Now You: Anti-malware apps on Android, yes or no? If you use it to check Google Maps, the weather, and for chatting, the risk of being exposed to malware is relatively low. It reminds me a lot of how Microsoft's security solutions, Windows Defender and Microsoft Security Essentials, started.Īndroid is plagued by malware campaigns and while some protection is better than none, it is clear that Google Play Protect is not the best when it comes to protecting Android users from malware attacks.ĭo Android users need another security solution then? It depends on device usage in my opinion if you install lots of apps from unverified sources you may want to add extra protection to your device. The main takeaway is that Google Play Protect does not protect well against threats on Android. The second worst program had a protection rate of 92.3% and that only because of a bug in the software program. Google came in last with a protection rate of just over 50% at 51.8%.
How did Google Play Protect perform in previous months? Not better: the solution kept its 0 rating in the protection category in all four tests AV-Test ran this year.Ī quick check of the mobile security results for Android on AV Comparatives, another test organization, paints a similar picture. Solutions that received full points in protection and usability are: AhnLab V2 Mobile Security, Alibaba Mobile Security, Avast Mobile Security, AVG Antivirus Free, Avira Antivirus Security, Bitdefender Mobile Security, G Data Internet Security, Kaspersky Internet Security, Norton Mobile Security, Tencent WeSecure, and TrendMicro Mobile Security. A high usability score is awarded when apps don't impact battery life, slow down device usage, or generate excess traffic, and when the number of false positives is low.
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