Phone viruses

[gk10012001]

Have any of you gotten any sort of virus on your phones?m If so what did you do to fix it?  I have a moto G7 power circa 2021 and it works great.  I do not install any anti virus or spam thing except ATTs armour to block a lot of robo calls.  I have never had any issues.  I do not use QR codes at all because I have no idea what they really are containing.  That is becoming a bit of an issue as many places no longer display menus, or whatever but nothing that I need.  The only app I use on my phone that I put any data into is Etrade app and that is only because now and then I get some large paper checks and use the mobile app to deposit them.  Etrade has few if any brick and mortar physical banks and being my primary checking it is slow for me to drive to my other physical banks to deposit anything physically.  I do access my hotmail now and then and I always wonder how secure it is when I enter my account name and password.

[topt]

7 hours ago, gk10012001 said:

I do access my hotmail now and then and I always wonder how secure it is when I enter my account name and password.

Depends how you access it - over public wi fi when out and about then there is a potential risk. Using mobile data, or going via a vpn on the wi fi it should be safe.

However also depends on not clicking on any spurious links in those emails.

 

Currently for any mobile banking I have a separate phone that stays at home and that is basically all it is used for. 

I have no AV on either phone and never had an issue but YMMV depending on your usage.....

[Middle Aged Grouch]

Avoid public wifi. 

 

With the regular network and sim card, depending on the option, one also can connect to the operator's own public wifi that is secure, when available, 

 

On the whole, never had any issue in paying by Qr scan. But again, never have more then you can afford to loose in your account. Cash ultimately rules if not. 

[Magictoad]

I keep top of the range anti virus software in my mobile and a good quality VPN. The latter is express VPN which all has a password safe. And the anti virus is Bitdefender.