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October 21st, 2012 09:51 PM #11
I use Lookout Mobile Security...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...S5sb29rb3V0Il0.
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October 21st, 2012 10:42 PM #13
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October 21st, 2012 10:49 PM #14
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October 22nd, 2012 12:51 PM #16
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October 22nd, 2012 11:09 PM #17
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October 23rd, 2012 08:10 AM #18
Careful of those "free" Apps, especially games...
Android apps 'leak' personal details
22 October 2012 Last updated at 10:56 GMT
Millions of people are using Android apps that can be tricked into revealing personal data, research indicates.
Scientists tested 13,500 Android apps and found almost 8% failed to protect bank account and social media logins.
These apps failed to implement standard scrambling systems, allowing "man-in-the-middle" attacks to reveal data that passes back and forth when devices communicate with websites.
Google has yet to comment on the research and its findings.
Researchers from the security group at the University of Leibniz in Hanover and the computer science department at the Philipps University of Marburg tested the most popular apps in Google's Play store.
By creating a fake wi-fi hotspot and using a specially created attack tool to spy on the data the apps sent via that route, the researchers were able to:
capture login details for online bank accounts, email services, social media sites and corporate networks
disable security programs or fool them into labelling secure apps as infected
inject computer code into the data stream that made apps carry out specific commands
An attacker could even re-direct a request to transfer funds, while making it look to the app user like the transaction was proceeding unchanged.
Some of the apps tested had been downloaded millions of times, the researchers said.
And a follow-up survey of 754 people suggests users could struggle to spot when they were at risk.
"About half of the participants could not judge the security state of a browser session correctly," the researchers wrote.
"Most importantly, research is needed to study which counter-measures offer the right combination of usability for developers and users, security benefits and economic incentives to be deployed on a large scale."
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October 23rd, 2012 09:08 AM #19
Yes, you should definitely install one... with the prevalence of mobile malware nowadays it's better to be safe than sorry.
Accepted fact na that a smart phone is like a mini PC .. bonus na yung anti theft feature ...
Highly recommended ko yung Avast
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October 23rd, 2012 04:55 PM #20I told you. Even in apple apps just don't download any third party, check the reviews. Though very strict ang approval Ng iTunes sa apps store.
These things are just taken for granted by android users eh. How can the open alliance protect your phone eh pro-bono nga. It's like giving your money to network pyramiding. Di tulad Ng Bangko may pdic yan. That's professionalism and it comes with a price.
In the future your data is the most important resource so better start deciding now Kung kanino mo I-rely ang future ng data mo, expensive apple or pro-bono Google.
migrating to another OS is very time-consuming.
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