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  • G GuyThiebaut

    I use avast and so far I have had no problems with viruses or malware on my phone Sent from my Android Galaxy S4 [you have won the lottery, click here to claim your prize]

    “That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”

    ― Christopher Hitchens

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    OriginalGriff
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    I use Avast as well, but I have no idea how good it is: it's never found anything, but I've never seen any "virus-like" activity either...

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      I am looking for a recommendation on a good anti virus for my Samsung Galaxy S4. I looked at the AVG Antivirus Security app in the Google play store. Is it any good? Any other recommendations for what you have used or are currently using? Thanks.

      Within you lies the power for good - Use it!

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      R Erasmus
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      I think the question should not be whether it is any good, but which protects you without sapping your performance.

      "Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence." << please vote!! >>

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        I am looking for a recommendation on a good anti virus for my Samsung Galaxy S4. I looked at the AVG Antivirus Security app in the Google play store. Is it any good? Any other recommendations for what you have used or are currently using? Thanks.

        Within you lies the power for good - Use it!

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        • P PJ Arends

          I am looking for a recommendation on a good anti virus for my Samsung Galaxy S4. I looked at the AVG Antivirus Security app in the Google play store. Is it any good? Any other recommendations for what you have used or are currently using? Thanks.

          Within you lies the power for good - Use it!

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          S Douglas
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          Other than installing potential infected applications, what is the Galaxy susceptible to? (Honest question as I am going to be looking for a new phone tomorrow).


          Common sense is admitting there is cause and effect and that you can exert some control over what you understand.

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          • S Super Lloyd

            Try Windows Phone perhaps?! ;P

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            ColinBurnell
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            Then you really would need AV! Have you seen MS's App Store? You can pay for lots of App's that 'download' Firefox, and various other publicly licensed free software? Mmmm - Malware heaven.

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            • C ColinBurnell

              Then you really would need AV! Have you seen MS's App Store? You can pay for lots of App's that 'download' Firefox, and various other publicly licensed free software? Mmmm - Malware heaven.

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              Super Lloyd
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              Windows store for Windows 8! :mad: X| Windows store for Windows Phone :) No virus or adware there as it's not quite possible... Found all app I was interested so far as well! :-D Though I am not a big app users, no idea what I am missing out on!

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              • P PJ Arends

                I am looking for a recommendation on a good anti virus for my Samsung Galaxy S4. I looked at the AVG Antivirus Security app in the Google play store. Is it any good? Any other recommendations for what you have used or are currently using? Thanks.

                Within you lies the power for good - Use it!

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                chriselst
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                I've been using Android phones for around 6 years with no virus protection and AFAIK no virii either. Until a virus checker tells you it finds a virus the best anyone can say about is that it doesn't get in the way.

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                • P PJ Arends

                  I am looking for a recommendation on a good anti virus for my Samsung Galaxy S4. I looked at the AVG Antivirus Security app in the Google play store. Is it any good? Any other recommendations for what you have used or are currently using? Thanks.

                  Within you lies the power for good - Use it!

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                  Simon ORiordan from UK
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                  I simply replaced my Galaxy with a Blackberry z10. I'm sure it is also hackable, but to date it has never been used as a vector to get into my Linux desktops. Unlike the Galaxy.

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                  • P PJ Arends

                    I am looking for a recommendation on a good anti virus for my Samsung Galaxy S4. I looked at the AVG Antivirus Security app in the Google play store. Is it any good? Any other recommendations for what you have used or are currently using? Thanks.

                    Within you lies the power for good - Use it!

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                    Dumisani Nkosi
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                    AVG should do the job. I've been having the S4 for over a year now and used Avast and Lookout also but AVG is still my favorite. Especially the remote admin feature that allows you to locate or lock your device when its lost. I tested it just to see how it works and its great. Location more precise than Lookout. Avast just looks too busy for me :laugh:

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                    • G GuyThiebaut

                      I use avast and so far I have had no problems with viruses or malware on my phone Sent from my Android Galaxy S4 [you have won the lottery, click here to claim your prize]

                      “That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”

                      ― Christopher Hitchens

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                      GuyThiebaut wrote:

                      [you have won the lottery, click HERE to claim your prize]

                      There. I fix link for you. :zzz:

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                      • D dan sh

                        I use none. I am very careful with what I do with the phone and have not faced any trouble yet. I used AVG on S3 I had earlier. Never felt like I needed it.

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                        Rage
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                        Same here. BUT I once was very close to have a problem : I was lost in a crowd at some event, and was texting with my wife so that we could locate. In the middle of the ping-pong texting came a SMS that I opened without looking at it, and it opened my contact list, a facebook app, my browser and tried to connect to some website. Phone was also blocked. All this triggered by just opening that one SMS. I could then regain access to the phone by removing the battery (on/off-button did not work anymore), and had the luck that I had disabled the data connection (so the website access failed, and possibly a lot of other nasty things in the background). Phone was a Galaxy S1. Anyway, my wife was mad at me because it took me about 10 minutes to understand what was happening and find a way to restart my phone,and she had been waiting for my answers all along. I have deleted the SMS, so I don't know what it contained exactly.

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                          Other than installing potential infected applications, what is the Galaxy susceptible to? (Honest question as I am going to be looking for a new phone tomorrow).


                          Common sense is admitting there is cause and effect and that you can exert some control over what you understand.

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                          Rage
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                          They disabled the "Phoning" functionality, since nobody was using it, but everything else (browsing, texting, using apps, taking pictures, ...) work like a charm.

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                          • D Dumisani Nkosi

                            AVG should do the job. I've been having the S4 for over a year now and used Avast and Lookout also but AVG is still my favorite. Especially the remote admin feature that allows you to locate or lock your device when its lost. I tested it just to see how it works and its great. Location more precise than Lookout. Avast just looks too busy for me :laugh:

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                            Dumisani Nkosi wrote:

                            I tested it just to see how it works and its great

                            You did not mention the $499 fee for unlocking it.

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                              I simply replaced my Galaxy with a Blackberry z10. I'm sure it is also hackable, but to date it has never been used as a vector to get into my Linux desktops. Unlike the Galaxy.

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                              Rage
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                              That is a good choice, hackers seldom target obsolete technology. ;P

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                              • D dan sh

                                I use none. I am very careful with what I do with the phone and have not faced any trouble yet. I used AVG on S3 I had earlier. Never felt like I needed it.

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                                ScottM1
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                                I'm the same, just got to be careful what apps you install. AV on a phone slows it down and ruins the battery life.

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                                  Dumisani Nkosi wrote:

                                  I tested it just to see how it works and its great

                                  You did not mention the $499 fee for unlocking it.

                                  ~RaGE();

                                  I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus Entropy isn't what it used to.

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                                  Dumisani Nkosi
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                                  I don't have the Pro Version installed but I'm able to remotely lock my device from the AVG site. Absolutely free :) No fees whatsoever

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                                    That is a good choice, hackers seldom target obsolete technology. ;P

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                                    Simon ORiordan from UK
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                                    It's a 4G touchscreen phone with 128G expansion via SDhC. Galaxy must be amazing!:cool:

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                                      I am looking for a recommendation on a good anti virus for my Samsung Galaxy S4. I looked at the AVG Antivirus Security app in the Google play store. Is it any good? Any other recommendations for what you have used or are currently using? Thanks.

                                      Within you lies the power for good - Use it!

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                                      kungFuCrab
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                                      I use Malwarebyes...haven't had any trouble. hasn't found anything either.

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                                        I am looking for a recommendation on a good anti virus for my Samsung Galaxy S4. I looked at the AVG Antivirus Security app in the Google play store. Is it any good? Any other recommendations for what you have used or are currently using? Thanks.

                                        Within you lies the power for good - Use it!

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                                        Richard Deeming
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                                        Sophos have a free offering for Android[^]. No idea if it's any good, as I haven't got a droid to test it.


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                                        • L Lost User

                                          I use iOS as my anti-virus for Android. Sorry - it had to be said. I'll go away now. ;P

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                                          Techsys Admin
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                                          Any device is susceptible to a virus and that certainly includes iOS. Read http://www.quora.com/Which-platform-is-more-vulnerable-to-viruses-iOS-or-Android for more insight.

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