Anti-Virus for Android

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jkurz2008

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I was skimming the news again and I came across this article...

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/SMobile-Systems-Releases-First-Antivirus/story.aspx?guid={0218D8FF-D5F6-445F-B459-023B210CE3EC}

It basically says... "To help protect these users from the attack and proliferation of mobile viruses, spyware and other malware, SMobile Systems has released its SMobile VirusGuard for phones with Android."

But do we really need it? I go to several web pages but none of them have effected my Android... I don't have pop ups and I have yet to see any weird effects on my Android... I believe Google said before that it's set up system is set up so that A malicious app cannot effect other parts of the phone... so if I only can get Viruses via email or browser or get spyware through the browser... It should not effect the rest of the phone, right?

I could go in and uninstall the browser or email from the app management then redownload via the App market right?

I don't like how "Anti-" type companies play toward peoples fears... sure they are trying to make a buck too like everyone else... but I still think many of them are creating the problem itself... The Iphone has been out for several years and I have yet to hear about a Virus or spyware issues on that platform... and I sell computers so i get Linux customers in and I have yet to hear anyone saying "Damn, virus effected by Linux now I gotta buy a new one... " What do you guys think? Does Android users need to have a Anti-virus, Anti-spyware, Firewall, and other crap like that? Do you think Google will continue to fix bugs in their OS like that in the future for free?
 
Yeah, they definitely need something with all the internet access now, all of are phones are at risk of being hacked. Anti-Virus will be a must have with all phones sooner or later.
 
i think this is something that needs to be looked at later but not too far into the future. I can just picture a virus/trojan that infects your phone and sends all your contact info and mobile numbers to a server somewhere. From there the owner of the trojan can spam your contacts via text messages and spam thier email addresses.
 
I've been using Linux since 1999 and I can assure you this software is pointless. The only reason for running antivirus on Linux is if your sharing with Windows.
 
I thought linux could run executables, not as in .exe's but there own format, like mac os x runs there executables as the .app (and the iphone) android runs apk's arent they all executables meaning the all execute?
 
Just for the heck of it, i was looking at the program...

Seems to do *What* it says... Though it is rather pointless for the android phone. The definitions consist of the following;

Code: 
Cabir.A(drs)=886f1f10123a001019040010e5f79547e6ad0100bd00*6f0064007500630074004900440054003200200052005300330041005300789c
Cabir.D(sis)=9F883401F018A82D21F55309A96095D59069D3E4E76B51190E877B08F1852686
Cabir.H(Velasco)=49FF281C6946221C00F0DEFE00980001000903B030BC02BC0847000010B583B0
Cabir.I=30B581B0041C012100F0C8FD6D46201C00F09CFC011C281C00F0ECF9FFF7D4FD
Cabir.dropper(sis)=D0B63D5C8FB25E6F9332EE07691FF25685355E3F950BEC03377ADBC291BA5AD1
Cabir.gen(app)=440400EB0600A0E10410A0E10D20A0E1200500EB70009FE5420400EB0500A0E1
Cabire.E(drs)=006a020000886f1f1000*5c00760065006c006100730063006f005c006d006100720063006f0073002e00*789ce3616067606160606074d890c5c2c00384000ca2018f
Caribe.C(drs)=33645d2e444c4c0041564b4f4e5b31303030353663365d2e444c4c004241464c5b31303030336130665d2e44*336433665d2e444c4c0045555345525b31303030333965355d2e444c4c0049524f4245585b31303030336435
Caribe.gen.app(fb4)=081394e5042084e2da0500eb0b0000ea0330a0e3fc3284e5fc3294e5020053e3
Caribe.gen.sis(fb4)=0930a0e30230cce730319fe50410a0e30310cce728219fe50130a0e30230cce7
Caribe.sis(drs)=72006900620065002e0072007300630021003a005c00730079007300740065006d005c0061007000700073005c006300610072006900620065005c006300610072006900620065002e0072007300630053006500720069006500730036003000500072006f0064007500630074004900440063006100720069006200650079
CommWarrior(sis)=886F1F10000000000000000022000000B601000016000000D801000063006F00
CommWarrior.A=04308DE2AC0E00EB04109DE594209FE50030D2E50120D2E5023483E1030051E1
CommWarrior.B=04308DE5043080E50410A0E110209FE5490D00EB000050E30200000A0200A0E3
Dampig.A=360031003000789CED5B0D7854C5B99EFD49B2C6054E20C00A51168834B511F7
Drever.A(sis)=4FA6591A61856662B3CD35BDDC2696771400FBED702CEFFBCC3B21D8616AC161
Drever.A(mdl)=08408DE50130A0E30C308DE50500A0E130109FE530209FE5023AA0E37E0000EB
Drever.A(mdl)=68D08DE21040BDE81EFF2FE130402DE912DD4DE204D04DE218008DE274109FE5
Drever.A(sis)=BC27A009EBA91DE17655E8B921F30B2DB7603F07849177ACA983EA39E45C445D
Drever.B(mdl)=1EFF2FE130402DE910D04DE20400A0E3930000EB005050E254309F1500308515
Drever.B(sis)=DB845142CF886EEE3EDFFB314361F0EF1A0543977F512A1E79AD98D7572AD612
Drever.C(mdl)=1040BDE81EFF2FE130402DE950D04DE20040A0E1D40300EB0030A0E300308DE5
Drever.C(sis)=F582DA17F15822A382A8537426C13BE4B3DBF7A1F39F44935A6CD9398A1BE930
Eicar-Test-Signature=4f2150254041505b345c505a58353428505e2937434329377d2445494341522d5354414e4441
dummy_voip_drs=4dda1f10123a001019040010d40a38ff1d890100040001000000000021000000c8000000010000000100000000000000
So if you notice the names, they are all Symbian viruses... So it *could* find a virus on your android phone, but that virus itself isn't going to be doing anything...

Also an android virus *is* possible, though you'd have to install it yourself knowingly, or it could be attached to another source. This is why "unknown sources" is disabled by default.
 
You must not admin very much if users cannot use your system at all.

Protip: the items residing in /sbin, /bin, /usr/bin, /usr/local/bin are executables.

In fact, one could argue that everything with the execute bit set are, by definition, executables.
 
It would be a good piece of mind. Think of it like insurance. As long as we dont go and install any of those apps from other sites we should be fine. I never had a problem with my Dash and I DL a lot of ring tones.
 
I was browsing through the market on the moto droid and slept it. Turned it back on and it was moving on its own. Some type of virus got on my phone and they were able to control it. I had Lookout security app and antivirus app, but didn't work. Had to take out the battery it it seemed ok. Anyone know of a working antivirus?
 
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