ESET launches mobile security for Android

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All-in-one app offer includes free and premium paid features

With the threat to smart phones increasing due to it being on an open source platform, ESET, a pioneer Slovakian provider of security solutions, launched a cyber- security guard for mobile phones, in Colombo recently.

The company, which holds a 10 year record of winning the VB100 International Award for their ESET NOD32 technology, has launched this especially designed application for both computers and smart-phones, in order to protect individuals from being vulnerable to attacks from intruders. Hacking into phones has a wide spectrum of intent – just to cause mischief or for deadly criminal reasons! Whatever the intent, once an intruder enters into a person’s private data space, the damage caused can sometimes be irreparable. This is where ESET’s completely rebuilt and redesigned ESET Mobile Security for Android comes in. This nextgen product offers improved scanning, anti-phishing modules and a completely redesigned user interface, enabling Android smartphone and tablet users to enjoy safer mobile technology with protection from both real-world and digital threats. Vertiable storm of cyber-security risk “The rise of mobile malware combined with the popularity of Android devices creates a vertiable storm of cyber-security risk. The advanced features of our security app offer protection of sensitive data on Android based smart phones, which will enable users to have peace of mind when browsing the internet or downloading applications,” said DCS International, exclusive distributor for ESET products in Sri Lanka, Director Shihan Anon. Speaking about the app, ESET Asia Marketing Director Parvinder Walia said that their app was one of the few mobile security products that offer an advanced antivirus engine capable of detecting both known and unknown threats, including the recently discovered Android Master Key related vulnerabilities. “This new version improves the detection and performance by using variable depth scanning (quick/smart/deep) as well as scheduled and background scanning features,” he said. Anti-theft wizard, SMS and call filtering The new user interface of the app is also tuned for tablets in portrait and landscape orientation as well as being tap and eye-friendly. It has features such as the anti-theft wizard; SMS and call filtering which can block SMS or incoming calls at specified times; Security Audit which monitors installed app permissions such as location tracking, access to contacts, or in-app purchases; Enhanced Anti-Phishing module and built-in USSD Control featuresto Protect against phishing attacks and web-based attacks via malicious SMS messages, QR codes, or URL links, along with other free and premium features available at Google Play. “ESET Mobile Security for Android is designed to maximise users’ mobile security and use their mobile devices in less secure environments. Mobile users can feel safe with ESET’s advanced protection as they navigate the Internet – from connecting to public Wi-Fi networks and visiting sketchy websites, clicking on suspicious email or instant messages to download apps from third party stores and monitoring their permissions,” said Shihan Anon. In the latest evaluation of Android antivirus products by AV-TEST Institute, a leading independent international IT security and antivirus research firm, ESET Mobile Security for Android detected 99.7% of malicious apps, earning top marks in usability. For more information on the growth of mobile malware see ESET’s Trends for 2013 Report: http://go.eset.com/us/resources/whitepapers/Trends_for_2013_preview.pdf