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What are the best security apps for Android?

What are the best security apps for Android?

  • Avast

    Votes: 1 33.3%

  • 360 Security

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • CM Security

    Votes: 2 66.7%
  • Total voters
    3
THpubs

THpubs

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Im searching for a good security app for my device (Note 3). There are many great apps and I did some research and narrowed down my list to 3 apps... Avast, CM Security and 360 Security. What do you think is the best option?
 
I'd go ahead and cross CM Security (from Cheetah Mobile) off your list...
http://androidforums.com/threads/pu...izers-and-the-like.896663/page-5#post-6889466

EarlyMon said:
And if there's any doubt left about Clean Master then please tell me why they resorted to malware to drive up installations.


http://malvertising.stopmalwares.com/2014/07/mobile-malvertising-fake-virus-alert/
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Avast is the only one from your list that I would ever install on my devices, but I'm generally of the opinion that antivirus isn't strictly necessary on Android as long as you're careful about what you install. You get to see the permissions requested by apps before you install; don't install the Flashlight app that needs access to your contacts, your location, and full internet access. ;)

Related: http://androidforums.com/android-ap...explained-security-tips-avoiding-malware.html
 
Well Lookout possibly for it's device location stuff, but nothing else, and certainly NOT CM or 360...
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THpubs said:
If you think all apps in playstore are safe... please think again : http://www.pcworld.com/article/2099...roid-apps-spike-in-the-google-play-store.html
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OK apps and games with unnecessary and fooky permissions, that's nothing new, like "free" Subway Surfers tips apps that phones home all your personal and private stuff to servers in Beijing, in which case better not install that other "malware" either, namely CM and 360.

Frankly you're best "security app" there is, and if you go installing shit like that and don't pay any attention to what it actually does, then you may get what's coming to you.


BTW

"Apps in Apple’s store were not analyzed."

Don't think it's any better over with Apple, their stuff does the same, but Apple doesn't inform about any permissions that apps might be using, such as phoning home. But you agreed to them when you clicked the iTunes, iOS EULA.
 
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Cerberus and BitDefender.

Also ignore the AV-Test results. For one thing viruses on Android don't exist, and if you only install from reputable sources like Google Play, Amazon and XDA, and added with common sense and knowledge of what you are doing, your chances of getting malware is almost nil.
 
I use the free Norton's to automatically scan APKs as they are installed. I figure that the probability of it ever finding anything is very low but ... maybe it will.

... Thom
 
I think AppBrain do an app like that I used to use that basically warned you of potentially harmful permissions before installation.
Need to track that down again...
 
Avg Pro is what I use because it has many features that doesn't also slow the phone down like lookout
 
bcrichster said:
Avg Pro is what I use because it has many features that doesn't also slow the phone down like lookout
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I haven't noticed lookout slow down my phone but it's a 3gb memory phone. We're you using real time protection? As I think I said, i only use it for its anti theft capabilities :thumbsupdroid:
 
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