Comments on: How to: Scan Your Device for Malware or Potential Threats [Beginners' Guide] http://www.droid-life.com/2013/01/16/how-to-scan-your-device-for-malware-or-potential-threats-beginners-guide/ An intense Android news community bringing you the latest in phones, rooting, apps, and reviews. Sat, 25 May 2013 00:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Adam http://www.droid-life.com/2013/01/16/how-to-scan-your-device-for-malware-or-potential-threats-beginners-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-2776001 Adam Fri, 18 Jan 2013 22:20:00 +0000 http://www.droid-life.com/?p=92547#comment-2776001 Does Apple have Anti-Virues apps??

]]> By: michael arazan http://www.droid-life.com/2013/01/16/how-to-scan-your-device-for-malware-or-potential-threats-beginners-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-2774747 michael arazan Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:40:00 +0000 http://www.droid-life.com/?p=92547#comment-2774747 Since My D1, i have been using android smart phones for 3 years and never had a threat, knock on wood. But i dropped Lookout, eating too much battery, for avast. I only used avast maybe twice last year.

]]> By: n0m0n http://www.droid-life.com/2013/01/16/how-to-scan-your-device-for-malware-or-potential-threats-beginners-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-2774495 n0m0n Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:57:00 +0000 http://www.droid-life.com/?p=92547#comment-2774495 This lock cam and Signal Flare feature where is that?
I use Lockout and I haven’t found any add-on features like that.

Thanks

]]> By: Tom Z http://www.droid-life.com/2013/01/16/how-to-scan-your-device-for-malware-or-potential-threats-beginners-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-2774474 Tom Z Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:29:00 +0000 http://www.droid-life.com/?p=92547#comment-2774474 Please NO! Norton is following me…

]]> By: spunker88 http://www.droid-life.com/2013/01/16/how-to-scan-your-device-for-malware-or-potential-threats-beginners-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-2774470 spunker88 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:24:00 +0000 http://www.droid-life.com/?p=92547#comment-2774470 Oh God, Norton for Android. How long until Verizon starts preloading that just like PC OEMs always load the 30 day trial.

]]> By: David Bavin http://www.droid-life.com/2013/01/16/how-to-scan-your-device-for-malware-or-potential-threats-beginners-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-2774406 David Bavin Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:29:00 +0000 http://www.droid-life.com/?p=92547#comment-2774406 I used Lookout before for about a year but then I realized I was getting such heavy lag. I installed it and my device was so much faster. I never even had a problem with any “malware” or “viruses.” Seriously I suggest just uninstalling it and enjoy your faster device. There’s no point in having it honestly. @a32329143e2de52e08915bee09f1d765:disqus

]]> By: jester4281 http://www.droid-life.com/2013/01/16/how-to-scan-your-device-for-malware-or-potential-threats-beginners-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-2774367 jester4281 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:44:00 +0000 http://www.droid-life.com/?p=92547#comment-2774367 I prefer AVG for my phone, just saying……and they didn’t pay me to say that lol.

]]> By: Tim Miller http://www.droid-life.com/2013/01/16/how-to-scan-your-device-for-malware-or-potential-threats-beginners-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-2774354 Tim Miller Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:21:00 +0000 http://www.droid-life.com/?p=92547#comment-2774354 Do we really need to advertise this useless crap to new users? I hope DL got paid a decent chunk of change for this…

]]> By: Raven http://www.droid-life.com/2013/01/16/how-to-scan-your-device-for-malware-or-potential-threats-beginners-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-2774353 Raven Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:20:00 +0000 http://www.droid-life.com/?p=92547#comment-2774353 I also love Lookout’s new Lock Cam security feature. So far, it has only caught my daughter trying to unlock my phone to play games, but it was cool to get her picture and the location of my phone emailed to me when she tried to unlock it 3 times.

For me the Lock Cam and Signal Flare features give it way more value than just a plain scanner app. I am not sure if the other listed apps have similar features or not because I have not bothered to look, but if they do, I would be interested in hearing about them.

]]> By: trbasil http://www.droid-life.com/2013/01/16/how-to-scan-your-device-for-malware-or-potential-threats-beginners-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-2774333 trbasil Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:59:00 +0000 http://www.droid-life.com/?p=92547#comment-2774333 ”

Presented by Norton 360™ Multi-Device. Protect your new computers, smartphones, and tablets with Norton 360™ Multi-Device.”
Um he did

]]> By: Jason Hanford-Smith http://www.droid-life.com/2013/01/16/how-to-scan-your-device-for-malware-or-potential-threats-beginners-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-2774332 Jason Hanford-Smith Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:59:00 +0000 http://www.droid-life.com/?p=92547#comment-2774332 Idiot!

If Norton paid him, they’d probably be asking for their money back seeing as he gave instructions on how to install and use Avast!

]]> By: Mark http://www.droid-life.com/2013/01/16/how-to-scan-your-device-for-malware-or-potential-threats-beginners-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-2774328 Mark Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:52:00 +0000 http://www.droid-life.com/?p=92547#comment-2774328 Using Trend Micro here, as it was included for free with my PC version. It does slow things a little when checking new installations, but it has also alerted me once or twice for apps from the Play Store. Never hurts to have a little extra protection.

]]> By: Jake Johnson http://www.droid-life.com/2013/01/16/how-to-scan-your-device-for-malware-or-potential-threats-beginners-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-2774327 Jake Johnson Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:51:00 +0000 http://www.droid-life.com/?p=92547#comment-2774327 This is just a paid advertisement for Norton. Just tell it like it is. Can you honestly say Norton did not pay you to write this?

]]> By: DontBeConfused http://www.droid-life.com/2013/01/16/how-to-scan-your-device-for-malware-or-potential-threats-beginners-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-2774320 DontBeConfused Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:41:00 +0000 http://www.droid-life.com/?p=92547#comment-2774320 Ive alwys used lookout,but i have been thinking of switching to Avast because (i think) they have free remote wipe. The phone finding features with lookout work great (from my own past experiences). Does Avast work well in this regard?

]]> By: Eurasianman http://www.droid-life.com/2013/01/16/how-to-scan-your-device-for-malware-or-potential-threats-beginners-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-2774317 Eurasianman Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:40:00 +0000 http://www.droid-life.com/?p=92547#comment-2774317 Yea, I don’t recall every having an issue with malware, spyware, or viruses since the OG Droid.

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