HTC Desire :: Antivirus Really Necessary Using Android?
Jun 6, 2010I have Antivirus for my desire, is this really necessary? How likely am I to contract a virus using Android?
View 1 RepliesI have Antivirus for my desire, is this really necessary? How likely am I to contract a virus using Android?
View 1 RepliesI have seen many posts for this but all old and such and none really evo. So I hear there is really no need for antivirus. Is this true? Cuz I know it eats a ton of my battery. Just seen a lot of mixed reviews on this subject so I thought I'd ask the pros.
View 6 Replies View RelatedDoes it count as antivirus? I've been browsing some threads and people say antivirus apps are causing texting to force close and randomly delete all messages. I keep having this problem and was wondering if uninstalling Wave secure would help
View 4 Replies View RelatedI see a few antivirus offerings in the market, but don't hear much talk about the need for them on the android platform. Are they necessary? Do they slow the OS down noticeably?
View 2 Replies View RelatedDo you need an antivirus with Android? Will it slow down my system?
View 8 Replies View RelatedI've been reading a lot about the task killer and AV apps here, but I am wondering if
1 - are TK apps really nessessary? Does it help with battery life and why would you want to kill an app? I've read somewhere that TK apps are not nesscessary b/c android is a linux system.
2 - Can we get viruses on our phones? Are the Free AV apps we get here in Canada, since we cannot buy apps, good? Do they really protect our phones?
I had a message pop up saying I needed a spyware, malwRe, antivirus program. Any ideas about this? This only happened after I downloaded a chess game off the market
View 3 Replies View RelatedAs the title states, are they necessary to have on android phones? Why or why not? I'm leaning towards No but am I right?
View 17 Replies View RelatedI keep getting prompted to install an antivirus app on my phone. Is this just an add?
View 3 Replies View RelatedJust got my new Tattoo, my 1st android device. It feels quite different from my nokia days. Would like to start with a good antivirus that would work on the tattoo. Pleeease help. I'm afraid of visiting the android market on my phone to prevent any infections, I did on my laptop but couldn't come up with any.
View 12 Replies View RelatedIs there such a thing as an EVO stand alone antivirus application? Is it recommended to run your PC's antivirus on the EVO while it's plugged in as an additional hard drive? It'll only see the SD card's content right?
View 5 Replies View RelatedIs antivirus needed?
View 30 Replies View RelatedHas anyone installed an antivirus app?
View 8 Replies View RelatedDo I need to install an antivirus program? If so which one is recommended?
View 1 Replies View RelatedI installed the free antivirus on my Samsung Captivate and noticed the message, "this phone belongs to: protected by antivirus". I deleted it and uninstalled it and turned off and on my phone 2-3 times. It is still not going away? What am I doing wrong? Also can someone give me any other method to delete this?
View 4 Replies View RelatedI wanted to know if any of you could suggest a good antivirus app. I'd like one that scans email and all that as well as apps I download. I am currently using lookout.
View 10 Replies View RelatedSo my phone is rooted and I want to know if when I run an antivirus will it show my root or apps as viruses if they have superuser permissions? Because when I run antivirus it shows several viruses. If I clean them idk what it will do. And when I say several I mean like 50 to 100 files show infections.
View 11 Replies View RelatedIs it a good idea to put antivirus software app on your phone, or is it just a waste of time?
View 2 Replies View RelatedI got Droid X my question is, should or is recommended download the antivirus For Android.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI see some antivirus applications in the Market. Really? I have to worry about that on my phone? How would my phone get a virus? Has anyone here got a virus on their android phone?
View 10 Replies View RelatedWhat is the best AV app out currently? Now I know a lot of you guys will say "what is the point". Think outside of the consumer market box. Dell and other companies are targeting Corporate America. You know full and well that upper management will want to see AV on these devices. You also have to think about what you are attaching your device to as well. Docs to go manipulates Excel documents and so on. Even if the defs target Windows based virus activity that is a good start in protecting your PC and email from virus activity. I stumbled on Antivirus Free
View 13 Replies View RelatedDoes anyone know where we can download the Official HTC Desire Android 2.2 Firmware Update so we can use it for manual installation into the phone?
View 2 Replies View RelatedI installed HTC Sync 2.0.28 on Win XP machine and Have HTC desire connected to it. Desire is able to connect to HTC Sync and works fine.
I have setup eclipse with Android SDK on the same Win XP machine.
Problem comes here ..
HTC sync works fine as long as i don't launch any Android SDK sample applications through eclipse on to virtual device. From that point phone no longer able connect to HTC Sync . Only Solution is i have to restart my workstation then only Desire is able to connect to Synch again. Restarting phone is not working.
Years ago, probably way before your time, there was a state of the art computer called a G5. It was so powerful there would never again be the need to upgrade. The OS and software were cutting edge and all who saw were gob smacked. So, the G5 having been discontinued 4 years and 10 days ago, and Tiger under 3 years ago, things are different.I can't connect my phone to my computer through usb or Bluetooth.Is it faulty hardware on my end or are they known to be incompatible?
View 6 Replies View RelatedIs there anyway you can play games for android on your PC?
View 2 Replies View RelatedSo if the Desire Hd has the same screen resolution as the desire then the screen on the Desire Hd will look worse? And then would be a downgrade?
View 7 Replies View RelatedI'm considering selling my 5/6month old Desire to fund the purchase of a sim free HD.
Hopefully I'd only end up spending around 150-200 for it.
Is the jump up worth it? I'm a sucker for upgrade and I have to say the HD looks nicer than the Desire, but obviously it's what inside that count. Apparently.
One big thing is the whole htcsense.com thing, and with confirmation of the Desire getting support for that still quite unclear and apparently unlikely, I'm leaning towards getting the HD...
I've been having reception issues with Orange and they are sending me a new handset to see if that is the problem. If I drag all the data from the old SD card to my computer and then back over to the new SD card, will that keep all the setting form the HTC backup settings? Or do I have to point it in the right direction.
View 6 Replies View RelatedSadly I didn't realise how bad Virgin are in my area, so I'll be cancelling my contract with them and moving back to o2...
Unfortunately this means I'll have to return the handset and get a new one from o2...
Does anyone know if there's a way of moving my apps or being able to download them again on the new handset?
I love my Desire, but the massive receptions problems, unreliable bluetooth, and other problems and bugs are making me consider alternatives. I will wait for Froyo in the hope that it fixes the problems. If not I will be exchanging the Desire for something else on Orange UK network. So what are worthwhile competitors to the Desire (Android OS of course). Will the HTC EVO be available? Are the Samsung Galaxy or Sony X10 be viable alternatives? Any good suggestions for other phones (excluding the Nexus One) that could match up to the Desire without having such a large number of bugs/problems?
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