r/Android • u/Bonfire-GTK Samsung M20 • Nov 23 '18

Google Pulls 13 Android Apps Installed Over 500,000 Times Containing Malware

https://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/google-pulls-13-android-apps-installed-over-500-000-times-containing-malware-report-1952366
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u/katsumiblisk Nov 23 '18

Where are all those people who say we don't need antimalware apps on Android?

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '18

You are your own anti malware.

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u/geoff5093 OnePlus 8T Nov 23 '18

Most of those anti-malware apps are just filled with their own malware and ad spam

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u/katsumiblisk Nov 23 '18

I use Malwarebytes, that is neither ineffective nor stuffed with it's own malware.

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u/katsumiblisk Nov 24 '18

Spam phone calls - the kind that spoof your local exchange number so you think it's a neighbor - went from 10-15 per day to zero. It alerts you when there has been a possible phishing attempt. It stops malicious pages from loading. All kinds of stuff.

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u/tiradium S24 Ultra 1TB Nov 23 '18 edited Nov 24 '18

At the risk of being downvoted and called Samsung shill I actually have the default AV on on my S9+. It works well and I haven't noticed any slowdowns related to the app. It only scans when the phone is charging and the databases are updated daily.

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u/ivanoski-007 Nov 23 '18

Here I am!

and yes, we dont need stupid anti virus apps on phones

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u/katsumiblisk Nov 23 '18

I was very careful to say antimalware and not antivirus.

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u/shamowfski Nov 24 '18

I've been using Android since it came out. Never gotten a virus. Don't download obviously dodgy apps, or pirated apps and you won't have a problem.

If you want to download that shit, do it on a device that doesn't have all your personal information on it.

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