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Re: Anti-virus?

From "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.android
Subject Re: Anti-virus?
Date 2018-10-03 13:30 +0200
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On 02/10/2018 10.29, Hergen Lehmann wrote:
> Am 01.10.2018 um 22:03 schrieb Alek:
> 
>>> - There is certainly malware around.
>>
>> My understanding is that the biggest threat comes from side-loaded apps.
> 
> Unlikely. Side-loading is disabled by default on android and most users
> do not even know how to enable it. Also, popular side-loading platforms
> like F-Droid enjoy a rather high level of trust, much higher than the
> official app store.
> 
>> How does an Android device get infected?
> 
> In most cases by installing that new, popular game which contains some
> kind of malware and hasn't been pulled from the store yet. Google isn't
> exactly fast in doing this and is rather indifferent about spyware.

Then they would be Trojans, not virii.


> Infected media files and web sites also are a common vector of attack.

I don't think I have seen any :-?

> Android used to have many, many security holes in it's multimedia
> sub-system; almost every security update contains some fixed in there.
> 
> Some devices (especially no-name china brands) do come with malware
> already pre-installed at the factory.

Not virii.


> In business environments, email attachments also pose a major risk,
> especially if combined with social engineering.

Not virii

:-)


>>> - Android devices are designed to steal personal data.
>>
>> Really? What data? Who gets it?
> 
> Advertising networks, which forward the data (or personal profiles
> created from the data) to their many, many, unnamed partners.
> 
> If you didn't notice it yet: Google is an advertising company, and the
> whole reason they provide Android for free is to feed their database
> with tracking and behavioral data. Same goes for facebook&Co.

Right.


-- 
Cheers,
       Carlos E.R.

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