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I ditched Linux for Windows 11 for one week - and found 9 big problems (www.zdnet.com)

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[-] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 8 points 6 months ago

Is there antivirus for Android? I mean there surely is, but Android does not really need it because it's built from scratch to give each app as little permissions as possible*. Desktop Linux is going in the same direction.

* technically. This does not mean that Android is secure in terms of privacy.

[-] Rooster326@programming.dev 12 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Is there antivirus for Android?

Yes there is a Google Play Protect. There is also a service that checks every single App on the Store separately.

Though the effectivity is debatable.

There are third party ones but I have not heard anything good about any of them. I am not sure they are legitimate

[-] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 3 points 6 months ago

Yes there is a Google Play Protect.

AFAICS this screens software before it goes into the store, or screens sideloaded apps on device before installation. That's still far from antivirus as Windows users know it.

[-] Rooster326@programming.dev 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

In theory it does all of below:

App Scanning: It automatically scans all apps on your device—regardless of where they were downloaded (though it focuses heavily on apps from the Google Play Store and those sideloaded).
Real-time Protection: It runs safety checks on apps before you download them from the Play Store.
Periodic Device Scan: It periodically scans your device for Potentially Harmful Applications (PHAs), which are sometimes called malware.
Warnings and Removal: If it finds a potentially harmful app, it will warn you, disable the app, or in some cases, remove the app automatically.

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