AVG Security Pro: Android antivirus application. A virus risk isn’t always the first thing you’d be concerned about when choosing a smartphone. Nevertheless, in the ‘new world’ of cell phones, this assumption won’t do anymore. No less than this is what AVG (and other Android trojan scanners) i would love you to believe. İt is a review of “AVG Security Pro” for Android, but before I dive into the application, I will first shed some light on the actual threat of viruses on Android.
Right from the start, there isn’t any real threat of viruses on Android. The OS is, essentially, still a Linux build, which as a core principle is virtually virus-free. Having having said that, what can be potentially harmful to Android customers is malware or security exploits. Because so many applications ask for permissions that might at first not seem directly related to the app’s main purpose, you’re granting coders access to certain areas of your phone that contain personal or other information. Let’s examine how AVG Security Pro works and if it can truly help you fill those nasty gaps.

AVG Security Pro on Android: The key Features

AVG can be a household name for everybody using a Personal computer, as it might very well be the most popular free antivirus software available. Unlike this principle, however, AVG Security Pro for Android is not totally free. As a matter of fact, users need to pay a premium at $4.99. Even though this might put you off buying it, in principle it is a small price to pay to safeguard your Android device.

Security Pro wasn’t always an AVG app, but was later purchased. As AVG also has their own application available, essentially there are two Pro applications available in the Android Market, which essentially share the same performance. AVG Anti-Virus Pro, which is what the other app is called, prices five dollars more, making Security Pro the obvious choice.

The set of features of Security Pro comes down to the scanning of a variety of your cell phone’s contents. It will look at your applications, settings, content (SMS, Contacts and Bookmarks) and media (Images, Video and audio). While scanning, it will look for malware, viruses and Operating-system exploits. Other functions include a ‘FindR’ online service that will help you to locate your phone when it is lost or when it continues to be stolen and a backup feature, which lets you store away your applications and data. Furthermore, the application can lock your applications by securing them with a password, which can be quite a useful feature and might just be the element that most lives up to the app’s name. Overall, Security Pro comes with quite a wide array of features that go beyond simply scanning your device for viruses.

Does It Really Shield you Against Adware and spyware, Exploits and Viruses?

İf the device-scanning service does work is a bit of a hard thing to judge. Whenever your phone is working without any issues you might find it steep to shell out $4.99 on an software such as this. In my case, Security Pro found ‘suspicious’ sms, which were then ‘fixed’. Since I never had any problems with text messages, I may not judge the impact this fix had.

The presence of the application is most apparent when installing new apps, as it will check if any harmful APKs are slipping through. This is especially useful whenever you sideload Android applications onto your device. Psychologically, this will help you feel safer about installing apps on your Android gadget.
Another feature of the application, which will allow you to locate your phone, does work very well. As you might be rather willing to pay $4.99 for a phone locator application on its own, this feature might justify the cost of this application and make it worthwhile. The backup feature also works as advertised, which helps towards adding value to AVG Security Pro.

Basically, the purchasing cost of AVG Security Pro is justifiable as a phone locator app with the added features of virus, malware and OS exploit protection, as well as application and data backup. Unfortunately, the application is not advertised as such and as virus protection software it remains a bit of a doubtful service. Whenever your phone works like a charm after you install this bit of Android software, you might consider it a success. Nevertheless, whether or not this is really thanks to AVG Security Pro remains to be seen.

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