Security Safe Protect Team Super Virus Cleaner The following 84 apps detected over 30% of malicious apps, and had zero false alarms: 7Labs Antivirus & Securityīaidu DU Antivirus Mobile Security & AppLock Tested Productsįor this test, we searched for and downloaded over 200 antimalware security apps by various different developers from the Google Play Store.
#BEST ANTIVIRUS APP FOR ANDROID 2017 ANDROID#
To help owners of Android devices to distinguish between genuine and effective Android antivirus apps on the one hand, and dubious/ineffective ones on the other, AV-Comparatives have again tested the effectiveness of antimalware programs for Android, in the 2018 Android Test. Of the 100 products tested last year, roughly a quarter detected 100% of the malicious apps, but a similar number identified less than 30% of the samples. Last year’s test demonstrated that there are also some Android security products that are not deliberately deceptive, but are ineffective at protecting the device against malware.
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It is clear that dubious antivirus apps for Android have not gone away, and users should be on their guard against such tricks. The article claimed that the app in question, Super Antivirus 2018, was equally ineffective at blocking malware as was Virus Shield, but was more sophisticated in its report of apps that had been “scanned”. In January 2018, Sophos’ NakedSecurity blog reported that a new dubious antivirus app for Android was available from the Google Play Store.
Unfortunately, more dubious antivirus apps – ones which appear not to offer any protection at all – have appeared since then. Worryingly, the app had been available on the Google Play Store, and thousands of users had paid money for it (although this was ultimately refunded to them by Google).
In reality, running the app simply showed a progress bar, supposed to represent scan progress, followed by an announcement at the end of the “scan” that the device was free of malicious apps. AV-Comparatives’ 2017 test of Android antivirus products was inspired by the discovery of an Android app called Virus Shield, which claimed to scan mobile devices for malware, but in fact did nothing of the sort.