Security App - Best, Necessary?

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I heard about Lookout for checking CIQ on phone and saw that they have a security app. Also saw something by NetQin. I used to use BitDefender on my pc but then it got buggy.

My first smartphone and I'm paranoid. So do most people use a security/anti-virus app on their phone? If so, which do you suggest?

I've had more than my fair share of smart phones. This is my 4th one this year. As for me, I've never used a virus scanner on my phone or any of my computers. I'm just smart and make sure I don't download things I don't know what they are.

I've been using the free version of Lookout for about 3 years through an OG Droid, Droid 2, Droid X2, and now my Rezound. I've never had any issues with it. It seems to work the way it's supposed to.

Not really necessary. But it's up to you really, personal preference in this matter.

Yeah, I have read that Android doesn't propagate viruses, but seems like there would still be a chance of getting malware or spyware.

Also, does anyone worry about intrusions via bluetooth or something from another person even without using a trojan? I used to read about that ability years ago, where someone could go through your files and grab what they wanted via bluetooth. Is there a way for anyone to do that with our phones?

Heavily researched this the other day. Not sure if you're worried more about the malware side of life, or the potential of theft - but if you're looking to ID a perp for trying to gank your phone, nothing comes close to the feature set in Cerberus.

Android market link: https://market.android.com/details?i...cerberus&hl=en

Android Police review: http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/11...r-device-safe/

Hadn't even heard of it before last week, but after 10 minutes of messing w/ it, I was sold. Better than anything else in the market by far in terms of what it does & I can confirm everything is working on my Rezound. Also, it's only $3 and change. Can't beat that

Also, for reference, I previously used Prey, but I like this much better.

(Favorite feature is the front cam snaps that get sent to my email, each time my pattern lock is incorrectly swiped)

Originally Posted by feralicious

Yeah, I have read that Android doesn't propagate viruses, but seems like there would still be a chance of getting malware or spyware.

Also, does anyone worry about intrusions via bluetooth or something from another person even without using a trojan? I used to read about that ability years ago, where someone could go through your files and grab what they wanted via bluetooth. Is there a way for anyone to do that with our phones?

I wrote a paper on Bluetooth for school. Those attacks were fixed with Bluetooth 2.0

Originally Posted by platinumthomas

I wrote a paper on Bluetooth for school. Those attacks were fixed with Bluetooth 2.0

Hm... how does it do that, in layman's terms?

I'm paranoid a bit since our phones are now pretty much like laptops. I have my laptop on lockdown though and this is my first smartphone so I want to be sure I'm not leaving a security hole open for some nefarious character to take advantage of.

Well, I know I already mentioned Lookout, but I'm going to mention them again. These guys seem to know what they're doing. I mean, as this article states, Google trusts them enough to tell them what to remove from the market, so I would assume that they're pretty legit. Again, I've never had an issue with anything, and I've been running Lookout for a while.

The new avast!, which bought and incorporated Theft Aware, seems like the best option on the market to me....It's what I use.