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Re:Two-thirds of all Android antivirus apps are frauds by wangchungtonite on Saturday March 16, 2019 @07:43PM (#19411157)
I have never owned an android phone and honestly did not know that there were antivirus apps for the phone. That makes me glad that I never owned one. Are viruses much of a concern for android phones?
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Re:Two-thirds of all Android antivirus apps are frauds by viraptor on Sunday March 17, 2019 @07:46AM (#19413495)
This is really not Android-specific: https://top8antivirus.com/ios-antivirus-comparison/

But it's mostly a scam. Unless you really go for dodgy apps, it's all fine.

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Re:Two-thirds of all Android antivirus apps are frauds by takeda on Saturday March 16, 2019 @11:52PM (#19412120)
No, not really. The biggest concern is what everyone ignores. Apps that provide some kind of barely useful feature, but phones home and provides information about you, like phone number IMEI, your location etc.
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