Android what is the best antivirus?

Gone are the days when protection software was only needed in Windows, as almost every operating system out there is targeted by malicious users.

Android is obviously no exception as we've seen many times standalone APK installers with malware being made available through the Google Play Store without being detected by .

Therefore, installing a protection app on an Android device is almost a must if you are a daredevil and you do not observe certain basic facts. Security experts from AV-TEST conducted a new survey to determine the best security apps for Android, and the results speak for themselves. Once again, they confirm that protection from third-party developers is the best solution, even from Google.

AV-TEST conducted the survey by analyzing 17 Android security products in three different categories: protection, performance and usability. The it served as an entry-level product and received 0 points for protection, but six for performance and four for usability.

Most products received 18 points in the survey:

  • AhnLab V3 Security
  • Avast Mobile Security
  • AVG Antivirus Free
  • Avira Antivirus Security
  • Bitdefender Mobile Security
  • G Data Mobile Security
  • Internet Security for Android
  • McAfee Mobile Security
  • Norton LifeLock Norton 360
  • Protected.net Total AV
  • Trend Micro Mobile Security

All of these products received 6 points for protection, performance and usability.

Leaving aside Google Play Protect, the lowest rated products were Ikarus mobile.security and Line Antivirus. Both received just 15,5 points in the tests.

Line Antivirus had 3,5 points for the protection it offers to Android users, while Ikarus got 4 points in the usability tests,

This research shows that relying on Google Play Protect alone may not be the best idea, although as mentioned earlier, you could follow a few simple tips to avoid malware on your device.

For example, you should avoid downloading and installing applications from unreliable sources. Although malware reaches the Google Play Store every now and then, the main source of malware is third party stores.

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  1. I had a virus on Android that was then unknown in most Antiviruses I put (Eset, Kaspersky, G-data Avast, etc) and the only one that had detected it was Dr.Web !!!!!! Respect. You will tell me that you knew you had a virus… I am a programmer and I saw some unusual behaviors in the structure of some files and I put a firewall and saw that some mysterious files were going to connect to unknown servers… Has anyone wondered why there is no simple Firewall and ? E.g. I want to open the application and only when I have it open to connect to the internet and when it is in the background to choose ME whether it will have kept the connection or not φαι I have to sit down to fix it it seems to me .. Where are you Mr. Snowden we put Hardware switces in the modules haha

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