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[Q] Avast! Lookout, Cerberus, or something else?

I had Lookout since I got my phone, then won a free premium upgrade for a year that just ended.
Avast! just came out (out of Beta) with free Antivirus which I'm using at the moment.
I've seen great reviews about Cerberus, but it costs a few bucks.
So, I'm not worried about viruses (I've read enough articles about it) but I like to have something to track, lock, and wipe the phone in case it is lost or stolen.
I'd like to see what programs you guys use or don't use and why?

I use lookout on my wife's phone, since she misplaces it at least once a week. I was using it on my phone but have stopped since I was only using it for tracking and I can wipe my phone remotely through my work exchange server if I lose it.

Try Seekdroid, it can remotely enable GPS and may be what you're looking for. Antivirus programs are pointless though.
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Nothing new or old impressed(es) me if it cant find and remove the CarrierIQ rootkit. They missed it..what else will they miss
Signature and definition based av solutions are dying a slow death anyway, one last hu rahhh.. smartphone users.

AVG
You forgot to specify AVG's free antivirus solution. It doesn't require any signup, unlike Lookout, and doesn't waste space in your notification area because it only appears there when it scans, fixes, etc.

Lacedaemon said:
You forgot to specify AVG's free antivirus solution. It doesn't require any signup, unlike Lookout, and doesn't waste space in your notification area because it only appears there when it scans, fixes, etc.
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I might give that one a shot. I run AVG on my PC and it's been pretty good. I like that it doesn't take up room in the taskbar and it looks like it has the remote locate/wipe/lock that I want to have. I don't know why I didn't think to look it up before.
Update: Tried AVG, but it can't locate my phone when I tested it. (I went through all the proper steps of setting it up in the "remote" menu) So it doesn't look like it's gonna be a keeper.

Avoid Mcafee Unless You're Willing to Pay
alxrock said:
I might give that one a shot. I run AVG on my PC and it's been pretty good. I like that it doesn't take up room in the taskbar and it looks like it has the remote locate/wipe/lock that I want to have. I don't know why I didn't think to look it up before.
Update: Tried AVG, but it can't locate my phone when I tested it. (I went through all the proper steps of setting it up in the "remote" menu) So it doesn't look like it's gonna be a keeper.
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Aw, that sucks. Well just a word of notice: Don't go for the Mcafee Antivirus, it's just a 7-day trial unless you pay for the subscription. It was really disappointing because I signed up and configured everything, like the Buddy List feature, which is when the app automatically sends a text to your "buddies" phone numbers when it's lost/found.

I've been using Lookout since it came out, but now I have the same doubt. For sure if you only want it for remote wipe and so, I would choose Cerberus, but I usually download apps from other stores, testing apps I can't be sure if they are completely safe, etc, so I don't know if I should keep my Lookout for malware detection or just forget the paranoia and move to Cerberus.
In my situation, what would you guys do?

I never use AntiVirus never had a problem,
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Try Android lost its on the market i havent yet lost my phone or anything but dude!!!! The features on this app are amazing! Ive tried most of the features n its great (exept for wiping my phone) Its a BETA version but free its really cool.
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Oh yeah i forgot u need to be rooted.
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Can I get Cerberus for free ?

dnesh.sharma said:
Can I get Cerberus for free ?
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lmao you actually bumped a three year old thread, for that...

Hahahaha.
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[Q] Best virus scanner app for Android?

Hello,
what is the best anti virus/malware and other ****, app for android?

Super-Veloce said:
Hello,
what is the best anti virus/malware and other ****, app for android?
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non, they needlessly wast battery.
if your worried about security and are rooted get LBE security from play it lets you control the permissions of all yours and system apps.

I wan to install it, update and scan my phone, than delete it again, to save memory/battery/performance

Super-Veloce said:
I wan to install it, update and scan my phone, than delete it again, to save memory/battery/performance
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they mostly are bad at detecting stuff, google pulls them from play before the avs pick them up.

treebill said:
they mostly are bad at detecting stuff, google pulls them from play before the avs pick them up.
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yeah ok, but when you install an app outside the market, you got the risk it contains something bad

Using NQ security 6.0 myself, not having any battery drain whatsoever.
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Super-Veloce said:
yeah ok, but when you install an app outside the market, you got the risk it contains something bad
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That's true but it has to declare is permissions, if a live wallpaper wants to make calls or send texts you know is not right.
Just install from the forums here or play.
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I have been using the Dr. Web free version for past 2 years - light and does what it is supposed to do. The paid version has extra features which I do not need.

ESet was good until they made you pay for it!

pdroid is great but doesn't support HOX due to not being s-off yet.

I use avast! Mobile Security.
It has a lot of functions, is free, and won several test of Android-Antivirus Software
http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/best-android-antivirus-apps-revealed-by-av-test-labs-2012036/
http://www.avast.com/pr-avast-free-mobile-security-gets-top-av-test-ranking-for-android-malware
http://www.av-test.org/en/tests/android/
and so on...

Lookout
I use lookout. Not sure if the malware virus stuff does anything. Never had it find anything.
But the other features are brilliant. Locate you phone by GPS or getting it to scream. Remotely wiping your phone when you loose it etc. It is one of the first apps I install. To protect me from losing my phone and more importantly all my data.

i use comodo. free for pc and android. have been using it for years

Vipre - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ssd.vipre

[Q] Mobile AntiVirus - Is it recomended?

Morning,
I've been toying with the idea of installing an Anti Virus solution on to my phone but have a couple of questions.
Is it necessary? I know that most of the AV apps come with nice features like tracking and remote wipe but was wondering how big the threat of mobile malware actually is.
Will it prevent my device from going into 'Deep Sleep' and have a negative impact on battery life?
It is possible that I am going to install Vipre Mobile Security as we use a lot of GFI products at work. Do any of you have experience with this app?
Cheers in advance.

JimmyEatFood said:
Morning,
I've been toying with the idea of installing an Anti Virus solution on to my phone but have a couple of questions.
Is it necessary? I know that most of the AV apps come with nice features like tracking and remote wipe but was wondering how big the threat of mobile malware actually is.
Will it prevent my device from going into 'Deep Sleep' and have a negative impact on battery life?
It is possible that I am going to install Vipre Mobile Security as we use a lot of GFI products at work. Do any of you have experience with this app?
Cheers in advance.
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1) No it's not. Just install apps from the official google market and none of the chinese/russian ones and look at the permissions each app uses. Unless you are installing "big busty blonde" style apps you should be fine.
2)Most AV/Malware products have a negative effect on a phones performance and battery. Don't bother, just use your common sense instead.

animaleyes76 said:
1) No it's not. Just install apps from the official google market and none of the chinese/russian ones and look at the permissions each app uses. Unless you are installing "big busty blonde" style apps you should be fine.
2)Most AV/Malware products have a negative affect on a phones performance and battery. Don't bother, just use your common sense instead.
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Have to agree here as well. Do not bother with AV apps mate..Just use common sense on what you flash or install on your phone. Simple as that

I have never used Anti Virus on any of my phones and I've never had any problems.

Cheers lads. I was reading an article about Android Malware which prompted me to look into AV. Don't think I'll bother now though
Any recommendations for an app to locate and remote wipe the device if it is lost?
Sent as my GF gets angry at me for playing with my HTC One X....again.

Cerberus is excellent, does everything.
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animaleyes76 said:
[...] Unless you are installing "big busty blonde" style apps you should be fine. [...]
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Damn!

JimmyEatFood said:
Cheers lads. I was reading an article about Android Malware which prompted me to look into AV. Don't think I'll bother now though
Any recommendations for an app to locate and remote wipe the device if it is lost?
Sent as my GF gets angry at me for playing with my HTC One X....again.
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I suggest try AndroidLost I have tried most of the features like taking pictures, recording and GPS, it integrates nicely with your Google account and best of all its for FREE
I am yet to try its SMS capabilities and Sim notifications
http://www.androidlost.com

Cheers guys. I will look into the free app as I am a tight fisted Yorkshireman.
Sent as my GF gets angry at me for playing with my HTC One X....again.

I use free version of lookout. It don't cause any battery drains and is set to scan any new app get installed on the phone. You can also manual scan the whole phone.

You can install Avast Anti-Virus from the google play store, and if the phone has root access you can install Avast onto the ROM.
Once it has been installed you can set up theft aware for SMS text commands to remote wipe, lock etc.
The reason why the install it to the ROM is because if someone was going to factory reset through the bootloader or even from the settings menu the Avast will still be install but it will be disguised as another app (Which you can name) and they will not know that it is there.
Hope this was helpful.

Av only good for one thing and that's the tracking if its lost/stolen
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check out Kaspersky, I think it still comes with life time updates, it might not be necessary today but it's a good deal and might get useful in future...

JimmyEatFood said:
Cheers lads. I was reading an article about Android Malware which prompted me to look into AV. Don't think I'll bother now though
Any recommendations for an app to locate and remote wipe the device if it is lost?
Sent as my GF gets angry at me for playing with my HTC One X....again.
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Although not free, PhoneLocator Pro is the best I've seen,
It hides from your app drawer, adds un-installation security, takes an automatic photo of your thief and sends it you, along with his call log, also blocks the phone if the thief changes sim card, along with all the GPS tracking services that it emails you - you also get a web user interface too, aswell as the usual text commands.
Its good stuff, developer is very responsive and eager to add more features all the time too.
However, due to the way HTC have implemented multi-tasking, their pre-installed task manager app will kill it, along with anything else you may have running such as battery saving apps, antivirus, etc etc
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What's a great Virus scanware for PC?

I just got a computer now with internet and I've defragged my pc and basically its right to stock. But it came with McAfee and lot of people and my friends told me its $*** so I heard so many of softwares but this is xda and a lot people have pc's.
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Which one is safe and works the best. I have a Dell Inspiron 531 Windows Vista pro
That stoner at Circle K

Vista.... Hmmm
Well I would try
1. Kasperky
2. Bitdefender
3. Norton
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bennyboy78 said:
Vista.... Hmmm
Well I would try
1. Kasperky
2. Bitdefender
3. Norton
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Those will all work...but IMO,
Kaspersky and Norton are both too heavy. They will slow your system down considerably.
I've worked tech for PC's for years. Honestly, I don't use a antivirus program anymore.
I have a set of programs that I use to clean up infections if I get one an its rare.
A good solution is a good firewall. I've just ran the stock vista an the problems have been minimal.
In the virus world, most big name antivirus companies engines are well known. Kind of like how internet explorer seems more attacked than Firefox was back in the day.
AVG is a free antivirus program. Its one of the best ones out there.
The best way to protect yourself, don't go places you shouldn't. Don't click on **** you shouldn't. Etc...
I haven't paid for software ever...I'm just careful.
Pm me, I'm off work tomorrow an I'll send you a list of all the software I use.

AVG is the best and you can either use the free version or the paid one.

Bewere of avg. .. if you ever uninstall it for another program it leaves system avg files hidden. And when u install another anti virus it causes Alot of problems. had disk problems. it was a nightmare. i use aviaria now.
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Norton and Mcafee are the two worst you can use.
If you are looking for a free solution then I would go with Microsoft Security Essentials. It's fast and does a great job of picking and stopping just about anything and doesn't cause issues with the operation of the PC it's on.
If you want a paid solution then the only one I would suggest is Kasperky. Again it's fast and does a great job of protection.

With Vista or Win 7 all you need is Microsoft Security Essentials

HipKat said:
With Vista or Win 7 all you need is Microsoft Security Essentials
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True, but working tech I've had more PC's come in with a virus that it let by.
It is very light on the system though.
Overall, I just hate using any of them.
Like I've said, personally I take my chances without anything. Then manually remove them later.

cbucz24 said:
True, but working tech I've had more PC's come in with a virus that it let by.
It is very light on the system though.
Overall, I just hate using any of them.
Like I've said, personally I take my chances without anything. Then manually remove them later.
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Same here. I haven't run any other A/V in a few years, not since XP, anyhow.
Superspyware Remover and Spybot pretty much handle any spy/adware probs and viruses aren't something I rarely have to deal with

Thanks guys. I'm using the Windows protector. Thanks angain everyone. Modders you can close whenever you want.
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cbucz24 said:
True, but working tech I've had more PC's come in with a virus that it let by.
It is very light on the system though.
Overall, I just hate using any of them.
Like I've said, personally I take my chances without anything. Then manually remove them later.
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The problem is not in the software\scanner but in the user. I run into the same issues and it's all a user issue in the end.
I've watched people at work get a warning pop up and they will not read it and just click to allow what ever it is to run causing a HUGE amount of head aches for me later.
Just like the old saying a computer is only as smart as it's user.

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a computer is only as smart as it's user.
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But how would the computer know if you put in some randomly command codes that work and the user doesn't know anything about the code will the computer know more?
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I would go with my trusted 3 Piece combo... AVG, CCcleaner and the good old SPYBOT SEARCH AND DESTROY...
I happen to download a lot of crap on MY computer.. eg shareware, game trainers, keygens..etc. and that 3 piece Combo right there keeps my vista running clean
AVG for virus scans 3:am everyday
CC Cleaner for cache and temp files once ever 2 weeks or so 2 passes
SPYBOT SEARCH an Destroy... tho outdated it comes with TeaTimer which is a light weight registry permission monitor... trust me tea timer the most effective and probably the most important part of the security combo
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The best at detecting new modified forms of previously existing malware is Avira.

Antivirus

Do we need antivirus for our phone? Because i think antivirus app eats some ram
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reddvilzz said:
Do we need antivirus for our phone? Because i think antivirus app eats some ram
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I would still suggest you to install one for your safety, since nowadays the malwares are growing quickly in Android, you may consider Avast, which doesn't bring too much impact to my SGW's performance, a high detection rate and the best of all is Avast is free to use

MyDeSTiNaTe said:
I would still suggest you to install one for your safety, since nowadays the malwares are growing quickly in Android, you may consider Avast, which doesn't bring too much impact to my SGW's performance, a high detection rate and the best of all is Avast is free to use
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how would you get a virus? maybe when you install something like a CPUPerformanceTweak.apk or some trash like that, but when you just install well-known apps, I guess you won't get a virus. in my opinion its like on a windows pc, brain is still the best anti virus.

Fensterbank said:
how would you get a virus? maybe when you install something like a CPUPerformanceTweak.apk or some trash like that, but when you just install well-known apps, I guess you won't get a virus. in my opinion its like on a windows pc, brain is still the best anti virus.
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Well, that depends on whether one sticks to the store, or try to sideload everything. Or download apps from uncouth sources.
If one practices safe se... I mean, safe installs, there is no real need for an antivirus.
That said, Avast! AntiVirus for Android is quite good (as tested by one of the more trustworthy independent antivirus testing organization), light on resources, and even offers an anti-theft feature. And all for the unbeatable price of free.
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Okay i'll stick with avast then.. Thanks for your responses guys
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Okay i'll stick with avast then.. Thanks for your responses guys
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Remember that if you use the root-based anti-theft feature, you have to follow its procedure to uninstall, or else the anti-theft module will forever be integrated to your ROM
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Never use antivirus,downloading apk like hell,works fine ang never gets virus detected. For me-->> forbiden to put antivirus on android,it just eat your ram and make ur phone slow
(Just my opinion) :beer:
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dollyaja said:
Never use antivirus,downloading apk like hell,works fine ang never gets virus detected. For me-->> forbiden to put antivirus on android,it just eat your ram and make ur phone slow
(Just my opinion) :beer:
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I use Avast, and I certainly don't feel my phone slower...
Especially since I now like to experiment with many sideloaded apps (not pirated, but apk's that for one reason or another, aren't published in the Play Store), using an antivirus provides an additional peace of mind.
Plus, with Avast, I get for free what others will ask for payment, such as anti-theft protection, easy firewall, call/sms filter, etc.
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I'm using Lookout.
Can anyone let me know which one is better? Avast/Lookout?
Thanks.

ericjj said:
I'm using Lookout.
Can anyone let me know which one is better? Avast/Lookout?
Thanks.
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I think both are good. But the avast have more things (and get for free what in lookout you have to pay for it)

ilusi0n_ said:
I think both are good. But the avast have more things (and get for free what in lookout you have to pay for it)
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How about their effect on battery drainage? Which one save more battery? Would change to avast if it save more battery.

ericjj said:
How about their effect on battery drainage? Which one save more battery? Would change to avast if it save more battery.
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Both don't have great impact on battery. I read somewhere (don't remember where, probably in xda forums) that avast use less battery than lookout. This without anti-theft if I'm not mistaken. If you activate anti-theft in avast than the usage on battery will increase. I can't confirm this though because I didn't use anti-theft in avast
So, as far as my experience tells me, I didn't notice biggest difference in both regarded to battery drainage.
But between those two I prefer avast, but that it's my personal opinion. But in the end is always a matter of preference.

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Do we need antivirus for our phone? Because i think antivirus app eats some ram
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I think my wonder don't need an antivirus, coz it's eats my ram and otherwise my wonder also need an antivirus for proctected from malware which can enter into my wonder with easily coz my wonder have rooted.

pepoluan said:
Well, that depends on whether one sticks to the store, or try to sideload everything. Or download apps from uncouth sources.
If one practices safe se... I mean, safe installs, there is no real need for an antivirus.
That said, Avast! AntiVirus for Android is quite good (as tested by one of the more trustworthy independent antivirus testing organization), light on resources, and even offers an anti-theft feature. And all for the unbeatable price of free.
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Every now and then i install Avast to do a full system check co'z sometimes i practice not so safe se_. I mean i download apps from 3rd party sources.

Honestly i dont use anti virus apps, it will eat alot of memory also adding consume in my battery, I just to be carefull for downloading apps and games.

Dhada said:
Honestly i dont use anti virus apps, it will eat alot of memory also adding consume in my battery, I just to be carefull for downloading apps and games.
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There is no need for any if you trust the applications you install (from google play store) and if you don't download applications from 3rd party sources. But obviously that's not all, but the essencial

i never use antivirust...bcoz sometime that antivirus detect some app infected but actually no! so started from that i fobia to use..hahaha

most of the virus are made for microsoft product..it is like a programming file which is make os become 'crazy' due to inapropriate manner as the original os..that why most of apple product not required antivirus..same as andriod..
correct me if iam wrong..
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kacanghantu said:
most of the virus are made for microsoft product..it is like a programming file which is make os become 'crazy' due to inapropriate manner as the original os..that why most of apple product not required antivirus..same as andriod..
correct me if iam wrong..
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It depends really. The total of virus made is proportional to what people use nowadays. Most of people use windows, so of course the best is attack windows right? The use of android increase a lot for the last years. Even though it is difficult to have virus on a linux based system is not impossible.
If we need antivirus? Maybe. But do we really need it? Depends on what you do with your phone. And that is related to user not to the SO. SO will do everything to protect you but the final decision is yours (talking about root).
Also, human being has the ability to think that such things only happen to others

Actualy guys i dont have any idea what virus we can incounter in our device, I have a question there is a annoying thing on my device longtime ago, everytime i enable my WIFI or Data Connection there something popup annoying on my phone like a advertise, some stuff for free to download, on my notification bar, sometimes an image apear on my screen at my home screen if i tap it or close it automaticaly my browser will open and go to untrusted website.. Is that a sample virus for android? and there is no way to remove this problem i do a factory reset wipe cache. but still it did not remove, so i flash my phone and its totaly gone.