hi all,
does there exists a security software, that protects also the other browsers- like firefox, opera etc?
Most of the solutions only support one - mostly the standard browser..
sinalco said:
hi all,
does there exists a security software, that protects also the other browsers- like firefox, opera etc?
Most of the solutions only support one - mostly the standard browser..
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NO u don't need any antivirus ...
"NO u don't need any antivirus .."
Why do you think so?
alleshi said:
because this is a stupid question I will give u a quick reply
NO u don't need any antivirus ...
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There is no such thing as stupid question. There could be only stupid answer.
If you don't know how to help or don't want to share your knowledge then don't be offensive at least.
no you don't necessarily NEED antivirus, however you could use a firewall if your so inclined. Alot of the malicious software will want to download onto your phone or send your information to a server over the net. If your meticulous with a firewall you can get a pretty good balance of safety plus access.. I ran one for a while but on an older phone it was a bit slow. You have actually reminded me i may try one out again..
as for antivirus specifically if you want to you can use one, lookout seems to be very good for not slowing yoru phone down to much, antivrus ability and also the ability to have extra features such as phone wipe etc (however android manager can do this for you)
In my opinion antivirus softwares will only slow your device, really you don't need any.
Tkanks a lot for your answers.
however you could use a firewall if your so inclined.
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Yes, it seem to me, that a firewall is more important!
Is ist better to take a firewall with root? If yes - why?
Which firewalls are you using?
I found some:
Root: FWall+ (Android Firewall +), Android Firewall - Donate
Without Root: Firewall ohne Root (grey shirts)
alleshi said:
because this is a stupid question I will give u a quick reply
NO u don't need any antivirus ...
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Please try to be gentle....
This is XDA..
Not a Street near your house...
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firasusman said:
Please try to be gentle....
This is XDA..
Not a Street near your house...
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Lol, you didn't see what was written here earlier, it got removed already...bunch ok kids I think.
Antivirus is not needed
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What do you guys recommend for extra safety if not antivirus? a firewall for example? which one?
KarimSalloum said:
What do you guys recommend for extra safety if not antivirus? a firewall for example? which one?
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There is no need for firewall either if you're not dealing with NSA sensetive stuff. All though firewall wouldn't help much. I don't think there are firewalls at all for android, or what..?
The only issue can be malware wich comes with shady apps. Can be removed with "dr. Web" app
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Hehehe, of course not NSA stuff, but I do most of my banking on my phone, I sometimes purchase stuff using my credit cards too, so I'd like to be as secured as possible. that's about it
Which firewall are you using?
I used droid wall fairly simple interface and I believe it required root..
However a firewall nor really a antivirus will protect you buying from sites online. Of you chose to use a credit card rather than a payment service like PayPal you are only as safe as their webpage and encryption of the specific site with your data
As for banking does your bank have a specific app that will get you away from just the browser webpage?
Also read permissions of the apps you install on your phone of some seem dodge don't install it or revoke certain permissions to stop unnecessary ones I do the latter often as a game does not need to look at your sms nor phone calls so they can be blocked
I use the free version of Eset for antivirus
I use the built in hidden App Ops(activity of built in settings app) for a firewall/permissions management tool
Don't use an antivirus. Period.
aouni_tahech said:
Don't use an antivirus. Period.
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Agree. AV is just hype.
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Is a virus scanner needed?
Tarrance17 said:
Is a virus scanner needed?
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You can use one if you're paranoid but in my opinion its not needed. Just watch and review everything you download and look over what permissions they ask for. Always download content from trusted sources and also read the comments/reviews to see what others feedback would be.
Not always. But its definitely nice to have. Get lookout on the market. It will automatically scan apps. If not for that its great for finding your phone if its lost.
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Not always. But its definitely nice to have. Get lookout on the market. It will automatically scan apps. If not for that its great for finding your phone if its lost.
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I found my phone using lookout.
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Yes I also HIGHLY recommend Lockout for total package. We don't need virus scanner but even if we had virus the scanner won't pick it up as it has to be in the definition.db for it to work.
What does this "Lookout" app do to help you find your phone??
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What does this "Lookout" app do to help you find your phone??
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You create a log in at look out's web site and if you should lose it you can remotely turn on the GPS to track it, or turn on a siren type alert tone so you find it if you lost it in your house our your car. If you have the paid service there are some extras like remote lock, and remote wipe.
https://www.mylookout.com/
neidlinger said:
You create a log in at look out's web site and if you should lose it you can remotely turn on the GPS to track it, or turn on a siren type alert tone so you find it if you lost it in your house our your car. If you have the paid service there are some extras like remote lock, and remote wipe.
https://www.mylookout.com/
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Whoa. Thanks. Setting this up immediately lol sounds incredibly useful and good tool to have so theres no worrying about the Ifs.
Question about the paid service, say I DO lose my phone and want to remote lock and/or wipe, can i pay for it at that time then use that feature, meaning i dont have to pay for it until i actually need it. Or does it require some setting up on the phone's end?
I have been moving to china recently and found out that i cant access facebook and youtube and twitter... I notice that there are two possible solutions which are vpn and proxies.. I am using note 2 7100 and it has been rooted.. My friend is using onavo extend on his iphone 5 that gives free vpn to save data usage( as far as i notice) however this apps does not work on android... Please helppp.... I hope for free solutions.. Help me please experts
Civilwar77 said:
I have been moving to china recently and found out that i cant access facebook and youtube and twitter... I notice that there are two possible solutions which are vpn and proxies.. I am using note 2 7100 and it has been rooted.. My friend is using onavo extend on his iphone 5 that gives free vpn to save data usage( as far as i notice) however this apps does not work on android... Please helppp.... I hope for free solutions.. Help me please experts
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哈哈 china is 天朝.pls use gae proxy or edit your hosts
看你妹 said:
哈哈 china is 天朝.pls use gae proxy or edit your hosts
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gaeproxy doesn't work on android 4.4?
I am using a good VPN service on my android without being blocked, without rooting my device, here you can try it for free https://www.iwasel.net/en/trysmoketunnelfree/ it is easy to use without any configurations.
anyone know why the Find My Mobile feature from Samsung is so limited in the devices it supports? Apparently for Sprint users we're out of luck with this feature or am I missing something? anyone have any alternatives?
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anyone know why the Find My Mobile feature from Samsung is so limited in the devices it supports? Apparently for Sprint users we're out of luck with this feature or am I missing something? anyone have any alternatives?
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Google device manager thingie? Works with any android device.
https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager
neswii said:
Google device manager thingie? Works with any android device.
https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager
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Whoa, this is exactly what I wanted! Thank you sir!
You're welcome haha.
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Does anyone know of a program or app that works on phones that have the Location Services turned off? Probably not, I'd guess, but figured I'd ask. I leave Location Services turned off whenever I'm not using something that needs it, which is most of the time.
jejb said:
Does anyone know of a program or app that works on phones that have the Location Services turned off? Probably not, I'd guess, but figured I'd ask. I leave Location Services turned off whenever I'm not using something that needs it, which is most of the time.
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I don't think its possible. Without location services turned on how would an app find your phone. Just curious, why don't you have location services turned on? It isn't a big hit on battery so it doesn't make since. Unless you are one of those big brother is watching nuts.
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I don't think its possible. Without location services turned on how would an app find your phone. Just curious, why don't you have location services turned on? It isn't a big hit on battery so it doesn't make since. Unless you are one of those big brother is watching nuts.
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Nuts? I don't think there's any reason to get personal here. And you don't have to be a "nut" to see all the privacy issues in the news almost daily. And with companies like Google, Face Book, etc that are avowed data thieves, er, collectors, I think it's wise to do what I can to try and keep my data more private.
I am a senior programmer for a large international company. We got into data mining way on the front end of the craze. But we never stooped to collecting the levels of personal identity level information most folks just accept these days. So I know how it works, and choose to limit what they can collect from me.
I'm sure you've heard of App Ops? (Assuming you're either on 4.3 or a custom 4.4 ROM that has it). OEM's like to hide it away, but it is still there and still very much usable. You can set which permissions an app can use (to a certain extent) and if it tries to access something you've turned the permission off for, the device returns an empty set (essentially "null") for that data.
Here's the link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.schurich.android.tools.appopsstarter
This app just calls the location where App Ops is in Android. Note that this app will *NOT* work in 4.4, since Google changed the way it's accessed.
edit: I've used this to disable a lot of what Facebook can access, among other apps.
Thanks! Looks like a great app. Runs great on my 4.3 S4.
How can I selectively disable Mobile Data for Apps (Just like in iOS) ?
The complete disabling of "background data" doesn't suit my purpose.
Settings, data usage, cellular data toggle
That's one way.
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How can I selectively disable Mobile Data for Apps (Just like in iOS) ?
The complete disabling of "background data" doesn't suit my purpose.
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If you don't mind installing another application. I would recommend MobiWol. Just turn on the VPN and select the apps that you do not want using any Cellular data.
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If you don't mind installing another application. I would recommend MobiWol. Just turn on the VPN and select the apps that you do not want using any Cellular data.
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Thanks I shall try that out. Is that a VPN to trust or just a local Android VPN? The App's ratings are just around 3.x.
App info/Data usage/Restrict app background data
hacksome said:
Thanks I shall try that out. Is that a VPN to trust or just a local Android VPN? The App's ratings are just around 3.x.
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It is not a VPN, they are just enabling a firewall and sending all traffic thru the firewall. If you look there FAQ's you can see that information on why they did that. Its because this way you dont have to rely on root to enable firewall
I use NetGuard to disable mobile data on selective apps.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.faircode.netguard&hl=en
Guys... It's built into MM. See my post above.
Solutions Etcetera said:
Guys... It's built into MM. See my post above.
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That's cool as well. But doing it individually for hundreds of installed apps are a chore. Wish there was a centralized place and global policy (just like the other apps mentioned above) to manage.
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Guys... It's built into MM. See my post above.
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exactly...
It's better to use what is already in MM.
I use it for an app and it's working well.
It was built in since Kit Kat, maybe before that.
Hi,
sorry if this was asked before - but now Adhell is dead, SABS is DMCA'd - what can we do for Adblocking now, despite using the Samsung browser with Plugins?
Any other way without root/hosts file? Thanks.
fBx said:
Hi,
sorry if this was asked before - but now Adhell is dead, SABS is DMCA'd - what can we do for Adblocking now, despite using the Samsung browser with Plugins?
Any other way without root/hosts file? Thanks.
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SABS still works fine even though it won't be getting updated anymore. I'm currently still using it.
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SABS still works fine even though it won't be getting updated anymore. I'm currently still using it.
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Okay yeah, but didn't see any download links since the thread was edited. I'll try to find it somewhere else
Or you could run pihole on raspberry for network wide adblocking rather than individual devices. Plus you can run openvpn so you can browse safely through your home network when off site.
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go to google play look for VPN HOSTS... its an app that creates a vpn on your phone and uses the hosts file you provide and blocks ads just fine.. been using this since it was created and it works great.. no root needed, its a virtual hosts file on my phone.. free download from git hub, its in the description on google play. its free and simple...
use this. follow the adb directions and itll work. its what im using
fBx said:
Hi,
sorry if this was asked before - but now Adhell is dead, SABS is DMCA'd - what can we do for Adblocking now, despite using the Samsung browser with Plugins?
Any other way without root/hosts file? Thanks.
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Try to use Seven's AdClear:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-adclear-root-version-ad-blocker-t3309011
adhell 2 works for me
Disconnect pro..
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go to google play look for VPN HOSTS... its an app that creates a vpn on your phone and uses the hosts file you provide and blocks ads just fine.. been using this since it was created and it works great.. no root needed, its a virtual hosts file on my phone.. free download from git hub, its in the description on google play. its free and simple...
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Yeah that's also a possibility, so you don't need knox license every three months.
blane3298 said:
use this. follow the adb directions and itll work. its what im using
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But that's only a package disable, not ad blocker.
torr310 said:
Try to use Seven's AdClear:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-adclear-root-version-ad-blocker-t3309011
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I found notSABS, which seems to be a re-upload of SABS and this works just as Adhell 2 did before.
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adhell 2 works for me
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Yeah wait for the next Knox renewal. You can't build new Adhell packages anymore. Of course you could use your old apk and edit it yourself I guess.
Invincible29 said:
Or you could run pihole on raspberry for network wide adblocking rather than individual devices. Plus you can run openvpn so you can browse safely through your home network when off site.
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But that way I don't have block when on mobile data.
Bart3n said:
Disconnect pro..
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I need systemwide, also I use chrome not Samsung browser. Tried it once but didn't like it.
fBx said:
I need systemwide, also I use chrome not Samsung browser. Tried it once but didn't like it.
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Not disconnect pro for samsung browser but just disconnect pro.
It's systemwide
Bart3n said:
Not disconnect pro for samsung browser but just disconnect pro.
It's systemwide
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The thing that frustrates me with Disconnect Pro is that there's no custom list functionality. Otherwise it would be probably the best available.
+1 for Raspberry Pi and the use OpenVPN to tunnel DNS whilst not at home.
Here is the apk for SABS for those that want to set it up
Blokada (www.blokada.org) works really well.
It is free and open source and works across all apps (not only the browser)!
It doesn't require root, supports both wifi and mobile networks, and is perfectly safe and simple to use.
You can make exceptions for certain apps and hosts and it is using Black- and Whitelists.
Just make sure the app gets not killed by battery optimization and things like that (there is a setting to ensure it keeps running - showing a VPN symbol in the status bar).
Best regards
Amber
fBx said:
Yeah that's also a possibility, so you don't need knox license every three months.
But that's only a package disable, not ad blocker.
I found notSABS, which seems to be a re-upload of SABS and this works just as Adhell 2 did before.
Yeah wait for the next Knox renewal. You can't build new Adhell packages anymore. Of course you could use your old apk and edit it yourself I guess.
But that way I don't have block when on mobile data.
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orkavaneger said:
Here is the apk for SABS for those that want to set it up
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now Thank you!
and dont forget there is notSabs
crayonyes said:
now Thank you!
and dont forget there is notSabs
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Anytime dude
AmberLynn said:
Blokada (www.blokada.org) works really well.
It is free and open source and works across all apps (not only the browser)!
It doesn't require root, supports both wifi and mobile networks, and is perfectly safe and simple to use.
You can make exceptions for certain apps and hosts and it is using Black- and Whitelists.
Just make sure the app gets not killed by battery optimization and things like that (there is a setting to ensure it keeps running - showing a VPN symbol in the status bar).
Best regards
Amber
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kinda like what I said about VPN Hosts..... which is free ... you provide the hosts file and you flip a virtual switch to turn in on or off anytime.. puts the virtual private network icon up in the top bar so you know its on ... and its free too ... I like simple and it is...
There you go. there is a new one. its called NotSABS. Its basically the same as SABS but uts been update it from a different dev. Ive been using it for weeks now without having a problem. :good:
https://github.com/GoldenKappa/notSABS