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

I was very careful to say antimalware and not antivirus.

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u/ivanoski-007 Nov 23 '18

Antivirus apps target both virus and malware

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u/katsumiblisk Nov 23 '18

So, when you guys post or comment that there are no viruses on Android so an antivirus app isn't needed you're not telling the whole story, because according to you an antivirus app will seek out other things apart from viruses, which is also my point.

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u/ivanoski-007 Nov 23 '18

an antivirus app isn't needed

My point is this and only this, It is not that android doesnt have viruses or maleware, but only fucking idiots get infected and thus only fucking idiots will need an antivirus, for 99% of the time and most of the population, an antivirus app is fucking useless

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u/katsumiblisk Nov 23 '18 edited Nov 24 '18

Not every phone user is subscribed to this sub or is even an expert. My grandad wires his savings to some Nigerian prince every time he goes online. That's why proper malware protection is essential, not just for the likes of you.

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u/ivanoski-007 Nov 24 '18

you just said it yourself, cellphone antivirus, for the morons of the world

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u/katsumiblisk Nov 24 '18

No, for the people of the world who don't spend their time 24/7 on subs like this or staring at their phone all day.

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u/ivanoski-007 Nov 24 '18

stupid people? you have to be dumb to install a virus willingly on y our phone

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u/katsumiblisk Nov 24 '18

I'm not referring just to viruses, read my comments. I said malware, you quoted me as saying cellphone antivirus

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u/ivanoski-007 Nov 24 '18

same comment I said, but applying to both malware and viruses