You buy a new android phone and the next day this happens someone tells you to install the antivirus application to protect your android against malicious virus attack. And you install a good reviewed antivirus application on your android from the internet.
But do you ever asked yourself "is antivirus application necessary for your android"?
There are tons of antivirus applications available on the internet for Android mobiles. According to my knowledge and the research i have done, Android mobile doesn’t really need any antivirus software(app) because it is in-built on your mobile. Have you ever alerted by your android mobile if you are trying to download any file from unknown websites? When entering into any virus related web page, your device will alert you, so it is pre-installed and no need to install any antivirus applications in excess. But however we do.
There are many fake antivirus applications which doesn't work but instead we see a lot of ads while scanning our android mobile.
Some of the antivirus software simply advertise that they boost your android device and protect from virus but after installing those apps and clicking boost button, that just clear the memory that other apps are consuming in background, and shows fake results like your device is boosted 90%.
What really happens is that these apps never boost your device, instead they make your device slow. There are some best antivirus for Android mobile which optimizes and protects your data. You can install them from playstore.
So why do every one install antivirus applications?
According to the experts the main reason behind why people install antivirus applications is to protect their privacy.
You do not want your mobile to be hacked right? To protect your data from hackers and to remove any spam files(virus) we use antivirus applications.
Some people use cracked applications and they believe their android device is safe but the truth is the cracked software is programmed with a bunch of codes that can steal your data.
Always remember to download applications only from play-store and the permissions you are giving an application to access.
So no anti-hacking software can protect you as long as you only install apps from Playstore. If you install any applications else from playstore then there are terrible things a malware can do to your Device.
Go to Settings→Apps→ Installed apps and Uninstall all the Apps not downloaded from Playstore. Yes, “uninstall all” because even Facebook, Messenger like apps (not installed from Playstore) can be tempered to create a malware/backdoor, spying on your phone without letting you know.
Hope this information helps you to understand the concept behind installing antivirus applications on your android devices. If you have any queries regarding this information please do comment below and do give suggestions too.
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