All samsung phones comes with McAfee security built in, maybe not top defense. Is that good enough, or Do you need added antivirus protection like McAfee plus, or will by using a VPN be adequate for protection while surfing the internet , banking etc.
you posted this in the wrong place, but VPNs and antivirus software serve two different functions.
an antivirus detects only previously known malware that has gotten installed (by you essentially) and then removes it.
a VPN protects your data from being intercepted and read. a VPN is very good for banking apps. an antivirus should be useless to anyone who's careful.
BTW, I think we only get 3 free virus scans from the pre-installed McAfee.
Ok thanks, can I move the post, maybe to questions and answers
mods will either move it or lock it eventually.
Karma Firewall is a VPN based firewall that uses very little battery.
I scan with Malwarebytes occasionally.
Neither protects you if you do stupid things. Androids are fairly secure barring acts of user stupidity
Thanks for the replies, I had Bitdefender and it was blocking my pictures in SMS, uninstalled Bitdefender works perfectly. So now I am using a VPN, without any other antivirus installed
Most malware is downloaded by the user, a VPN will do nothing to prevent that...
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Hello,
We are developers of a Wireless Sales Automation Software for Windows Mobile. We recently had a situation of one of our clients’ employee using the equipment to access porn sites with the browser. We were wondering if there is a way to safely delete IE from the Windows Mobile and still allow internet access with our application.
Thanks
Guillermo
I don't think its possible because afaik windows mobile integrate ie in the ROM. and even if u did manage to delete it, users can still access it through opera or install some third party internet browsers... so best is block those porn sites thru ur internet gateway. good luck.
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adit said:
I don't think its possible because afaik windows mobile integrate ie in the ROM. and even if u did manage to delete it, users can still access it through opera or install some third party internet browsers... so best is block those porn sites thru ur internet gateway. good luck.
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thanks....
The good thing is the employees using the equipment aren't very computer savvy. They are sales persons, so maybe I could try deleting the shortcuts to the IE executable.
Thanks
another thing... the users connect directly to the internet via the cellular company, so they do not pass-thru any of our gateways.
maybe there is some netnanny kinda software for pocketpc i would look into it if i were you
also who in their right mind would bother with pr0n on the ultra slow gprs network?
i mean all the popups and such from those sites would have the xda needing a softreset in no time
if they are really computer morons then maybe just removing the IE shortcut from start bar and programs would be enough ?
or you may run your software in a kiosk mode. This would prevent user from running anything else. Search for "spb kiosk" in google.
Sprint HTC EVO 4g
I have droidwall installed and I have it only allowing connections of my choice. I notice in the logs though hundreds of packets from (kernel) not just 1 IP but many, it looks like I'm being bombed?
droidwall detecting any particular app(s) causing all of these IPs to want to communicate with your phone?
I'm assuming it was orbot? I couldn't get orbot to work unless I gave internet access to kernel and (root). Does this sound like the case?
When using the Nexus 7 in a public wifi (hotel, restaurant, etc) what can one do for privacy and security?
Are there free vpn or other tools available?
Thanks.
What I meant to say was: which vpn is really trustworthy in Android and what else should one consider while on a public wifi?
Don't enter sensitive info, like your bank credentials.
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When using the Nexus 7 in a public wifi (hotel, restaurant, etc) what can one do for privacy and security?
Are there free vpn or other tools available?
Thanks.
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You may want to give versavpn or ibvpn a look. Both services are nice and have Android Apps to make setup very easy on the Nexus 7.
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Don't enter sensitive info, like your bank credentials.
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I know and never do that. But I like my privacy even for everything else.......
I assume running your own VPN server isn't something you'd consider? You can use OpenVPN on your own system (it'll run on a Raspberry Pi) and use either the official app or one of the third party ones to connect. One of the third party ones even has Tasker integration so you could configure it to auto-launch when you connect to WiFi that isn't your own...
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I assume running your own VPN server isn't something you'd consider? You can use OpenVPN on your own system (it'll run on a Raspberry Pi) and use either the official app or one of the third party ones to connect. One of the third party ones even has Tasker integration so you could configure it to auto-launch when you connect to WiFi that isn't your own...
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I would if I knew how. But I'm afraid that is beyond my current capabilities.
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I would if I knew how. But I'm afraid that is beyond my current capabilities.
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Then start learning. Public vpn operators are no more trustworthy than public wifi operators. Actually if you use one vpn in different public spots the vpn operator could collect much more data than each individual public wifi operator.
That's a very scary thought. Are you saying it is more dangerous than safe to use vpns?
I'm willing to learn. Where do I start? Any tutorial or guides available somewhere?
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I assume running your own VPN server isn't something you'd consider? You can use OpenVPN on your own system (it'll run on a Raspberry Pi) and use either the official app or one of the third party ones to connect. One of the third party ones even has Tasker integration so you could configure it to auto-launch when you connect to WiFi that isn't your own...
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I'll look for openVPN and research it. Thank you.
Anderson2 said:
When using the Nexus 7 in a public wifi (hotel, restaurant, etc) what can one do for privacy and security?
Are there free vpn or other tools available?
Thanks.
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Nothing lol.
If you want to download some illegal kind of porn, the best way is not to do so from your device. Neither vpn or other tool will provide absolute security.
You'll find the OpenVPN site at http://openvpn.net/. They offer an Access Server package (under VPN Solution) which has a fully featured GUI for managing it. That is a commercial package, but it comes with 2 licenses for evaluation purposes...
Wireless network can also be an access point for hackers and other intruders who may infiltrate your computer or transmit a virus as most hotel wireless networks aren't password-protected or encrypted with strong WPA2.
I always secure my browsing session by using VPN connection however I don't suggest using free VPN at all as they more likely to log your activities and serve contextual ads while you're connected. They're also more likely to use your usage habits to tailor future ads to you, have fewer exit locations, and weak commitments to privacy so if logging and privacy are important to you, you may want to avoid them. I personally subscribed to purevpn.com but you can find many similar companies by doing some googling.
Hello. Could someone tell me a mobile network blocker to use on my device? I'm using Google Datally but I think there must be something more interesting for this purpose. I feel that it doesn't totally block the network, like, any application that I can control usage and release according to whatever I want.
I use adguard, mainly for ad blocking, it uses a VPN, and it has an integrated firewall that lets you control what apps will have network access, in wifi and data modes, also, if the allowed apps will have access while the acreen is on or off, I find this very useful
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I use adguard, mainly for ad blocking, it uses a VPN, and it has an integrated firewall that lets you control what apps will have network access, in wifi and data modes, also, if the allowed apps will have access while the acreen is on or off, I find this very useful
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I'll try! Thanks for the help
I want to block the internet connection of some apps. I've tried afwall but it seems not to work when VPN is connected (though I thought it was supposed to). Anyone else got it to work or have any other solutions?
don't know if AF Wall works that well on 11 but you definitely can run those two together on 10. don't use the vpn column in AFWall to make things simpler.
I use Karma Firewall but I'm running on Pie.
You will lose some of its features like logging on Q and above I think.
It's freeware, adfree and uses almost no battery; a near perfect app. On Playstore.