Avast! Mobile Security

February 4, 2013 Reviews No comments

Mobile security center
Category: Application/Tools
Requires Android: 2.1 and up
Size: 4.8MB
Price: FREE
Author: AVAST Software
Rating: Great 4.5/5

avast! Mobile Protection provides a extensive package of security tools

Highly recommended by Android authorities, AV-Test, PCAdvisor, Techworld, and now over 10 million users worldwide!

Main Features:
– Antivirus: Scans installed apps and memory card content on demand and new apps upon first use.
– Privacy Report: Scans and displays access rights and intents of installed apps.
– Anti-Theft (hidden component): Gives you remote control via SMS or Web (cell phone tracking, activate siren, memory wipe, etc.).
– Network Meter: Measures incoming/outgoing data transfers.
– Web Shield: Scans each URL that loads and warns you if it’s malware-infected. Includes USSD blocker.
– Widget: Gives you control of the app from your Android desktop.
– Web Interface: Provides remote control of anti-theft features (cell phone lock, GPS tracking, memory wipe, etc.).
– SiteCorrect: Automatically fixes mistyped URLs.
– Shield Control: Advanced settings for app, web, and messages scanning.
– UI Design: Great readability on Android cell phones and tablets.
– SMS/Call Filtering: Filters out particular contacts that you select.
– App Manager: Lists apps and their sizes (MB), CPU load, memory used, etc.
– Battery Save: Runs only when performing tasks.
– Firewall (works on rooted phones only): Serves as gatekeeper for network
traffic.
– Available Languages: Catalan, Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish.