The laboratory experts at AV-TEST have examined security apps for endpoint security solutions. The protective effect (protection), the speed (performance) and the usability (usability) were evaluated. Employees should also protect their private cell phones - there is also a current security app test for this.
The AV-TEST Institute has in Realistic tests in March and April 2021 tested security apps for endpoint security solutions. The companies ESET, Sophos and Symantec are also in the test. The laboratory has also published the test values from Google Play Protect for comparison. Because Play Protect runs automatically on every current Android smartphone and examines installed and new apps. The test areas for all apps: protection, speed and usability (that stands for false positives).
Android protection for business
The Android endpoint security apps from ESET and Symantec get a full 6 points for protection - Sophos still very good 5,5 points. For comparison: the standard protection of Google Protect failed according to AV-TEST in the test and received 0 points. In terms of speed and usability, all apps are almost equally at the top. The following company apps were examined. Here are the results:
- ESET Endpoint Security - 18 out of 18 points
- Sophos Intercept X for Mobile - 17,5 out of 18 points
- Symantec Endpoint Security Complete - 18 out of 18 points
- Google Play Protect - 11 out of 18 points
The laboratory also tested 15 apps for private users. This means that privately used Android smartphones can also be protected. Because the standard protection Play Protect from Google fails in this test as well.
15 security apps for private employee smartphones
The laboratory tested the other 15 apps for private users according to the same criteria: Protection, speed and usability. The result shows that everything is better than protection via Google Play Protect (6 out of 18 points). Of the 14 other apps tested, 13 achieved the maximum rating of 18 points - only one app had only 17,5 points out of 18.
- AhnLab V3 Mobile Security - 18 out of 18 points
- Avast Mobile Security - 18 out of 18 points
- AVG AntiVirus FREE - 18 out of 18 points
- Avira Antivirus Security - 18 out of 18 points
- Bitdefender Mobile Security - 18 out of 18 points
- F-Secure SAFE - 18 out of 18 points
- G DATA Mobile Security - 18 out of 18 points
- Kaspersky Internet Security for Android - 18 out of 18 points
- McAfee Mobile Security - 18 out of 18 points
- NortonLifeLock Norton 360 - 18 out of 18 points
- Protected.net Total AV - 18 out of 18 points
- securiON OnAV - 18 out of 18 points
- Trend Micro Mobile Security - 18 out of 18 points
- Ikarus mobile.security - 17,5 out of 18 points
- Google Play Protect - 6 out of 18 points
All test results for each individual app, including the exact values, can also be called up online at AV-TEST.
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