It's therefore a useful tool to identify and possibly uninstall apps that are invading your privacy.Īvast Mobile Security & Antivirus also has an filter for SMS messages and calls, which is useful is you want to create a blacklist of unwanted numbers. You'll discover which ones can trace your location, which can access and read your texts and multimedia messages and your address book, and so on. This provides an overview of the permissions required by the apps that are installed on your phone. Talking of permissions, the Privacy Adviser should be mentioned. In Application manager you can see which apps take up more space, check how much of the system resources they use ( memory, CPU, threads, services) and which permissions they use. The Web Protection module on Avast Mobile Security & Antivirus protects you in real-time while surfing the Internet, notifying you of any risks if you happen to access pages containing viruses or you seem to be at risk of phishing.Īvast Mobile Security & Antivirus also includes a firewall, but in order to use it, you have to have root privileges.
The antivirus software updates daily on an automatic basis. You can initiate scans on-demand or schedule them for a certain time.