Anti Virus App for Phone?

This is a thing?

I've had iphones since they first came out and have never had any concern over a virus.

What type of phone? ESET makes a mobile security app for Android phones that you can get seperately or as part of an overall package for computers and mobile devices

ESET

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Don't know if it's needed.

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I wouldn't say it's completely not needed, Google just pulled 500 apps from the Play Store that were recently found to have spyware. LINK We keep seeing stories like this so in time you might need an extra layer of protection.

But in general the apps you get from the official stores are reviewed by Google/Apple to make sure they're legit and apps have to ask you for permission to access things when you install them. As long as you don't load sketch apps and don't give too many permissions to apps you don't trust, you should be fine for the most part. I'm not even sure if mobile virus software would have even detected or stopped the hundreds of apps I mentioned before.

MalwareBytes app

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It is a Samsung

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I know Samsung makes its own OS but I think most I've seen are Android phones. ESET will work for you, if so. I'm with others in that I am uncertain how vulnerable phones actual are but I think there is at least some now and I would expect more going forward.