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AVG Pro free from March 6th

Notetwo said:
Why? just asking because I assume there could be something to worry about when installing?

I would like to know.
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Here are the listed permissions:

THIS APPLICATION HAS ACCESS TO THE FOLLOWING:
YOUR ACCOUNTS
ADD OR REMOVE ACCOUNTS
Allows the app to perform operations like adding and removing accounts, and deleting their password.
SERVICES THAT COST YOU MONEY
DIRECTLY CALL PHONE NUMBERS
Allows the app to call phone numbers without your intervention. This may result in unexpected charges or calls. Note that this doesn't allow the app to call emergency numbers. Malicious apps may cost you money by making calls without your confirmation.
SEND SMS MESSAGES
Allows the app to send SMS messages. This may result in unexpected charges. Malicious apps may cost you money by sending messages without your confirmation.
YOUR LOCATION
PRECISE LOCATION (GPS AND NETWORK-BASED)
Allows the app to get your precise location using the Global Positioning System (GPS) or network location sources such as cell towers and Wi-Fi. These location services must be turned on and available to your device for the app to use them. Apps may use this to determine where you are, and may consume additional battery power.
APPROXIMATE LOCATION (NETWORK-BASED)
Allows the app to get your approximate location. This location is derived by location services using network location sources such as cell towers and Wi-Fi. These location services must be turned on and available to your device for the app to use them. Apps may use this to determine approximately where you are.
YOUR MESSAGES
RECEIVE TEXT MESSAGES (SMS)
Allows the app to receive and process SMS messages. This means the app could monitor or delete messages sent to your device without showing them to you.
EDIT YOUR TEXT MESSAGES (SMS OR MMS)
Allows the app to write to SMS messages stored on your tablet or SIM card. Malicious apps may delete your messages. Allows the app to write to SMS messages stored on your phone or SIM card. Malicious apps may delete your messages.
READ YOUR TEXT MESSAGES (SMS OR MMS)
Allows the app to read SMS messages stored on your tablet or SIM card. This allows the app to read all SMS messages, regardless of content or confidentiality. Allows the app to read SMS messages stored on your phone or SIM card. This allows the app to read all SMS messages, regardless of content or confidentiality.
NETWORK COMMUNICATION
FULL NETWORK ACCESS
Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
PAIR WITH BLUETOOTH DEVICES
Allows the app to view the configuration of Bluetooth on the tablet, and to make and accept connections with paired devices. Allows the app to view the configuration of the Bluetooth on the phone, and to make and accept connections with paired devices.
YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
READ SENSITIVE LOG DATA
Allows the app to read from the system's various log files. This allows it to discover general information about what you are doing with the tablet, potentially including personal or private information. Allows the app to read from the system's various log files. This allows it to discover general information about what you are doing with the phone, potentially including personal or private information.
READ YOUR CONTACTS
Allows the app to read data about your contacts stored on your tablet, including the frequency with which you've called, emailed, or communicated in other ways with specific individuals. This permission allows apps to save your contact data, and malicious apps may share contact data without your knowledge. Allows the app to read data about your contacts stored on your phone, including the frequency with which you've called, emailed, or communicated in other ways with specific individuals. This permission allows apps to save your contact data, and malicious apps may share contact data without your knowledge.
MODIFY YOUR CONTACTS
Allows the app to modify the data about your contacts stored on your tablet, including the frequency with which you've called, emailed, or communicated in other ways with specific contacts. This permission allows apps to delete contact data. Allows the app to modify the data about your contacts stored on your phone, including the frequency with which you've called, emailed, or communicated in other ways with specific contacts. This permission allows apps to delete contact data.
WRITE WEB BOOKMARKS AND HISTORY
Allows the app to modify the Browser's history or bookmarks stored on your tablet. This may allow the app to erase or modify Browser data. Note: this permission may note be enforced by third-party browsers or other applications with web browsing capabilities. Allows the app to modify the Browser's history or bookmarks stored on your phone. This may allow the app to erase or modify Browser data. Note: this permission may note be enforced by third-party browsers or other applications with web browsing capabilities.
ADD OR MODIFY CALENDAR EVENTS AND SEND EMAIL TO GUESTS WITHOUT OWNERS' KNOWLEDGE
Allows the app to add, remove, change events that you can modify on your tablet, including those of friends or co-workers. This may allow the app to send messages that appear to come from calendar owners, or modify events without the owners' knowledge. Allows the app to add, remove, change events that you can modify on your phone, including those of friends or co-workers. This may allow the app to send messages that appear to come from calendar owners, or modify events without the owners' knowledge.
READ YOUR WEB BOOKMARKS AND HISTORY
Allows the app to read the history of all URLs that the Browser has visited, and all of the Browser's bookmarks. Note: this permission may not be enforced by third-party browsers or other applications with web browsing capabilities.
PHONE CALLS
READ PHONE STATUS AND IDENTITY
Allows the app to access the phone features of the device. This permission allows the app to determine the phone number and device IDs, whether a call is active, and the remote number connected by a call.
STORAGE
MODIFY OR DELETE THE CONTENTS OF YOUR USB STORAGE MODIFY OR DELETE THE CONTENTS OF YOUR SD CARD
Allows the app to write to the USB storage. Allows the app to write to the SD card.
SYSTEM TOOLS
ERASE USB STORAGE ERASE SD CARD
Allows the app to format removable storage.
DELETE ALL APP CACHE DATA
Allows the app to free tablet storage by deleting files in the cache directories of other applications. This may cause other applications to start up more slowly as they need to re-retrieve their data. Allows the app to free phone storage by deleting files in the cache directories of other applications. This may cause other applications to start up more slowly as they need to re-retrieve their data.
DISABLE YOUR SCREEN LOCK
Allows the app to disable the keylock and any associated password security. For example, the phone disables the keylock when receiving an incoming phone call, then re-enables the keylock when the call is finished.
TOGGLE SYNC ON AND OFF
Allows an app to modify the sync settings for an account. For example, this can be used to enable sync of the People app with an account.
MODIFY SYSTEM SETTINGS
Allows the app to modify the system's settings data. Malicious apps may corrupt your system's configuration.
ACCESS BLUETOOTH SETTINGS
Allows the app to configure the local Bluetooth tablet, and to discover and pair with remote devices. Allows the app to configure the local Bluetooth phone, and to discover and pair with remote devices.
RETRIEVE RUNNING APPS
Allows the app to retrieve information about currently and recently running tasks. This may allow the app to discover information about which applications are used on the device.
ACCESS USB STORAGE FILESYSTEM ACCESS SD CARD FILESYSTEM
Allows the app to mount and unmount filesystems for removable storage.
CONNECT AND DISCONNECT FROM WI-FI
Allows the app to connect to and disconnect from Wi-Fi access points and to make changes to device configuration for Wi-Fi networks.
WRITE SUBSCRIBED FEEDS
Allows the app to modify your currently synced feeds. Malicious apps may change your synced feeds.

Users should always read the permissions list before installing any app.
 
But if your like me I cant be assed to read all that so would just put my trust in AVG.

Is that not what Playstore does? check that apps are safe to be downloaded?
 
Notetwo said:
But if your like me I cant be assed to read all that so would just put my trust in AVG.

Is that not what Playstore does? check that apps are safe to be downloaded?
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And that's exactly what malware developers are hoping you'll do, refuse to read the permissions. That's the easiest way to get their app installed on your device. I'm not saying AVG is malware, I'm simply saying that users should always read the permissions and never rely on the google play store to keep you safe. The weakest link in any system is the user.

And, no, Google doesn't check every app. Google only removes an app after it has been reported by several people. But, by then hundreds of users could already have malware on their devices.
 
Notetwo said:
But if your like me I cant be assed to read all that so would just put my trust in AVG.

Is that not what Playstore does? check that apps are safe to be downloaded?
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The play store regularly scans the store for malicious code. There's even client side scanning on android 4.2+ for apps that you don't download from their store.
 
I have AVG on my PC for well over 10 years brilliant never had any problems but don't like these permissions for the phone........gaining access to this and that without me knowing
 
Look at what the app does. A lot of these apps aren't simply malware scanners but include firewalls, call/message filters, anti-theft tools, so they do need a pretty extensive set of permissions to do all of that.

It does also mean that if you wanted to smuggle a serious trojan onto a phone, a fake security app would be a good way of getting a lot of permissions without looking odd.
 
There are no viruses on Android. This is simply a company seeing their market share decline due to the immense growth in mobile computing. If you use common sense when installing apps, you won't have trouble.
 
ExtremeNerd said:
There are no viruses on Android. This is simply a company seeing their market share decline due to the immense growth in mobile computing. If you use common sense when installing apps, you won't have trouble.
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That is a good answer....Thanks
 
It's the remote wipe/remote lock and find the phone using google maps, plust in the pro version, the ability to password protect settings and selected apps in an 'app locker' (secure folder). as others have said, viruses are not a problem on Android, but the A/V could stop you passing an infected file/attachment on to a windows pc.
 
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