sorry to resurrect a relatively old thread, but after reading this absolute rubbish I felt motivated to respond. This is just wrong, mis-information. Coming from a normal user is bad but for a moderator to spout this is not acceptable. Developer mode is NOTHING to do with root. Absolutely NOTHING! It does not open you up to more abuse. Android more protected as it is Linux based? What???? There is significant amount of malware attached to apps in android. There are some very dangerous ones out there. Please take note of what Thiery was saying everyone. This is a very nasty virus and once you have it, any file it encrypts is effectively lost. Backups can also be infected. And please check your facts Quillan, and people, do your research and don't take the word of just anyone.