Everybody knows that you have to be careful for malware and adware when installing apps, especially from lesser known sources. Unfortunately, the security firm Avast is now telling us that we are just as vulnerable to these security threats when downloading apps from the Google Play store --even those with millions of downloads. The latest discovery involved a series of … [Read more...] about Avast Finds Adware In Android Apps with Millions of Downloads
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Android Anti-virus Apps Are Useless
Useless might be a strong word, but when it comes to being protected from security threats it would seem that the issue is necessarily black and white: you're protected or you aren't. So imagine the surprise (heard, read) around the world when Google's chief security engineer for Android, Adrian Ludwig, announced that anti-virus apps may not be terribly valuable on that … [Read more...] about Android Anti-virus Apps Are Useless