Avast Antivirus For Android
This free app from Avast is based on the Theft Aware app that it acquired when Avast purchased ITAgents in September.
It contains a robust suite of Android-specific security features,
including malicious app scanning, premium SMS blocking, link scanning,
anti-theft measures, and two features that only work on rooted devices.
The full list of features is remarkably comprehensive, if a bit overwhelming. In addition to scans of the internal memory and SD card for app malware, many Windows-style security features have been ported over, including on-demand scans, scheduling scans, and reporting false positives. Another port from the PC is integration with the Avast WebRep, a cloud-based service that scans each URL before it's launched. It will warn you if it links to a malware-infected site.
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.
What's new in this version: Version 2.0.3587:
Fixed "Invalid context during scan" issue.
Simplified Anti-Theft installation.
New "Low-battery notification" feature in Anti-Theft component.
Network Meter now has a "Billing day" option.
Fixed various issues in Firewall and Call/SMS filter.
Web Shield now supports Boat Browser app and Boat Browser Mini app.
Added a Turkish language pack.
Minor user interface (UI) changes.
Other tweaks and bugfixes...
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