Who uses the verizon anti virus service that comes in there phones... What is your opinion of it.
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Never used it; consider it bloatware and disabled it upon first setting up the phone.
It's basically Verizon's version of an Antivirus app with a premium subscription feature.
Verizon Support Protection FAQs | Verizon Wireless
Android Basic app is free to download and includes:
- Antivirus protection, powered by McAfee , to detect viruses and malware
- McAfee SiteAdvisor to identify and warn you of suspicious websites
Android Premium app requires a monthly subscription to Total Mobile Protection and includes:
- All of the features available with the Android Basic version
- App Alert to help guard your privacy from apps deemed risky
- Mobile recovery features to remotely locate, alarm, lock or erase certain data
i dont remember seeing it on mine lol
I use it (free version). It's not obtrusive at all and is supported by a company that has a vested interest in my mobile experience. It scans every download and runs a full scan once a week.
If you allow side loading, why wouldn't you protect yourself? For that matter, it's free and you hardly even know it's there. Why not? What do you use instead?
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I don't have the Note 5 but if I did I would disable it. I wouldn't want VZW Anti-Virus.
In 2014 mobile device usage surpassed pc for the first time for browsing the Internet. You guys do realize the reason pc is way more likely to get a virus than Mac right?
So, you have a device used to browse the Internet and it is now the most common way to browse.
You feel safe and see no reason to protect your data?
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I just don't see a need for virus protection. I do not go to sketchy sites, I do not download from unknown sources, and I mainly use a core set of very well known services and apps. It would be hard for me to pick up a virus. I don't use virus protection on my PC either and I haven't had a virus in years .. and I mean years .. Since I was 12?
I am smart and aware of my PC usage. I won't just click any old link .
You are definitely the exception to the rule.
I have a network stretched across 7 locations with approximately 300 pc's. To protect that, I have firewalls at each location (two for each Internet connection actually), a "net nanny" system called websense, and Symantec Endpoint protection that updates every night and pushes a full scan command to every pc every night. Guess what, I still get two to three viruses a month. Some are full on attacks and some are just someone clicking on the wrong site.
A large issue today is not the traditional virus, but more spyware or adware. It isn't coming from shady sites or email attachments. It's more likely to come from legit sites or carefully constructed spoof sites.
A lot of this information is stored on your phone and someone could get it and not very many people are protecting themselves.
I wounder what you might find on your PC if you ran Spybot or Malware Bites?
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We deal with customer personal information that would be a serious problem if stolen, so security is not something I can take lightly. I'm sure you would rather know I'm doing everything possible to protect your personal information and not taking any unnecessary chances. You would not give me your SSAN, DOB, Bank account information, home and work address, phone numbers and email addresses if I told you not to worry, I don't need anti-virus on my network.
I have a network stretched across 7 locations with approximately 300 pc's. To protect that, I have firewalls at each location (two for each Internet connection actually), a "net nanny" system called websense, and Symantec Endpoint protection that updates every night and pushes a full scan command to every pc every night. Guess what, I still get two to three viruses a month. Some are full on attacks and some are just someone clicking on the wrong site.