Dimz 0 Report post Posted March 19, 2011 Whats the best antivirus for mobile phones???I have a mobile phone with android os. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iniyila 2 Report post Posted March 20, 2011 It was very exciting for me when i heard that a trojan has been invented for android for the first time, i was thinking that android is something like maemo and no one will ever will be able to write an automated virus for this OS but i found that i'm wrong. when i had a symbian s60v5 device all peoples where saying that symbian devices will never get a virus and they was true in that time because i never heard of any virus written for them so when i changed from symbian to android i was thinking same about this OS too and i was never imagining that a trojan can infect this OS, so after that i decided to install a antivirus in my HTC Desire.I have searched a lot about antiviruses for android phones, some of them are free and some of them need specific license but some other come with a free license for your android phone if you buy their desktop version, so if you want to buy one for your desktop then search to see if they have any android version and if they give you the license for it free or with a discount. the first antivirus i installed on my phone was "Lookout Mobile Security" which is free too but i didn't satisfied with it as it wasn't showing any details about which files are scanning now or what type of viruses it can protect me about and so i decided to change my antivirus to a more professional one.The second antivirus i tested is AVG, after installing their free version i found that my phone has become a little slow but not too much and was acceptable, the design of the program is better and as AVG desktop is a reliable antivirus so i think that their antivirus for android phones are a complete security suite too. i saw their pro version but i didn't find anything interesting in it, it will just give you more security about spam sms and all other things are nearly same as the free version so i don't think you need to buy the pro version and the free version will be enough as it has most of the things that pro one has. So my suggestion is AVG but there are many other antiviruses available too, some are free and some of them you should pay for, one of the interesting ones that i have seen is Norton Mobile Security which seems to be a good one, i will try it (it is free for 90 first days) to see if it is better than AVG, in desktop AVG is better but maybe in mobile phone the story differs so i have to give it a try. you can find many other antivirus and security softwares in android market which is the main resource of all apps that is available for this OS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
comp2 1 Report post Posted April 29, 2013 I personally use Lookout Mobile Security as well. I mainly use if for the backup and tracking options.The biggest thing to remember is to never install apps from outside the market and to only install from trusted developers. Read the reviews of the apps and if necessary report the app to google. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saint_Michael 3 Report post Posted June 10, 2013 Even though this topic is a bit old, I been using AVG for my Samsung Galaxy SIII, its free, lightweight and AVG is well established in the Anti-Virus industry and so they are reliable as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StevenBrown 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2019 I never used any antivirus app on my smartphone. But what I know and hear Avast is one of the best antivirus app for android smartphone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
