So my workplace is mostly iPhone users and someone asked me what kind of antivirus software I used on my Android, and I said “none” and he flipped out about how unsafe it was. Other people chimed in saying how all androids need antivirus apps and I’ve never heard of such a thing. I do have ad-blockers and a VPN but never downloaded an antivirus. Should I? If so, what would you recommend? Thanks lemmings, love you.

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    7 months ago

    Windows Defender is antivirus application, though, so how is it evidence that antivirus applications are pointless? Also, Defender wasn’t always as good as it is. That’s only a relatively recent thing.

    Also, there are viruses/malware other than rootkits.