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Are Scanning apps needed

trucougar
Newbie
‎02-22-2011 08:31 PM

I am wondering if I really need to be running an app that's scans the apps to make sure they are safe. I think it drains my battery to much, am I wrong?

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Cody21
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‎02-22-2011 09:57 PM

I've used Lookout since I got my phone ...  I honestly do not see any significant performance hits by running it ...  It scans each and every APP that I download during the installation. It also runs a weekly scan and reports the results. Maybe I'm just paranoid about viruses .. but it seems to work well for me.   YMMV

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mortb
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‎02-23-2011 12:28 AM

Yes, it's better to have Lookout scanning your apps than to download a buggy apps or an apps with a virus in it.

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LoydroidX
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In response to mortb
‎03-03-2011 03:25 AM

When I was having battery issues, one of the first things the Verizon tech did was to remove "Lookout", saying it wasn't needed.  Well, after today's little trojan episode, I'm thinking I need to reinstall it.   I see that "Lookout" seems to be the most widely used.  Any thoughts on other AV apps out there?  Think there may be more after this "DroidDream" thing?

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Ann154
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‎03-03-2011 03:31 AM
I'm running a more thorough test of AVG DroidSecurity on the HTC Aria that I get to have for the next month or two. So far so good. Still running Lookout on my active device, the DROID Eris.

I'm most definitely NOT a VZW employee. If a post answered your question, please mark it as the answer.

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gerio
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In response to Ann154
‎03-03-2011 03:35 AM

I tell ya, after the news all over the place today (well, the Geekboy sites, anyway) about the Google Apps being re-written by some bad guys and submitted to the App Market with malware inside that could be quite harmful, those antivirus apps like Lookout are looking better and better. 

 

To ne fair, Lookout and the other Android AV programs didn't have the definitions of this malware until late in the game, which is of course, better than never.

 

Geri O

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droidsw
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‎03-03-2011 03:36 AM
Lookout was all over the dreamdroid thing:

http://blog.mylookout.com/2011/03/security-alert-malware-found-in-official-android-market-droiddream...
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gerio
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‎03-03-2011 03:37 AM

 

droidsw wrote:
Lookout was all over the dreamdroid thing:

http://blog.mylookout.com/2011/03/security-alert-malware-found-in-official-android-market-droiddream...

 

Oh, okay, my mistake.

 

My X is headed to the app market as we, err...type!

 

Geri O

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droidsw
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‎03-03-2011 03:41 AM
Wondering if anyone's posted anything in the Droidapps section for those (newbie and otherwise) that haven't heard. Droidpolice.com said a few hours ago this is maybe just the beginning.
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droidsw
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‎03-03-2011 03:43 AM
Droidpolice link:

http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/03/02/droiddream-is-bad-but-we-think-we-found-something-even-worse...
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dirkbonn
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In response to droidsw
‎03-03-2011 06:14 AM

Any device you have that can connect to the internet should have some sort of security app whether it's lookout or something else. I use Norton Mobile Security.  Just for the record it now has a remote locate feature just as lookout does. It also updates weekly automatically and manually whenever you want. (No, I don't work for Symantec. I live in Hawaii and have owned my own business for 27+ years)

 

I hope the security people can get a handle on this situation as soon as possible.  My security programs on my computers find viruses a couple times a week and I don't surf the porn sites where they are most prevalent. But do quite a bit of searching and researching on the "net" most days.

 

The Apple people for years were pretty much safe from hackers and viruses because they were small.  Now that Apple is getting a larger maket share in mobile phones as well as computers, hackers are started to write malicious code for them.

 

Anyone reading this, if you're not using any security software on your smartphone, do some research and get one on you phone as soon as you can. If it uses a small percentage of your battery, it could be electricity well spent.

 

Good luck to us all.....

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Wildman
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‎03-03-2011 06:56 AM

Might want to read this if you think a Virus Scan isnt still required....

http://community.vzw.com/t5/DROID-Apps/Google-pulls-Market-apps-with-root-exploit-one-patched-in-AOS...

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mortb
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In response to Wildman
‎03-03-2011 03:43 PM
Wildman wrote:

Might want to read this if you think a Virus Scan isnt still required....

http://community.vzw.com/t5/DROID-Apps/Google-pulls-Market-apps-with-root-exploit-one-patched-in-AOS...

Thanks for that heads up. I checked your connection and saw the list of malicious apps. Some of them look so innocent, such as "scientific calculator" or "chess." Who would know?

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gerio
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In response to mortb
‎03-03-2011 05:32 PM

 

mortb wrote:
Wildman wrote:

Might want to read this if you think a Virus Scan isnt still required....

http://community.vzw.com/t5/DROID-Apps/Google-pulls-Market-apps-with-root-exploit-one-patched-in-AOS...

Thanks for that heads up. I checked your connection and saw the list of malicious apps. Some of them look so innocent, such as "scientific calculator" or "chess." Who would know?

 

I had a little scare when I saw "Scientific Calculater" on that list. I had downloaded and used that app some time ago, early last year, I think. But the last time I did that "Infamous" task, :smileyvery-happy:, I found "CalcBuddy", which I like much better. I had to think for a second before I remembered that I wasn't using Scientific Calculator anymore. 

 

And I was probably using it before the app got hijacked and changed.

 

Geri O

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droidsw
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In response to gerio
‎03-04-2011 04:55 PM

It does change a person's perspective from "I'm going to download some stupid trivia game app or something while I'm waiting to get my tires rotated". 

 

No more. Only known apps with reviews online. Some advise to read the reviews in the market, but if spammers can write anything in those reviews, a malicious code writer can write good reviews about the app, too.

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