Malwarebytes, that I run occasionally just to double check. But yeah, don't be an ***** online, don't get viruses. This is especially true of Android. You basically have to install and run something that almost always looks extremely shady.

For me, on computers and on Android, the intrusiveness of Antivirus isn't worth it. avg is alright, but still slows things down during automatic scans. Programs like mcafee or Norton are basically no better than viruses themselves. And working in IT when a user brings their computer in with a virus, 90% of the time they're running some kind of Antivirus. It's just not worth the cost for advanced users.

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Do I have to download an anti virus on my HTC m8 like Samsung?? Or they have already like iPhone no need an anti virus??

Anything can get a virus, even iPhones or Macs. It's up to you to decide if it's worth it to be running an Antivirus program in the background 24/7. I say no. Others here will say yes.

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Better to be safe than sorry later. I've detected 2 Trojans and removed them using ESET SECURITY application. You may get some false positive results, but you can check with the application developers

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Yeahh... You are rather brave to be messing around out on the internet on a pc without antivirus. Not to hijack this thread with off topic chatter, but even a simple free antivirus like avg is completely worthwhile when it comes to pc web browsing. Even on legit sites I get that occasional pop-up from avg stating it blocked or removed a threat. I can't imagine how many viruses you probably have on that machine of yours that you dont have a clue about. Really hope you aren't doing any online banking/purchasing on that thing, and I'll know to never accept a file transfer from you. Trust, the IT guys (me and the quoted above) know what we're talking about, and you are walking a very fragile line.

Just because your anti-virus application pops up the occasional message about removing or blocking a threat doesn't mean it has really benefited you. First of all, anti-virus apps tend to be overly cautious and end up blocking a lot of totally harmless, normal things. The vast majority of these "threats" are actually totally harmless. Chances are your anti-virus program has never blocked a single virus. Secondly, the publishers of these anti-virus apps have an incentive to "block" something occasionally, to reinforce the idea that you need an anti-virus program. It's completely overblown.

Modern browsers and operating systems provide all the security you need assuming you're smart enough not to install "videoplayer.exe" from that porn site.
 

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