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Root Root & Security

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ek100

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I'm new to rooting mobile devices. I assume a rooted device is potentially more vulnerable to 3rd party malicious code or poorly coded apps. Is using superuser (eye-patch) to "temp unroot" a reasonable way to have protection of not being root most of the time and allowing you to have root when needed? It seems previously permitted apps retain their root access from my use of Titanium Backup to freeze an app. Bur Root Checker says I'm not rooted.
 
I'm not really sure, but I think most things that need root access will bring up the superuser dialogue. I've been rooted for a few years now and I've had no problems regarding malware
 
Apps requesting elevated permissions will alert the superuser app to prompt you before granting permissions.

If you don't allow the permission, the app won't get root.

Superuser is the gate keeper.
 
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