Instead of downloading and storing virus signatures directly to Android devices, Antivirus Free uses in-the-cloud services to check online for the latest safeguards to outbreaks. This powerful scanner keeps you protected 24/7 against malicious activities. Antivirus Free uses the same scanning engines as Bitdefender Mobile Security-our flagship mobile security app that has been independently certified to catch more than 99% of all viruses targeted at Android devices. Simply install on your Android and it’s ready to go-nothing to configure.Īutopilot automatically scans any new apps that are downloaded to your Android device for viruses. Without slowing down your Android or draining your battery. “While official stores are usually very good at weeding malicious or dangerous applications out, some history shows that a small number of bad apps manage to get through and make victims until they get reported.Take Bitdefender’s award-winning antivirus protection with you!īitdefender's Antivirus Free is a powerful and fast solution that uses in-the-cloud scanning technology to arm your Android device with the very latest industry leading virus detection. “Just because we download an app from the official store doesn’t mean it will be safe,” according to a BitDefender blog post.
While all of the detected apps are clearly malicious, their developers were still able to upload them to the Google Play Store and even push out updates which made the apps better at hiding on devices.īitdefender identified the Android malware apps using a new real-time behavioural technology designed to detect precisely such dangerous practices. They also offer the ability to install additional malicious software on a compromised device, which can steal credentials and financial information. Once installed, the malicious apps serve intrusive advertisements, generating fraudulent impressions and ad revenue for their operators. If the user clicks on the fake Settings icon, the malware app launches hidden from view and then launches the legitimate Settings app.
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