Notably, Norton warns you about some malicious apps before you download them. This didn't last long because of the brevity of Norton's scans, but other apps scanned my phone and let my games run smoothly in testing. With 12 apps running in the background and a Norton SD card scan, I noticed some slight problems while playing Minecraft-Pocket Edition. I saw that my phone took a slight hit in performance when running a test SD card scan.
Norton does not participate in tests by the independent lab AV-Comparatives. In its July 2015 report on Android security apps, AV-Test reported that Norton detected 99.9 percent of the 3,336 malicious samples used in the evaluation. Instead, we rely on independent third-party labs like AV-Test (Opens in a new window). Norton flagged the app immediately upon installation and prompted me to delete the app.Īt PCMag, we don't benchmark malware detection rates for Android security apps. This application is completely safe but is designed to be detected as malicious for evaluation purposes. To test Norton's antivirus detection, I downloaded the EICAR app from Google Play. That's much quicker than the last time I reviewed the app, but still not as fast as Bitdefender Mobile Security and Antivirus, which can scan a phone in 6 seconds. If you opt to include the SD card in your scans, it takes only sightly longer an average of 10.4 seconds. On the rare occasions that you need to perform a device scan, or when a scheduled scan pops up, it takes an average of 9.8 seconds. Read Our Qihoo 360 Security - Antivirus Boost (for Android) Review Users who opt for the upgrade get access to contact backups, web protection, call blocking, an app advisor tool. On a Google Nexus 6, the premium version costs $19.95 per year and comes with a generous ten licenses to use across android and iOS devices. The free version provides basic protection, but you'll want to upgrade to the Premium version, which is what I tested for this review. Norton Security and Antivirus is available as a free download from the Google Play store. For all of this, it earns our Editors' Choice for paid Android antivirus apps. Norton does an excellent job scanning and protecting against malicious apps, but it also has strong anti-theft features, excellent phishing protection, and a smart app advisor that warns you about suspicious apps before you download them. Symantec is one of the biggest names in digital security, and with the company's Norton Mobile Security Android app, it brings that excellent pedigree to mobile devices as well.
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