Re: Android Malware

2011-08-24 Thread Bob Sneidar
I think you missed my point. I was saying that measuring an OS's popularity by how many people were trying to hack it was like unto my post. I was not talking about the Android OS itself, just how the allegory struck me. Bob On Aug 24, 2011, at 1:49 PM, Roger Eller wrote: > On Wed, Aug 24, 2

Re: Android Malware

2011-08-24 Thread Chipp Walters
One other point-- both those articles you reference are by those who make their living selling anti-virus tools. Sort of like asking Keith Obermann's opinion of Sarah Palin (or vice versa)-- not much there one can trust. On Aug 24, 2011, at 5:20 PM, "J. Landman Gay" wrote: > On 8/24/11 3:49 P

Re: Android Malware

2011-08-24 Thread Chipp Walters
Jacque, maybe you should try "PCmatic" ? ;-) It's clear in their wholly obnoxious TV commercials they are using FUD and scare tactics to target those who are similarly concerned, and asks them to subscribe for $60 to a truly ridiculous offering. Chipp Walters CEO, Shafer Walters Group, Inc On

Re: Android Malware

2011-08-24 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 8/24/11 3:49 PM, Ralph DiMola wrote: I must agree. I used a win98 laptop for 10 years with no AV SW and never had a virus. That you know of. "To make matters worse, not only is much of today's malware initially undetectable by antivirus scanners, it may go unnoticed by its victims as well

Re: Android Malware

2011-08-24 Thread Roger Eller
On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 4:31 PM, Bob Sneidar wrote: > This just in! Bob gains in popularity as more and more people try to poke > him in the eye with a sharp stick! LOL > > Bob > > > On Aug 24, 2011, at 12:49 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > > > Charles Szasz wrote: > > > >> According to McAfee's Secon

RE: Android Malware

2011-08-24 Thread Ralph DiMola
ecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Chipp Walters Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 4:24 PM To: How to use LiveCode Subject: Re: Android Malware Excellent article, Richard. As a former Mac user and now mostly PC user (actually, my Chromebo

Re: Android Malware

2011-08-24 Thread Bob Sneidar
This just in! Bob gains in popularity as more and more people try to poke him in the eye with a sharp stick! LOL Bob On Aug 24, 2011, at 12:49 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > Charles Szasz wrote: > >> According to McAfee's Second Quarter report Android malware has increased by >> 76%. The follow

Re: Android Malware

2011-08-24 Thread Chipp Walters
Excellent article, Richard. As a former Mac user and now mostly PC user (actually, my Chromebook is taking up most my time these days), I've always chuckled at the argument Windows was not safe and therefore should not be used. I can't remember a single time since I switched to PC's (in 1995 with

Re: Android Malware

2011-08-24 Thread Richard Gaskin
Charles Szasz wrote: According to McAfee's Second Quarter report Android malware has increased by 76%. The following was reported by AppleInsider... As with nearly any issue, there are many ways to present the data. Here's another view of the same report: Malware becomes the measure of

Re: Android Malware

2011-08-24 Thread Mike Felker
AVG already makes antivirus for android. There are several other anti-virus Lapps available, but I never heard of any of them before. Mike Chipp Walters wrote: >Interesting. I wonder which of the two platforms, iOS or Android, McAfee might >eventually develop anti-virus software for? > >(hin

Re: Android Malware

2011-08-24 Thread Chipp Walters
Interesting. I wonder which of the two platforms, iOS or Android, McAfee might eventually develop anti-virus software for? (hint: it would probably be the platform with true multi-tasking) Chipp Walters CEO, Shafer Walters Group, Inc On Aug 24, 2011, at 8:16 AM, Charles Szasz wrote: > Accordi