Quote Originally Posted by Ziyyigo-Tipyigo View Post
"Available" is not the same as "in use."
Their own fault, especially if they buy the rip off Norton/mcaffee etc that come with a free code for thier smartphone security, I personnaly use Lookout and have had no problems with malicious apps. These people that don't use security software are probably the people that dont have anti-malware on thier PCs except an out of date norton trial and windows defender.

Most people just click through the default settings.
Its not a setting, its how Android works, each app is basicly run in its own user account, that user account has permissions like any user account, for example access personnal information, network access, services that cost you money etc etc there is (as far as I am aware) no way to possibly access things your app does not have permission to access.

When you download an app there is a list of permissions it asks for, and you check this list and question it, why does a dancing lalafell app need network access if it says ad free in the description? why does it need to access my personnal information? why does it need this that and the other, if there is doubt in your mind you don't download it. I also think there is a permission to view installed apps, which Super Happy Awesome Funtime XIV does nor need, therefore I would never download it.

Super Happy Awesome Funtime XIV app will use your own character for the hourly /panic dance show if you just give it your login info! Be the first kid on your block!
Yeah anyone who would do that deserve to be hacked, absolutely anyone, they would know that little about computers they would struggle to install ffxiv never mind play it.

Sure, such a phone app is (probably) better than nothing (for now). But it cannot and will never be as secure as something you'd need a screwdriver and soldering iron to get inside of.
Lets not forget iPhone (I don't use one so my knowladge is limited) iTunes heavily vets apps for any form of malware, while there have been apps that have got round this before now, something like this will flag up instantly "oh the code is asking for xxx app, lets install this and see what happens, its suddenly using the internet, whats it doing... Ok its a Trojan it cannot go on iTunes".