Overview of Avast Mobile Security for Android

    Last summer, there was information that Avast will release a version for Android.

    I admit, I was somewhat skeptical about this information. Because I had experience installing antiviruses under Linux Desktop systems to protect these very systems. And I did not see the whole point of it. There was no behavioral analyzer. The tested rootkits were freely installed in the system, etc. All in all, one disappointment. But my inborn curiosity did not give me rest and I decided to install this miracle on my tablet. The result pleased me. Especially considering that the application is free. And the most interesting is available for owners of root access to their android devices.

    This is what the main program window looks like.





    First of all, I immediately became interested in the Firewall. He required root privileges. And I have them! So I, without hesitation for a second, poked at him.



    Excellent: you can create rules for all installed applications. Just what I dreamed about back in Ubuntu ( and still dream ).

    I decided to check how it works. Blocked Skype. Expected result: I could not go online until I unlocked it in the Firewall. Beauty and more!

    Next, I already moved in accordance with the location of the modules in the main window. Here's what the anti-virus scanner looks like:



    And here is the scan result:



    In general, swears at a bunch of books installed through the Android market

    And here’s why I don’t like the answer:



    If you remember, when installing applications through the market, the user is informed what rights the application will be granted. These are the rights that the antivirus does not like. I would also not like such functionality from a regular book. But I was reluctant to remove them. Although this was suggested in the drop-down list when choosing a threat:



    Therefore, I just used the Firewall and blocked them. If they collect information about me, they will not be able to convey.

    The Security Advisor also showed a lot of interesting things. In fact, I simply sorted the applications according to the potentially dangerous functions of the system used by them:



    We move on. Managing applications allows you to quickly close them: The





    web screen allows you to prevent phishing when surfing the Internet through a browser:



    Frankly, I did not check his work.

    Most of the questions arose about the Anti-Theft module (in Russian: anti-theft module; it sounds somewhat crooked. Probably, for this reason it was not translated by the application developers)





    In the process, anti-theft is carried out by deleting all data from the device. So I decided so far not to experiment with this and leave it to more inquisitive readers.

    Well, and lastly - the application settings window.


    To summarize: a decent program, and even free. A must have for any android device!

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