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exodius Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 I think android dont need antivirus/similiar. It will slow down your device.Just use self protection:Do not download apps (.APKs) from untrusted sources. Places such as 4shared and uploaded are not recommended places for downloading APKs and apps (Drive-by). The person uploading the APK could have modified it before uploading. This could be a virus or even a keylogger which records everything you type. Stick to trusted sources such as the Google play (Android marketplace) or the Amazon appstore.Always keep your Bluetooth off unless required.Android 4.2 or higher also blocks apps from sending premium rate text messages.Newer 'non Stock ROM's' like Cyanogen (CM) are bundled with an Privacy-Guard.Do not root your device until you know what are you doing!Apps (Framework-patches) can help to protect your personal data, but you need to know what are you doing (experts only! - because some apps may not working anymore after that or you will see a force close or similar problems). Good Apps are XPrivacy, OpenPDroid, PDroid, PDroid 2.0 or PDroid Manager.Ad-Blocking Hosts file, you don't need any AdAware app, this does the same without any resource hock.AFWall+ is a iptables based firewall, it's free and only for root users.Read Required Permissions Carefully Before Installing Apps: Apps on iOS do not get privileged access to system resources outside of the ones carefully assigned by Apple. Apps on Android, on the other hand, have deeper access to your device and you must be aware of what permissions they require. These can be read after tapping Download and before tapping Accept & Download in Android Market. If you’re downloading a live wallpaper app and it requires permissions for location via GPS, then you should stay away from it.Many stock, aosp, aokp roms are bundeled with an in-build encryption function, this will help if lose your phone. If your phone does not contain this function, you should try DroidCrypt , FreeOTFE , EDS or LUKS Manager.Source: MDL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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