You illustrate my point completely here.... Apple don't "scan" the apps - they TEST them!!!!
On Tuesday 01 January 2013 20:09:27 Martin Hepworth wrote: > Not to mention the numerous andriod apps the get pulled after several > months due them being malware ridden.. > > Very few of these rports on iOS because Apple more stringent scanning > before they get published > > On Tuesday, 1 January 2013, Tim wrote: > > On 01/01/13 09:24, Terry Coles wrote: > >> On Monday 31 Dec 2012 21:04:59 Clive A Wills wrote: > >>> Now I know some of you have the Nexus 7 and would like to know if there > >>> are any problems with virus' and if a virus programme is required. Also > >>> how pleased/good is it; reviews have all been good. (£199 in PC World > >>> and £189 in Argos) > >> > >> PC World staff get a commission if they sell 'add-ons' with any computer. > >> > >> I > >> > >> have no idea how much PC World charge for Norton for Android, but the > >> online > >> price is £29.99, which makes a big difference when the device itself is > >> less > >> than £200. > >> > >> I don't have a Nexus 7, but I do own an Android phone; there isn't really > >> any > >> difference as you point out. Android *is* vulnerable to viruses (as is > >> Linux > >> if they are targeted to it). It is also a single user OS, where the > >> owner has > >> root privileges, so, as with Windows, any viruses don't have to overcome > >> basic > >> security to get installed. > >> > >> Unlike Linux, (or rather the Linux we are all familiar with, since > >> Android is > >> a Linux distribution), it has a very large user base which is growing > >> every > >> day. This means that there is much more incentive to attack it than > >> Linux, so > >> it doesn't hurt to take some precautions. As you say, you still have to > >> agree > >> to install the software, so there are no 'drive by' vulnerabilities. I > >> would > >> be surprised if the virus count for Android ever got to be anything like > >> Windows. > >> > >> What you don't need to do is pay through the nose for Norton Antivirus. > >> > >> There > >> > >> are several free ones and some have a paid-for Premium version. I use > >> Lookout: https://www.lookout.com/. The Premium version offers some > >> useful > >> additional features for $29.99 per year, but if all you need is > >> anti-virus, > >> the free version works fine. My wife uses the Avast offering: > >> http://www.avast.com/en-gb/**free-mobile-security<http://www.avast.com/en > >> -gb/free-mobile-security>.>> > >> We have used Avast on our > >> > >> Windows machines for around 10 years now and the only time we got a virus > >> was > >> when my son turned it off. Both Apps are available from the Google Play > >> Store > >> once you have your device. > >> > >> The chances are, if the user is careful about what he or she installs, > >> then > >> they will never get a virus on Android. So the story is nowhere near as > >> bad > >> as on Windows, which is almost guaranteed a virus if you don't run a > >> scanner. > >> I mainly installed Lookout for the peace of mind and the location > >> service, > >> which will allow me to locate the phone if it is lost or stolen. > >> > >> In the end, it's up to the user whether they bother. There aren't many > >> viruses reported for Android, so the chances are there will never be a > >> problem. > >> > >> Details of a recently found virus for Andriod phones > > > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/**technology-20768996<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/ > > technology-20768996> > > > > -- > > Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2013-01-08 20:00 > > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > > New thread on mailing list: mailto:[email protected] > > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2013-01-08 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:[email protected] How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
