stumbleflyx
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Dysfunctional driods for disfunktional malware aligned individuals
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stumbleflyx
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My Droid and I are gong to watch netfllix nite all
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luigi90210
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you sir dont know what a rootkit is thanWell, the most important reason is there are no viruses for Android. There are scant few for Linux and Android is a specialized Linux distro, so none. It'd be extremely hard to write an actual virus for Android, and it would most likely only affect rooted handsets anyway. Rooted devices are less than one percent of all Android devices, and will remain that way, so you have less than one percent of an extremely-difficult-to-code-a-virus-for platform that would be affected. It's just not worth it, especially when there are so many Windows boxes out there that are just wide open and ripe for the picking.
The second most important (but far more immediate reason) is they're resource hogs!They're always running, which hits the CPU and affects battery life.
Malware is not the same thing as a virus, but malware is up to the user to prevent.
you should read this article it pretty much explains what a rootkit is and what it can do
Android rootkit is just a phone call away | ITworld
furbearingmammal
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Show me one antivirus app that protects against an unknown rootkit.
Furthermore, show me a rootkit that can be installed on an android system without permission or on-site access.
Finally, show me proof that one is in the wild.
This came from my brain by way of my finger and my phone. Don't ask where any of them have been. Especially the brain.
Furthermore, show me a rootkit that can be installed on an android system without permission or on-site access.
Finally, show me proof that one is in the wild.
This came from my brain by way of my finger and my phone. Don't ask where any of them have been. Especially the brain.
luigi90210
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remember the app that ran up peoples bill by sending text messages to random numbers and calling random people in other counties, thats a rootkit
rootkits have been on the market before and it wont surprise me if there was another one on there
lookout will scan for keyloggers, rootkits, and other types of viruses/malware
whether one is out in the wild or not is completely dependent on if someone has downloaded it or not
imo its better safe than sorry
If an app is locked up:
Menu> Settings> Applications> Manage applications> all tab> The app that's locked up:
Force stop.
Is it really worth having an entire app just to avoid having to press a button and 5 taps?
Yes. 2 taps done. dancedroid
furbearingmammal
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A rootkit enables privleged access, aka root. That bit of malware was simply that. Malware.
This came from my brain by way of my finger and my phone. Don't ask where any of them have been. Especially the brain.
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stumbleflyx
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just got watchdog anybody heard of it
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Yes...still not needed...same as Advance Task Killer...
[video=youtube;fL6gSd4ugSI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL6gSd4ugSI&feature=player_embedded"]Androidology - Part 2 of 3 - Application Lifecycle[/video]
stumbleflyx
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But doesnt kill all apps
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IF you have resource issues, are troubleshooting a problem, or believe that you have apps that are misbehaving, watchdog and other similar utils have their uses... For everyday use, adding yet another application to be running and monitoring in the background is very useful to eat up cycles and battery... for no real benefit. Personal preference I guess...
Doesn't need to. Android (Linux) doesn't work the same way as Windows does.
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stumbleflyx
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Seems better than taskiller though
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