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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 7 points 3 days ago (3 children)

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 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

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 3 days ago (2 children)

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 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days 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.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago

Yes, and it's better. Each app gets scanned before it even reaches your device. You can't do that on a PC.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

The Linux desktop is not really going in the same direction as Android

Not that "antivirus" software any more or less useful. It is mostly snake oil.

[–] unexpected@forum.guncadindex.com 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

For sure. I recall installing an open source mahjong from the android google store when I bought my first ever android device about a decade ago. Instantly took over my tablet and kept throwing ads at me. And it got into the root and wouldn't go away when doing a reinstall. Fortunately it was a super cheap tablet that I only got to toy around with. But I have had no interest in ever getting another android device since then.

[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

You are talking about a decade ago, you should try modern android.

The OS changed soo much from that day