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[sethlamb]

do these phones need anti virus or some ad-aware type program

 

[tony bag o donuts]

nope.

 

[MHBlink8]

As a general rule you are safe from most nefarious applications because every time you install something it tells you what it is requesting access to on your phone. That being said, I installed and use Lookout and have been very happy with it. See Jerry's review below.

http://www.androidcentral.com/lookout-full-security-solution-your-android-phone-0

 

[jdazzr]

+1 i installed the same program. i like it so far

 

[krelvinaz]

I'm curious, what are you happy about? That it didn't crash your device? That it actually caught something?

What in the wild does this actually protect you from?

I am not aware of any viruses in the wild that it will/can catch.

 

[herbmmm]

Because a virus hasn't occurred on an Android phone yet certainly doesn't mean it can't happen in the future! An anti-Virus app is just a little insurance!

 

[tony bag o donuts]

Because a virus hasn't occurred on an Android phone yet certainly doesn't mean it can't happen in the future! An anti-Virus app is just a little insurance!

next you are going to tell me you use a task killer .....

I never used one on windows mobile, bb or palm so why start now LOL

 

[mikestorm]

There's a saying in the motorcycle community.

Q. What's the part of the bike that's guaranteed to fail more frequently and with higher probability than any other part of the bike?

A. The nut that connects the handlebars to the seat.

If you visualize a motorcycle, you discover the 'the nut' that connects the handlebars to the seat is the rider

Same goes with phones. Largest risk we have is bricking our own phones with all the ROM, Kernel, Radio changes. Add to that butt dialing, drunk dialing, drunk texting, sexting, talking/texting while driving, dropping the phone accidentally, losing the phone, and we have a lot more things to worry about than someone engineering a virus on an Android device.

 

[davidnc]

I agree dont need a virus protector on the phone.

So, no use to install a lookout type program and if you really wana "zone out " about it , do you really trust lookout to be the one , lol to guard you after the blunder they made recently and then retracted their statement somewhat after google cleared the program .