For 14 tests in a row, starting September 2014, Sophos Mobile Security has hit a perfect 100% protection score in AV-TEST’s comparison of the top Android security and antivirus apps.Full features, no advertising, all free
Sophos is an IT security leader for companies and governments worldwide. This app comprehensively protects your Android device and your privacy without impacting performance or battery life.
Malware Protection
• Scan apps and storage media for malicious or inappropriate content, using up-to-the-minute intelligence from SophosLabs.
Loss & Theft Protection
• If your device is lost or stolen, remotely lock or wipe it to safeguard your data.
Web Filtering
• Block web sites with malicious, undesirable or illegal content.
App Protection
• Protect apps with a password.
Wi-Fi Security
• Check your connection for man-in-the-middle attacks.
Privacy Advisor
• List apps that access your personal data or that could create costs.
Security Advisor
• Get advice on how to improve device security.
Call Protection
• Block unwanted phone calls.
Secure QR Code Scanner
• Check URLs for malicious or inappropriate web sites.
• Add contacts to your address book.
• Set up Wi-Fi connections and warn of insecure encryption.
Password Safe
• Store all your account data in a KeePass-compatible password database.
Authenticator
• Generate time-based (TOTP, RFC 6238) and counter-based (HOTP, RFC 4226) one-time passwords for multi-factor authentication.
Managed Mode
• Managing Sophos Mobile Security using Sophos Mobile or Sophos Central lets your IT department monitor the health of your device to ensure company-wide protection.
Permissions
• Permissions are required to monitor incoming data, and to detect and stop threats. See more here: http://sophos.com/kb/117499
• This app uses the Device Administrator permission.
Battery and data usage
• Malware definitions update once a day to keep you protected. This uses a small amount of data.
• The initial full scan of every installed app causes a one-time increase in battery usage.
This app uses Accessibility services.
Support Information
• Knowledgebase: community.sophos.com/kb?TopicId=1294
• Support forum: community.sophos.com/products/mobile-device-protection/f/18
• Use our SDK for premium antivirus in your app: http://www.sophos.com/AndroidSDK
What’s New
Improved anti-malware engine
Bug fixes
How does it rank against 360 security?
I can not download this antivirus for galaxy s6312
how about the developers of this app, are there no threats from them as well since they could have inbuilt code to allow them access and run commands on the phones of the users that install the app, otherwise it seems to be a great app from the description even before installation