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Let me start off by saying: I am extremely cautious about viruses. I've had a computer for a while now, and ever since I first heard of viruses and spyware, etc, I've always been worried about getting them.
Now I've heard two sides about Android phones getting viruses:
1.) It runs on Linux, so it cannot get viruses.
2.) It has access to the Internet, and anything that has Internet access is capable of getting a virus.
Which one is it?
That is also tied in with my next concern: Apps and their permissions.
I always look at apps' permissions before downloading, and so far I've only downloaded ones with no permissions... which is very few. I assume that if an app has Network Access, there is a virus potential there. What does it mean by 'Network Access?' After it has access to the network, what can it do? And when can it perform these actions? Only when the app is open? And is there a possibility that I could get a virus from an app?
Now I've heard two sides about Android phones getting viruses:
1.) It runs on Linux, so it cannot get viruses.
2.) It has access to the Internet, and anything that has Internet access is capable of getting a virus.
Which one is it?
That is also tied in with my next concern: Apps and their permissions.
I always look at apps' permissions before downloading, and so far I've only downloaded ones with no permissions... which is very few. I assume that if an app has Network Access, there is a virus potential there. What does it mean by 'Network Access?' After it has access to the network, what can it do? And when can it perform these actions? Only when the app is open? And is there a possibility that I could get a virus from an app?