[Q] Installing an Antivirus program on Android phone. - HTC One X

Are there viruses for android phones? Is it worth installing antivirus programs like these in your HOX? Will it drain your battery faster?
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wowowboy69 said:
Are there viruses for android phones? Is it worth installing antivirus programs like these in your HOX? Will it drain your battery faster?
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wowowboy69 said:
Are there viruses for android phones? Is it worth installing antivirus programs like these in your HOX? Will it drain your battery faster?
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This isn't really the best place to discuss this but my experience...
There are android malware, but if you're getting your apps from reputable sources like the Play Store, It's probably not worth running AV unless you get some other benefit from it.
I have Lookout installed on all my phones for its lost-my-phone protections like finding the phone's location and remote wiping it. Lookout does antivirus scanning too, so I let it run weekly. In 18 months on 8 different phones I've never had a virus detected. Assuming Lookout is competent at virus detection. I think that shows the threat is low, but it does exist.
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Mobile security apps??

Is it worth using mobile using mobile security apps. I received a newsletter from android advices and came across this one from eset. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eset.ems i know theyre a reputable company but I mean for android generally is it worth having these kind of apps
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rkanwar said:
Is it worth using mobile using mobile security apps. I received a newsletter from android advices and came across this one from eset. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eset.ems i know theyre a reputable company but I mean for android generally is it worth having these kind of apps
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do you want an antivirus or an anti theft app sir?
Every now and then, we hear of new malware written for Android devices. I believe it's certainly better to be a bit cautious. Personally, I use Lookout Security & Antivirus.
I use Avast, its really easy to use, and like it has been said already, better to have it and not need it
its better to have an antivirus app...and a good anti theft app too.
I would recommend avast
Its free and powerful...
Lookout
I haven't used Avast so I can't comment on it's features, however Lookout is a good antivirus and anti theft.
I once lost my on silent too. I used Lookouts "Scream function" (used the lookout website) and I was easily able to find it ^^. It has a gps function which can be used on the website too!
I have tried Mobile security apps, almost all of the top-rated ones, Lookout, Kaspersky, AVG... And I can't seem to like any of them, I personally don't download shady apps, or visit sketchy sites on my Android devices, but with that being said, I think they are very useful, and serve a purpose, I recommend Lookout for a good free one, and Kaspersky for a good paid app.
Hope this helps!
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I use avast also but I disabled it's anti virus feature. I believe this type of OS isn't really infectable unless you root your device or is unwary of what you are installing on your phone. It's not that dangerous like windows in which you could get virus by just visiting sites, bluetooth, removable drives etc.
Thanks for the responses guys I will try the eset one and review it. Ive had avast and lookout but I have ended up uninstalling them
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Should I got this phone?

Hi all,
I have been using a HTC Desire Z. I was wondering if it is a worthy upgrade to the One X? My main dislikes are the non removable battery and no micro SD card. Is there other features would convince me to get this device?
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knightslay2 said:
Hi all,
I have been using a HTC Desire Z. I was wondering if it is a worthy upgrade to the One X? My main dislikes are the non removable battery and no micro SD card. Is there other features would convince me to get this device?
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U can upgrade to One X as it has all the good features like TEGRA 3, Quad Core, Good Battery Life, Good Performance as compared to many other phone as I've seen the Benchmark Results
Its a good phone for Entertainment, Gaming, Socialising, Busines & Everything that wherever U go u wont feel like ( O i'm missing this feature or.... hmmm).
Nothing special about this phone.
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Totòòò said:
Nothing special about this phone.
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I agree that theres nothing particularly SPECIAL about this phone but it IS a REALLY nice phone none the less, so i'd definately upgrade (oh wait, i already did! ).
backudog said:
I agree that theres nothing particularly SPECIAL about this phone but it IS a REALLY nice phone none the less, so i'd definately upgrade (oh wait, i already did! ).
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It looks good and feels good in the had but im afraid it breaks easily+if it wasnt for our devs this phone would lag like as if it was htc inspire. Is just annoying ow htc doesnt care at all and the funny thing is the way how they address the issues, instead of admitting their fault and trying to fix things they act like as if they are a alreadg highly established brand that is a leading supplier in the industry and no matter what they do still customers will buy their phone but truth is that customers might buy their phone once but when they see they got screwed because their quad core phone performs like a normal phone and pieces start to fall slowly then they go to samsung which btw is way much more dev friendly
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Do we need another of these threads? If everyone was too lazy to search and read, we would have thousands of threads like this.
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Totòòò said:
Nothing special about this phone.
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Define "special" in the context of a phone. It has the best screen out there, the CPU for which all the best games are optimized, the best UI OEMs ever made, build quality is superb, battery lasts for 5 hours when watching movies... I guess you thought it will also do your laundry and now you are disappointed of it not being that "special".
To OP: I came from Desire HD which was referred as the "big brother" of the Z. I am really happy with my purchase. Though having ICS with sense 4 on the DHD, the difference in the screen and the overall experience is amazing. That's all I can tell you.
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Basil3 said:
Do we need another of these threads? If everyone was too lazy to search and read, we would have thousands of threads like this.
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We already have thousands of these threads
knightslay2 said:
Hi all,
I have been using a HTC Desire Z. I was wondering if it is a worthy upgrade to the One X? My main dislikes are the non removable battery and no micro SD card. Is there other features would convince me to get this device?
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In 1 word: ABSOLUTELY
In more words: Your issues with non removable battery and no micro SD card are irrelevant, cuase it has excellent battery (will get even better with SW updates) & 32 GB onboard + 25GB Dropbox + SKYDRIVE + GoogleDrive. And the phone has some CLASS. Definitely UPGRADE.
Well thing is 3G in Australia isn't very good and I do believe that storage will be in the cloud in the future. I personally have stopped using the Sense UI since its so bloated.
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I would like to know if this phone is hard to permanent root?
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Easy peasy. You unlock it via HTCDev. But just for the Tegra model. The US version from AT&T is a world of hurt.
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How to efficiently use/improve battery life of my HTC One X?

Please suggest any ideas in simple words. I am a new member here and to such techinical words, plz explain in simple words.
Even after using easy battery saver and easy task killer with screen brightness at the minimum, I still face this problem with battery life.
Thank you.
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RAHIM233 said:
Please suggest any ideas in simple words. I am a new member here and to such techinical words, plz explain in simple words.
Even after using easy battery saver and easy task killer with screen brightness at the minimum, I still face this problem with battery life.
Thank you.
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It also depends on your usage man, and that seems to be pretty heavy... You could try disabling push notifications in some apps
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Actually, this is my second brand new HOX, replaced in place of my old faulty HOX. I feel that my old one's battery management is a bit better than my present HOX. so little worried..
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Uninstall both. They don't help. Adjust you brightness manually. Use wifi instead of 3g.
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Juice Defender. Try it, my 1x lasts on battery for two days instead of one. I use Ultimate, but for a start you should try Basic and free version.
1x, xda premium hd
Is your phone unlocked and rooted? If so use a custom kernel. I get 4.5 hours of screen on time even with an AOSP Rom.
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No, not rooted. If it is done, then warranty won't be applicable?
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Only if the software caused hardware damage and the seller has to prove it. Had to send in my phone a few times and never had any problems
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Marc199 said:
Only if the software caused hardware damage and the seller has to prove it. Had to send in my phone a few times and never had any problems
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Also depends on how the law is applied in your own respective countries. Like in my country, hardly anyone customers or suppliers know anything about any law regarding warranty. Most just follow a black and white FAQ to solve **** -_-
RAHIM233 said:
Please suggest any ideas in simple words. I am a new member here and to such techinical words, plz explain in simple words.
Even after using easy battery saver and easy task killer with screen brightness at the minimum, I still face this problem with battery life.
Thank you.
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Hi there. Are you sure you are using the latest firmware? Might be worth checking in the "about" area of settings.
Might seem like a lot of effort to go to, but if it is causing you so much trouble I would recommend a complete factory reset and then not installing any third party apps for a couple of days to rule that out.
Can be a nightmare to track the cause though - good luck!
Install better battery stats and see if anything is keeping your phone awake under partial wakelocks. Sometimes apps can keep your phone awake even if you think it's asleep.
To be honest I sync Facebook, Google Now, Weather, and such and my battery is fine. It can last me a working day with normal usage.
It's a smartphone at the end of day having sync off for me would be pointless in having a smart phone.
As a caution you can always buy a portable charger if battery is such a major issue.

Lookout false positive?

Anyone else getting the fandango movie ticket app reported as malware by lookout?
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nacron said:
Anyone else getting the fandango movie ticket app reported as malware by lookout?
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I just did. In my Droid Razr Maxx.
Yea me too. Popped up 45 minutes ago.
Yeah I just got it too. I uninstalled it for now. I'll email Lookout and find out if this is real or perhaps is a false positive.
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BBB2011 said:
Yeah I just got it too. I uninstalled it for now. I'll email Lookout and find out if this is real or perhaps is a false positive.
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Info from Lookout Mobile Security...:
Dear Sirshank,
I'm sorry for the confusion. Our latest set of malware detection signatures went out to our users today. Unfortunately it misidentifies the app "Fandango" as the malware. If you've received this warning please ignore it - we are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible.
Thanks for using Lookout!
Kingston,
The Lookout Team
So I guess it was indeed a false positive... Good thing I decided to ignore and not delete the app..!:laugh:
Haha.. I just got this for the "rings digital weather clock*. (The one that mimics the Motorola Atrix clock).. I just deleted it since I'm a flashaholic and dont really use it. Anyway.. lol
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sirshank said:
Info from Lookout Mobile Security...:
Dear Sirshank,
I'm sorry for the confusion. Our latest set of malware detection signatures went out to our users today. Unfortunately it misidentifies the app "Fandango" as the malware. If you've received this warning please ignore it - we are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible.
Thanks for using Lookout!
Kingston,
The Lookout Team
So I guess it was indeed a false positive... Good thing I decided to ignore and not delete the app..!:laugh:
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Yeah I deleted it just to be on the safe side lol
I don't use the any malware or anti virus apps. Never had any issues. If anything they slow your phone down
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tdwp16 said:
I don't use the any malware or anti virus apps. Never had any issues. If anything they slow your phone down
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You must own a Mac with that mentality lol
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No I actually run Linux Mint and windows 7 dual boot. Obviously i run anti virus on windows. I have not heard of any major threats for android that could persuade me to use any protection.. Btw mac is not virus free, There are 16,000+ viruses known of for mac
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tdwp16 said:
No I actually run Linux Mint and windows 7 dual boot. Obviously i run anti virus on windows. I have not heard of any major threats for android that could persuade me to use any protection.. Btw mac is not virus free, There are 16,000+ viruses known of for mac
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I'm with you.. Android really has nothing to worry, nor really does windows unless you're one of those types of people that always goes on random sites and installs everything.. Truthfully if you have to worry about anything its going to be spyware.. Everything else is so slow and dumb founded to get that anyone with half a brain about PCs shouldn't get a virus.. Of course I do have one installed on my PC.. BC of my wife lol..
Exactly. As far as I'm concerned when it comes to android the only thing you really need to worry about is installing warez.
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There seems to be a lot of false positives with Lookout.
There seems to be a lot of false positives with Lookout.
Ticket #461128: My app is falsely flagged as a trojan
Brian, Jan 22 08:48 pm (PST):
David - I heard back from our security team and this is indeed a false positive on our part. I'm sorry about that. We are going to roll a new set of signatures asap to correct for this.
Brian

should I use avast?

I wonder if I should use avast. I used it on my HTC Desire HD for years. First of all because of the anti-theft feature but it might also be usefull against some random exploit/malware.
Anyone can recommend some other free anti-theft app ? Any Avast users here? How secure is the anti-theft ? How about battery drain and performance loss with Avast?
Thanks
I recommend cerberus anti theft you can also get a zip to flash in recovery so it can't be uninstalled or deleted after factory reset
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lsdroid.cerberus
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Cerebus looks great, but to the OP Avast also allows you to create a CWM flashable zip file containing just the anti theft functionality. My advice? Install the whole suite, flash the anti theft... And then immediately after remove all the other stuff! IMHO anti theft is all you need, and Avast gives you loads of features for free.
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cerberus isn't for free :/
Hmm need to look into how exactly that will work with the avast anti theft flashable zip.
How secure is the avast anti-theft ?
Why removing the whole suite after installing the anti-theft? Is it useless / bad /?
Thanks
Cerberus!
zakazak said:
cerberus isn't for free :/
Hmm need to look into how exactly that will work with the avast anti theft flashable zip.
How secure is the avast anti-theft ?
Why removing the whole suite after installing the anti-theft? Is it useless / bad /?
Thanks
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Its a small one time fee with Cerberus.. Definitely worth it for the features if you lose your phone.
Antivirus isn't needed and is just a waste on system resources.
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ztmike said:
Its a small one time fee with Cerberus.. Definitely worth it for the features if you lose your phone.
Antivirus isn't needed and is just a waste on system resources.
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I use Cerebus for Anti-Theft but I use Avast as antivirus
I see a lot of negative reviews on ceberus. And I am not sure if I could trust ceberus with my data as much as a company like Avast?
zakazak said:
I see a lot of negative reviews on ceberus. And I am not sure if I could trust ceberus with my data as much as a company like Avast?
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And why is that?
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I see a lot of negative reviews on ceberus. And I am not sure if I could trust ceberus with my data as much as a company like Avast?
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I've heard nothing but great things about it
Just look into the android market. Ppl complaining about certain features getting turned off for their license without any answer from the support. Generally bad support. I thought it would be just a handful of mad ppl but as I kept on reading...
And then again.. who is ceberus and why should I rather trust that company with all my data than for example avast ?

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