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May 12, 2020 | Antivirus for Android
The lab at AV-TEST launched a new test series involving Android security apps for corporate users. In the initial test, AV-TEST introduces the scope and procedure for the future test series, based on...
March 10, 2020 | Antivirus for Android
Google ensures that each app in the Play Store and on smartphones is checked for Trojans and other kinds of malware. The current test shows that Android users are much safer with security apps than if...
September 26, 2019 | Antivirus for Android
Contaminated links and apps are more and more heavily attacking the billions of active Android devices. But not only older Android versions are in the focus of the attackers. More and more...
June 25, 2019 | Antivirus for Android
Each Android smartphone ought to use a security app against viruses of all kinds. The checks performed by AV-TEST reveal the most secure apps, but they say nothing about their extra features. Here is...
January 24, 2019 | Antivirus for Android
Google's protection system detected less than 70 to 80 percent of the infected apps in the test. Billions of Android users use this system sentry without being aware of its weaknesses. The current...
July 22, 2018 | Antivirus for Android
Despite security scan and a monitored Play Store, Google Play Protect exhibits the weakest malware detection in the test. That is why it is time for a stronger Android protection partner. AV-TEST...
May 15, 2018 | Antivirus for Android
Google claims to scan and sort out all apps on the Android smartphone or tablet for malware – but it cannot cope with the deluge. The endurance test from November 2017 to March 2018 indicates that the...
December 04, 2017 | Antivirus for Android
Google promises Android users protection from infected apps via Play Protect in the Play Store and on mobile devices. Too bad it only works in roughly 3 out of 4 cases. Most of the Android security...
July 12, 2017 | Antivirus for Android
According to statistics, there are over 2.5 billion Android devices worldwide. They need to be protected against more than 20 million malware threats. In an endurance test from January to June 2017,...