Android security apps in an endurance test: these are the best apps out there!
Android users are constantly exposed to dangers online, even when they are only surfing the web on regular websites or installing apps from secure sources.
(PresseBox) - Android users are constantly exposed to dangers online, even when they are only surfing the web on regular websites or installing apps from secure sources. This is because every so often, apps containing malware make it into Google’s Play Store, or an app gets replaced by an infected one through an update. These dangers can be mitigated to a great extent by simply using a good security app for Android. These apps also provide additional protection from spam and phishing attempts as well as offer further security features. The new endurance test showcases the security apps that have provided the best protection over the course of 6 months.
There are still users out there who don’t see the need to install a protection package on their Android device, in the expectation that Google’s standard package, Play Protect, is sufficient. However, this belief is misguided for two reasons. For one, it is possible for apps on the Google Play Store to be infected, and then downloaded to millions of devices. For another, Google Play Protect does not offer blanket protection like other security apps, as our current endurance test indicates.
A worthwhile protection app makes good sense when confronted by infected apps, banking trojans, phishing or smishing links or just malicious downloads from app stores and third-party sources. In addition, there could be an update to an app already installed on a user’s device that replaces the app with a malicious version. A watchdog app for Android devices deletes dangerous apps, blocks harmful links and warns the user of these attacks. [...]
LINK: https://www.av-test.org/en/news/android-security-apps-in-an-endurance-test-these-are-the-best-apps-out-there/
About the AV-TEST Institute
AV-TEST is an independent supplier of services in the fields of IT Security and Antivirus Research, focusing on the detection and analysis of the latest malicious software and its use in comprehensive comparative testing of security products.
Due to the timeliness of the testing data, malware can instantly be analyzed and categorized, trends within virus development can be detected early, and IT-security solutions can be tested and certified. The AV-TEST Institute’s results provide an exclusive basis of information helping vendors to optimize their products, special interest magazines to publish research data, and end users to make good product choices.
AV-TEST has operated out of Magdeburg (Germany) since 2004 and employs more than 30 team members, professionals with extensive practical experience. The AV-TEST laboratories include 500 client and server systems, where more than 3,500 terabyte of independently-collected test data, containing both malicious and harmless sample information, are stored and processed.
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About the AV-TEST Institute
AV-TEST is an independent supplier of services in the fields of IT Security and Antivirus Research, focusing on the detection and analysis of the latest malicious software and its use in comprehensive comparative testing of security products.
Due to the timeliness of the testing data, malware can instantly be analyzed and categorized, trends within virus development can be detected early, and IT-security solutions can be tested and certified. The AV-TEST Institute’s results provide an exclusive basis of information helping vendors to optimize their products, special interest magazines to publish research data, and end users to make good product choices.
AV-TEST has operated out of Magdeburg (Germany) since 2004 and employs more than 30 team members, professionals with extensive practical experience. The AV-TEST laboratories include 500 client and server systems, where more than 3,500 terabyte of independently-collected test data, containing both malicious and harmless sample information, are stored and processed.
Datum: 14.07.2026 - 12:30 Uhr
Sprache: Deutsch
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