Harmful App(s) in the Market

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Hey everybody!
Last time I gave my new s2 to my girlfriend, she installed an strange app from the market called pesoguin sakura dance (free) (should be on top if you search "tamagotchi" - it was surely the last time i handed it over to her haha).

Reading a comment like "damaged my phone" about the app unsettled me a bit and leads me to the question, if an app from the market could damage my/a phone irreparable?

I tested that app with lookout and didn't find anything. If you look on over 260 averaged 4 stars ratings and 50 - 250 000 downloads you shouln't think that there's something wrong. But, as i said, there's that comment; and i heard from another guy that there could be apps, which change the os of a phone.

Am I too careful and there's nothing (with this app) that should upset me or are there apps which do sth without me realizing anything.

Thanks.

May I ask what your previous phone was?

Originally Posted by stoney73

May I ask what your previous phone was?

May I ask what your previous car was?

any serious and helpfull comments?

Dunno! Hoping to get some answers

Originally Posted by rkath.

any serious and helpfull comments?

Reason being it's a pretty stupid question

Unless the app *gets* (by that I mean, you approve) root access, it ain't screwing anything up...

It's always a good practise to read over the permissions the app requires and ask yourself "Does it really need these?"

Btw... please uninstall Lookout...

hmm..stupid question, ya?

so i heard sth. what you obviously didnt hear, namely that there are definetly malicious apps which get root-access without me approving that.

and please get me in the enjoyment of your knowledge why i shouldnt use lookout

Originally Posted by Micksta

Reason being it's a pretty stupid question

Unless the app *gets* (by that I mean, you approve) root access, it ain't screwing anything up...

It's always a good practise to read over the permissions the app requires and ask yourself "Does it really need these?"

Btw... please uninstall Lookout...

come on it wasnt stupid
made me think about those viruses on the market place

Originally Posted by rkath.

hmm..stupid question, ya?

so i heard sth. what you obviously didnt hear, namely that there are definetly malicious apps which get root-access without me approving that.

and please get me in the enjoyment of your knowledge why i shouldnt use lookout

Pretty sure Superuser would pop-up with any request for root access, don't think there is a way around that...

I am against running an Anti-Virus/Malware client on my phone. IMO it's a stupid idea. I don't want to get in an argument, if you want to run Lookout or similar apps, I'm not going to stop you. It's like the 'why use a Task Manager/App-Killer' argument...

Originally Posted by Micksta

Pretty sure Superuser would pop-up with any request for root access, don't think there is a way around that...

I am against running an Anti-Virus/Malware client on my phone. IMO it's a stupid idea. I don't want to get in an argument, if you want to run Lookout or similar apps, I'm not going to stop you. It's like the 'why use a Task Manager/App-Killer' argument...

i dont think that he has asked a stupid question, asked people if they know of any dangerous apps isnt a bad question. you say su would pop up if it was going to be something bad, but you assume he is rooted