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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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    Rage
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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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    • 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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        • R Rage

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

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

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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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              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.


              "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer

              "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined" - Homer

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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

                Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. ~ George Washington

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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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                • S S Douglas

                  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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                  dan sh
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                  Any phone that has WiFi and bluetooth capability, IMHO, is susceptible for attack in public places. I have once met a guy in cafe who was sniffing packets from free and open WiFi network provided by cafe. Now, there is nothing that your anitvirus could do about it. So, just be careful. I just prefer not to do internet banking or online purchase from phone. Other than that, all I have is few songs, photos, messages and contacts which I do not really care if someone reads.

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                  • S Simon ORiordan from UK

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

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                    dan sh
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                    Just get rid of Samsung apps and install stock standard OS. Or just buy Nexus. Using it for a while now and it is a very well behaved phone.

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                    • R Roger Wright

                      You, too? I just got my Galaxy S4 yesterday, and still trying to get used to it.

                      Will Rogers never met me.

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                      PJ Arends
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                      I have had mine for a while now. About 6 months. I really like the phone, especially the screen size. My wife has an iPhone 5 and she is constantly borrowing mine as she likes mine better.

                      Within you lies the power for good - Use it!

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                      • R R Erasmus

                        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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                        PJ Arends
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                        Which is part of "any good". That is why I am asking.

                        Within you lies the power for good - Use it!

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                        • P PJ Arends

                          I have had mine for a while now. About 6 months. I really like the phone, especially the screen size. My wife has an iPhone 5 and she is constantly borrowing mine as she likes mine better.

                          Within you lies the power for good - Use it!

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                          Roger Wright
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                          The lack of a suitable belt clip for carrying is a bit off-putting, but I suppose I'll get used to it. I'm considering a purse for it, but having a hell of a time finding one to match my work boots.

                          Will Rogers never met me.

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                          • M Mitchell J

                            I'm currently using ESET mobile security. It's pretty good.

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                            dpminusa
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                            Ditto. AVG is a good alternative.

                            "Courtesy is the product of a mature, disciplined mind ... ridicule is lack of the same - DPM"

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                            • Richard DeemingR Richard Deeming

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


                              "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer

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                              R Erasmus
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                              Be careful of Sophos... its a virus. What the virus does is suck all the resource bone dry, ;P .

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

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