[citation][nom]house70[/nom]Typical PEBKAC... or should I say PEBPAC.Quit installing pr0n apps and you should be fine.If you don't know what a permission is, don't allow it.If you don't know what to do with your rooted phone, don't root it. By default Android has all the checkpoints in place (no debugging, no unknown sources, etc), but it allows one to remove them IF they think they know what they're doing.Anyone can write apps for Android, just like in desktop world, it's the user responsibility to KNOW what they're downloading and installing on their system.If you're not capable to use common sense and a gram of brain power while using your phone, just go back to the walled garden of iOS, let Apple do the thinking for you and don't install anything that doesn't come straight from them. Oh, and don't think of jailbreaking that, either, or you'll end up in the same spot. Of course, you could have achieved the same leaving that Android phone alone instead of screwing with features you don't understand, but again, you can't use common sense....[/citation]
Android lovers: Thou dost protest too much!
AVG isn't making up the numbers, it's a negative consequence that comes from the freedom of having an open system. Google needs to police their store better.
Making PEBKAC jokes makes you sound like a tool with iDevice envy. Users aren't going to transform into 14 year old IT geeks - Remember most of the population isn't Tech savy and they don't know better.
The Android Store needs to be more secure - which is ultimately Google's responsibility. Otherwise, it's gonna turn everyone's Android phone into a Windows machine that requires AV software and anti-Malware just to make phone call...
The more stuff like this happens the less likely lay people are going to invest in Android platforms for fear of getting a virus.
Not acceptable.
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