The AV-TEST laboratory has again examined and evaluated protection apps for Android devices. In addition to three solutions for the endpoint area, 16 other license products were also examined, which can often also be found on company devices in a BYOD strategy.
The AV-TEST Institute tested 19 security solutions for Android in March and April 2022. All apps and services were examined in realistic tests in the areas of protection, speed (performance), usability (usability) and other functions (features).
Protection solutions for corporate devices running Android
Android protection apps for companies (Image: AV-TEST).
The following 3 solutions for Android endpoint devices have been verified for enterprise users:
- Dr.Web Enterprise Security Suite
- Google Play Protect
- Total Defense Premium Internet Security SMB
Protection apps for devices with BYOD strategy
Smaller companies often do not rely on endpoint solutions for their employees' mobile devices, but use the BYOD strategy and allow normal protection apps with licenses there. In this area, the AV-TEST laboratory also tested 16 security apps for Android. Some of the apps are also used unchanged by the security manufacturers in their endpoint solutions.
Android protection apps for BYOD strategy and end users (Image: AV-TEST).
- AhnLab V3 Mobile Security
- Avast Mobile Security
- AVG Antivirus FREE
- Avira Antivirus Security
- Bitdefender Mobile Security
- F-Secure SAFE
- G DATA Mobile Security
- Google Play Protect
- Ikarus mobile.security
- Kaspersky Internet Security for Android
- McAfee Mobile Security
- Norton Norton 360
- Protected.net Total AV
- securiON OnAV
- Sophos Intercept X for Mobile
- Trend Micro Mobile Security
All detailed test results are available online at AV-TEST for free retrieval.
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About AV-TEST AV-TEST GmbH is an independent provider of services in the field of IT security and anti-virus research with a focus on the identification and analysis of the latest malware and its use in comprehensive comparative tests. The fact that the test data is up-to-date enables the quick-response analysis of new malware, the early detection of virus trends, and the investigation and certification of IT security solutions. The results of the AV-TEST Institute represent an exclusive information base and serve manufacturers for product optimization, specialist magazines for the publication of results and end customers for orientation in product selection.
The company AV-TEST has been operating in Magdeburg since 2004 and employs more than 30 people with profound specialist and practical experience. The laboratories are equipped with 300 client and server systems in which more than 2.500 terabytes of self-determined test data of harmful and harmless information are stored and processed. Further information can be found at https://www.av-test.org.