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    Rate your favorite Mobile Anti-Virus Software

    BullGuard Mobile Antivirus

    BullGuard Mobile Antivirus features tools to protect your entire phone, including the internal memory and removable memory cards. Users can also enable incoming messages by placing trusted addresses on a white list. Sources that you don’t trust are accordingly placed on a black list to disable any incoming messages from them.
    BullGuard Mobile Antivirus is designed to shield your phone without sacrificing performance. Low resource consumption by the software ensures that your battery life won’t drain faster, and the phone won’t be slowed down.



    ESET Mobile Antivirus

    • SMS Spam Control – Sends unwanted text messages to the spam folder.
    • Heuristic Threat Detection – Provides real-time protection against existing and future threats.
    • On-demand Scanning – Allows scanning and cleaning of integrated and removable memory media.
    • Advanced On-Access Scanning – Scans all created/used files – including email attachments - at access time.
    • Activity Log – Statistics about accomplished scanning tasks are stored in a user-friendly format.
    • Variable In-depth Scanning of Cab Files – Uncovers malware even if embedded in multiple levels of compressed cabinet files.
    • Automatic/On-demand Updates – Users can download signature updates on-demand or schedule updates on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.
    • Compact Updates – Update files are typically a fraction of the size of signature-dependent solutions.
    • Intuitive User Interface – Easy-to-set dialogs and an intuitive menu enhance the user experience.

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    Airscanner Mobile AntiVirus

    • Quarantine or eradicate airborne viruses and malware.
    • Fast, optimized scanning speed based on patent pending technology.
    • Real-time background virus scanning.
    • Automatic online updates of virus signatures and scanning engine.
    • A very advanced, granular scheduler allows you to design your own test plans.
    • Easy to use, yet powerful enough to satisfy the most knowledge-hungry power users and network admins.
    • Intercept memory resident viruses with an advanced task manager/process killer.
    • Detect spware, Trojans and other malware with expert tools.



    BitDefender Mobile Security

    • Permanent Antivirus Protection
      The virus shield runs at start up and continuously monitors the device, preventing the execution of infected files.
    • On-Demand Virus Scan
      Using the award-wining BitDefender technologies, the product can check the internal memory, memory card or the entire device, removing the malicious files found. The scanning engines are also capable of detecting infected files within common archive types.
    • Fast, Flexible Updates
      The product can be updated either via GPRS from the service provider or from an internet-connected PC. The virus definitions updates are provided by the BitDefender Lab, an industry leader in terms of response time to virus outbreaks.
    • Engineered for Mobility
      Optimized scanning processes provide permanent protection while minimizing resources consumption for a longer battery life.
    • Easy to Install and to Use
    • Professional Technical Support

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    Avira AntiVir Mobile

    • Reliable protection against viruses that attack your mobile terminal. In this way you cannot infect yourself or pass on infections to others
    • Proven, multi-award-winning AntiVir virus and malware protection technology with an extremely high degree of protection, specially designed for use in mobile terminals
    • Support of current conventional mobile phone models
    • Minimum RAM load due to slim program package
    • Fast, resource-saving update through single file update
    • All licenses incl. free updates, upgrades and 14 days installation support
    • Simple installation and updates within seconds



    Norton Smartphone Security

    • Advanced protection: Award-winning Norton AntiVirus technologies automatically scan, detect, and quarantine harmful viruses, worms, and mobile spyware in individual files, file archives, and applications.
    • SMS antispam protection: Short messages (text and multimedia) from unknown senders are blocked.
    • Real-time protection: Enhanced firewall blocks hackers, intrusions, and denial-of-service attacks.
    • The Symbian and the Microsoft Windows Mobile platforms are supported.
    • Easy-to-use interface: You can easily manage and schedule antivirus scans and protection updates*, set the firewall protection level, and manage which files are encrypted.
    • The device is protected against malicious code downloaded from the Web, sent via email or a Wi-Fi connection, or beamed via Bluetooth or infrared ports.
    • Product and virus definition updates are delivered wirelessly via LiveUpdate.
    • The application is optimized to preserve your smartphone’s performance.
    • An activity log shows all recently logged events to help make you aware of potential risks.
    • User alerting allows you to respond quickly to potential threats.

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    Kaspersky Mobile Security

    Anti-theft protection

    • SMS Block. Remotely blocks access to the smartphone
    • SMS Clean. Remotely cleans the device’s memory
    • SIM Watch. Sends device’s new telephone number to the original user



    Anti-Spam protection

    • Protection against potentially unwanted SMS-messages
    • Sender-based and content-based filtration



    Protection from Malware and network attacks

    • Real-time antivirus scanning of all incoming files and connections
    • On-demand antivirus scanning of the smartphone’s internal memory and extension cards
    • Full antivirus scans on a schedule defined by the system administrator
    • Choice of integrated IP firewall protection levels
    • Automatic updating of signature databases

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    Re: Rate your favorite Mobile Anti-Virus Software

    Yes, Norton is really good antivirus software for avoiding spamming attack on mobile. Also thanks for your valuable information.

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    Re: Rate your favorite Mobile Anti-Virus Software

    Hello Friends,

    I have found more Anti-virus software for Mobile phones So I am adding below the earlier list, so that every user of Mobile phone can be aware of and can share their preferences regarding the same.

    please reply because your best suggestions about the Mobile Anti-Virus software may help others.Here we goes...



    McAfee VirusScan Mobile automatically secures Mobile device. It cleans out files, emails, Internet downloads, text messages, and attachments.

    • Always-active protection identifies and removes viruses, Trojans, worms, and other malicious applications without interrupting your connections.
    • It detects data received from multiple entry and exit points, including email, instant message attachments, Internet downloads, SMS, MMS, WiFi and Bluetooth.
    • Online cleaning automatically removes infections when found.


    McAfee VirusScan Mobile requires minimal mobile resources, allowing you to use device functions, including your phone, without interruption.

    • The software is designed specifically for your phone's operating system.


    Viruses can spread to contacts stored on mobile phones. McAfee VirusScan Mobile helps prevent the unintentional sending of infected text messages, and/or email attachments to friends, family and co-workers.
    • MMS, SMS, and Email attachments are scanned as they are received or saved or as they are sent.
    • Future-proof protection is provided by scanning files as they are accessed. WiFi, Bluetooth and other methods of data entering your device are protected by McAfee VirusScan Mobile.
    • 24/7, worldwide virus outbreak monitoring by McAfee's Anti-virus and Vulnerability Emergency Response Team (AVERT) - AVERT continually monitors worldwide virus activities and provides fast and comprehensive protection to McAfee users.

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    NetQin antivirus

    Simple, easy-to-use interface :
    NetQin mobile phone manufacturers system interface concise aesthetic design fully into the habit of using mobile phone users, users without complex operation can achieve the corresponding functions, and ensure system security.

    Comprehensive rapid passive scanning :
    NetQin mobile phone manufacturers the core system using original virus scanning engine "nuclear" features tiered shine upon technology, thus allowing for an accurate comprehensive mobile phone users designated storage space for virus scanning, do not leave without misstatement to ensure that mobile phones can now relax your information security.

    Immediate accurate monitoring :
    NetQin mobile phone manufacturers to network interface system can, documents for real-time monitoring system. Full stop from secession, Caixin, Laya, infrared, GPRS and other security threats, the first time that the virus attacks and clearly, from users about.

    Security and virus removal :
    NetQin patch system has a mobile phone safe and effective patch strategy can be found to remove the virus completely accurate, simple to operate user machine, the virus can be cleared.

    Document security without rehabilitation :
    NetQin patch system has a mobile phone company pioneering the repair shop documentation function can do for the rehabilitation of 1,803 documents without documents to ensure that documents can still be repaired after normal use. Thus, users no longer important document infection and worried that the use of paper repair functions will ensure the safety of your important documents.

    Timely economic online update and many more....

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    Panda Security is a complete security solution for mobile devices.

    Its main features include:

    1. On demand scan of files. The on-demand scans allow you to check, detect and delete viruses and other threats from different drives on your mobile device at a specific time.
    2. File and message protection. Panda Security for smartphones protects your files and inbound email messages and multimedia message from viruses and other threats.
    3. Wireless Protection. The wireless protection is a filter that detects malware that can be sent o received using Bluetooth or IrDA technologies.



    Trend Micro Mobile Security

    Features:
    1. Secures information against accidental loss
    2. Improves protection while reducing complexity
    3. Reduces administration with integrated management
    4. Maintains mobile worker productivity
    5. Provides control over built-in device functions

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    Simworks Anti-Virus features:

    1. scans all incoming messages in real time as they arrive providing immediate protection;
    2. manual scan available anytime;
    3. set to autoscan as frequently as you want;
    4. auto-starts when phone turned on;
    5. auto-updates to provide the most up to date protection possible;
    6. includes 12 month subscription to SimWorks Anti-Virus update service;
    7. English, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic language support;
    8. always-on background operation;
    9. viewable log;
    10. low memory footprint, especially when operating in background; and
    11. transferrable between phones.


    Here are some key features of "SMobile Virus Guard":
    • Easy-to-use interface
    • Real-time Monitor auto-scans files received at the device via any file transfer mechanism (e.g. Bluetooth IR desktop synch)
    • On-demand scan of internal memory memory card and/or full device
    • Autoboot when phone is restarted
    • Subscription-based license good for 1 year of virus updates
    • Auto-deletion of infected or suspicious files
    • Full logging of scan and detection activity
    • Full protection from the latest discovered viruses and malware

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    Re: Rate your favorite Mobile Anti-Virus Software

    McAfee VirusScan

    With installation that is fast and easy, McAfee VirusScan Mobile features up-to-date protection delivered as soon as threats are identified.Your wireless device entry points SMS, MMS, Bluetooth and others are all safeguarded. This industry-leading software allows for a secure mobile device so you can enjoy worry-free wireless usage.

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