The app detected 100% of the 3,347 "real-time" malware threats used, and 100% of the 3,433 samples that had been uncovered in the previous four weeks. Malware detectionĪvast Mobile Security achieved perfect results in German independent lab AV-TEST's evaluations of Android security products conducted in July 2019. You can still schedule your scans for any time and any day of the week, so there's no reason for you to ever see an active scan during waking hours.Īvast's Web Shield held up well in the supported browsers that I had installed - Chrome, Opera, Firefox and Dolphin - and managed to detect and block links from known malicious sites.
While it isn't going to win any speed records, the full scan took between 26 and 32 seconds, rather than the 45 to 60 that it spent churning away during my last review of the app. Malware protectionĪvast's Web Shield held up well in the supported browsers that I had installed and managed to detect and block links from known malicious sites.Īvast continues to make malware scanning the focus of its app with the big green "Scan" button. You can get it all - Android, Windows and Mac antivirus, plus unlimited VPN usage - with Avast's "Ultimate" plan for $119.99 yearly. To check out the best options on either platform, please see our pages on the best Mac antivirus software and the best antivirus software overall. That's still cheaper than getting Avast's SecureLine VPN stand-alone service, which costs $59.99 per year.Īvast also makes antivirus software for Windows and Mac, both free and paid. Users looking for an integrated VPN solution can bump up to the "Ultimate" tier of Avast Mobile Security for $39.99 yearly or $6.99 a month to use Avast's SecureLine VPN service. This is a slight price bump from the last time I reviewed the app, but Avast is still one of the least expensive paid Android antivirus options on the market.
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