Η Microsoft today released a preview version of its antivirus software for Android devices. The company revealed that Windows Defender will be coming to iOS and Android in early 2020, but didn't give us more details about what to expect.
Of course since Defender will not run on Windows, it was named Microsoft Defender.
Public preview for Android includes electronic protection fishing (Phishing) and will go a step beyond Google's built-in malware protection to offer signature-based malware detection.
"Scans will immediately detect malware and potentially unwanted applications (PUAs)." he says Kanishka Srivastava, Senior Program Manager at Microsoft.
“If a secure app is downloaded, the final user he'll see a little notification letting him know the app is clean.”
Microsoft software as mentioned above will have anti-phishing, so that unsafe websites sent via SMS, WhatsApp, email or other applications are immediately blocked. Microsoft will also use Defender SmartScreen technology to block unsafe network connections that may attempt to download malicious applications without the knowledge of the end user.
Microsoft also plans to release an antivirus application for iOS devices, but we do not know when. By default, all Apple iOS apps run in the sandbox and prevent most users from downloading apps that are not in the App Store.
