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My question is: if I set up my Android to not accept unknown applications (outside the “Play Store”) will be as safe as using iOS or Windows Phone?
Marcelo Pinto
Not so much, Marcelo. The Play Store for a long time adopted a more open policy that Windows Phone shops, and especially the store’s iOS. So, at least yet, it is not completely equivalent. But it’s pretty close.
Most of the news about digital pests or security problems in Android typically involve applications outside the Play Store. Of course there are problems within the Play Store as well – as well as possibly there are problems in Apple’s App Store -., But the incidence of false and / or malicious apps is much lower if you get restricted to Google Play
The blog’s recommendation for Android is precisely this. Install only apps in the Play Store and does not hold the device jailbreak ensure good security
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Altieres Dear, how are you?
Recently noticed an abnormality in my Windows Phone (Nokia Lumia 925). Whenever I try to access a link to a website, or surf the Internet, begins to open several pages with pornographic content. I do not access such sites or by mobile phone or by computer, but since then, I realized that the device has locked in some applications such as WhatsApp for example, closing then.
What could be happening? No antivirus for Windows Phone
appreciate the help.
Abs.
Luiz Grillo
There are no known viruses for Windows Phone, Luiz, so it makes sense that there is a virus. Applications can only be installed from the Windows store and each application on Windows Phone has very restricted access to the device, so that the removal of a “virus” would be simply removing the app.
Of course it’s possible that a virus exploits a vulnerability in the system and get undue access, but that did not happen today.
In your case, the problem is certainly the network. This year, many people complained of unwanted pages that overlap to normal navigation. These pages are probably a result of a malicious change the settings of your internet, or in the case of the router the internet.
To get rid of the problem, you need to check your Internet router. If you can not do this, consult the manual or technical support of your ISP.
You can also see this consult this guide the column prepared. The guide is for “Android infected”, but the problem is probably the same as yours, because the pages are not restricted to a specific equipment: as the problem is the connection, not on the phone, any device connected to Wi-Fi router may experience the problem.
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