On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 7:41 PM, Pete <psmo...@live.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > Probably a mute point, and I have no wish to feed a troll, but on TV earlier > they were advertising 'Norton Tablet Security' for Android tablets, given > the close similarity between Android and LINUX / UNIX based systems (I > believe Android started out as open source based on LINUX), is it now > essential to install an Anti-virus / anti malware on our systems? > > Just got me thinking thats all. > > Regards > > Pete. > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ >
There are no doubt vulnerabilities in Android that could be exploited by nefarious types(The same applies to iOS/WP too), but I suspect the Norton package is mostly an attempt to bolster profits on tablet sales in high street stores. That would be my explanation as to why it is a wastefully boxed item, rather than just a download on the Android Market. M. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
