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Best Android device security?

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  • 23-08-2018 8:43pm
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    IrishHomer
    Registered Users Posts: 2,936 ✭✭✭


    My bank account was fraudulently robbed cleaned out last Monday.

    I'm always careful online and I don't use a pc anymore I do everything via my Android smartphone.

    What is the very best security to have on my android please?


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    The high horse brigade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,456 ✭✭✭The high horse brigade


    IrishHomer wrote: »
    My bank account was fraudulently robbed cleaned out last Monday.

    I'm always careful online and I don't use a pc anymore I do everything via my Android smartphone.

    What is the very best security to have on my android please?

    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lsdroid.cerberus

    Also. Encrypt the phone, stick to known apps from legit sources like the play store and stay off public WiFi


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    corkie
    Registered Users Posts: 7,149 ✭✭✭corkie


    Why are you blaming your android device?

    Any chance your card was scanned, hence the need for RFID wallets?

    Is your device rooted? What apps if any did you sideload?

    Did you answer any phone calls from strange no's, even on a house phone, the ones wanting to fix your PC etc?

    The Digital Services Act 2024 [EU] ~ Social Media and You ~ Nanny State guidance for parental monitoring of apps ~ Censorship: - broad laws that will probably effect Adult use of same.



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    danm14
    Registered Users Posts: 218 ✭✭danm14


    The high horse brigade wrote: »
    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lsdroid.cerberus

    Also. Encrypt the phone, stick to known apps from legit sources like the play store and stay off public WiFi

    That isn't security software. It's anti-theft software for if your phone is physically stolen.

    In any case, I'll repeat corkie's sentiments that your Android phone is almost certainly not to blame.


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    The high horse brigade
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    danm14 wrote: »
    That isn't security software. It's anti-theft software for if your phone is physically stolen.

    In any case, I'll repeat corkie's sentiments that your Android phone is almost certainly not to blame.

    This is all he needs and a bit of common sense using Android. Agreed If his accounts are hacked no security software is going to save him.


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    IrishHomer
    Registered Users Posts: 2,936 ✭✭✭IrishHomer


    The only thing I may have done wrong in the past is downloaded several unofficial apps or APK files


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    verycool
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    IrishHomer wrote: »
    The only thing I may have done wrong in the past is downloaded several unofficial apps or APK files

    Go in to Settings - Apps and see what they have access to.

    Also, as mentioned earlier, if these sideloaded apps came from shady sources, remove them.

    I use Blokada from F-Droid (not anti virus, it blocks ads / trackers)

    https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.blokada.alarm/

    Do you use the Google Pay app / NFC on your device?


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    IrishHomer
    Registered Users Posts: 2,936 ✭✭✭IrishHomer


    verycool wrote: »
    Go in to Settings - Apps and see what they have access to.

    Also, as mentioned earlier, if these sideloaded apps came from shady sources, remove them.

    I use Blokada from F-Droid (not anti virus, it blocks ads / trackers)

    https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.blokada.alarm/

    Do you use the Google Pay app / NFC on your device?

    No I don't use or have Google pay


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