Antivirus Software Needed?

[joggleshackle]

As someone who works for an antivirus company specifically in mobile security, I feel confident in saying you don't need antimalware software yet for Windows Phone or iOS.. Android is a different story however..

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[Kathryn Suwa]

i think my lumia 620 has a virus or something of that nature, my songs, videos and pictures multiplied suddenly. what do i do please?

 

[illidanx]

i think my lumia 620 has a virus or something of that nature, my songs, videos and pictures multiplied suddenly. what do i do please?

I think it's OS bug when you use the SD card to store music.

 

[xandros9]

i think my lumia 620 has a virus or something of that nature, my songs, videos and pictures multiplied suddenly. what do i do please?

its just a simple software glitch, viruses are unheard of on Windows Phone and even then, its not something a virus would really do.

not experienced with that problem, sorry, but i can suggest soft resetting the phone as your first action (holding down power and volume down until it restarts) - dont worry it doesnt lose data

 

[Laura Knotek]

i think my lumia 620 has a virus or something of that nature, my songs, videos and pictures multiplied suddenly. what do i do please?

Not a virus. Please see these threads. http://forums.windowscentral.com/windows-phone-8/212442-duplicated-song-tracks-windows-8-phone.html
http://forums.windowscentral.com/windows-phone-8/205464-duplicate-songs-when-sd-card.html

 

[Squatting Hen]

I posted this in the WP8 forum, but I am posting it here too, as I am a little freaked out about it. Just wanted see what I should do, if anything...



Something really, really odd just happened. I am at work and my 920 is sitting on my Nokia Wireless charger. All of the sudden (my phone is on vibrate) it vibrates and I look over at it.

The screen is on ADD NETWORK (under Wi-Fi advanced) and there is a name that is input there. I have no idea who’s network that is. I wish now I paid attention to the name, but I just hit the back button to get out of it. My phone has also been changed to the white background with the green accent. I have mine set as Dark with Cobalt.

I do not have Wi-Fi access here at work and I am only connected to data through ATT. I do not have Automatically Connect to Wi-Fi Hotspots checked either.

What the???? What just happened???

I just restarted my phone but I have never experienced something like this before…and I am a little concerned…

 

[Sonny Dickson]

I am not sure about your lumiz phone, but i am using avast on my Android and it works awesome. It's blocking malicious software installation and also warns me when some app trying to install by itself. Also here are: 14 Best Antivirus Software for Windows to Protect your Computer good antivirus software collection for Windows pcs and these apps should also work on your lumia.