Re: Android has most malware, BlackBerry least...
Originally Posted by
recompile You can pretend that the MASSIVE malware problem on Android doesn't exist, or you can accept the facts.
The only reason you want a list of specific apps is so you can argue over each item and feel like you've proven something. Don't pretend it's to help "protect" BB10 and Android users. There are FAR too many malicious apps to make any such list practical.
The malware problem on Android has been, and continues to be, studied by real security researchers putting in real work. Not only have they identified the problem, they've determined its extent and even how that's changed over time.
Trend Mirco (easy read)
Android Malware, believe the hype. | CounterMeasures - A Security Blog
F-Secure (Full reports. Lots of detail.)
How To - Whitepapers - Threat Reports | F-Secure
You'll find the FACTS in the above reports, not a nonsense list of names.
In the same way people at CB do not buy into articles by analysts with a vested interest in bad news for BB, I don't buy into a fear mongering interview with a company that sells 'mal ware protection'. They sure would benefit from scare tactics... I never said there isn't male are, I said that brmiller is overstating and making things up and crying bullying when called on it.
The best protection is common sense from users. It's served me well since 2009 with Android devices.
I had one virus once on a computer. That's it. I do not use AVG. I don't use Macafee or Norton. I use the built in defender and common sense.
But I am getting real tired of this drum one user is beating without ever providing proof. A twitter client called tweet something. Wow. That's a slam dunk right there.
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Re: Android has most malware, BlackBerry least...
Originally Posted by
Omnitech Doesn't prove anything, sorry to say. The first thing a good hacker does is erase all the log entries pertaining to what they were doing.
thanks. any other place I should check?
Re: Android has most malware, BlackBerry least...
I have 103 apps on my Nexus 4 right now, my family and I have had Android phones for years and have never encountered a problem. I've never met anyone or heard of anyone that ever had a problem. The only reports we ever hear about are from companies that sell security software. I used an anti virus software program for about 6 months and it never found a thing. It scanned every update and app and everything was always fine. There are hundreds of millions of Android devices in the wild. His many have actually been infected in the "real world?"
Re: Android has most malware, BlackBerry least...
Originally Posted by
Omnitech I should clarify "like it fine" in regards to my Android tablet.
I refuse to own an Android smartphone because I have no interest in Google datamining everything I do and all the data I possess. I use the tablet for limited things, as a learning platform, to play some simple games, try out system admin utilities and so on. I don't trust Google with my data and that is a key reason I am a Blackberry supporter.
(Neither am I interested in wasting half my life rooting Android devices and tweaking the OS for the primary purpose of unwinding all of Google's intrusive tentacles from the platform and locking it down from a security standpoint. Life is too short for such things. I have too many other computing platforms that I need to stay current with for professional reasons to waste time on those things.)
I assume you don't use Gmail, YouTube, Chrome, Bing, Hotmail, Facebook or Websites like Crackberry that make money off of the data they "mine" from you? Save the holier than thou attitude, you aren't impressing anyone with your isolationist musings!
Re: Android has most malware, BlackBerry least...
Originally Posted by
Omnitech You are correct about all of those services, for the most part.
The "holier than thou" is your own projection and (apparently defensive) response, I am simply stating why I will not use that companies platform for sensitive data. You can make what you want of it, spin it for days if you want..
I'm correct "for the most part"? Do you have a sliding scale for how much you tolerate websites and services making money off of the data that mine from you?
It's not a defensive response, I just find it amusing that people think Google is evil for mining data and making money from it. Everybody does it! I'll give you that Blackberry is more secure, but the vast majority of people do not care. Stand on your soapbox all you want (go ahead and use another clever anecdote for my comments) but the rest of the world isn't sitting around and waiting for you.