Avast Mobile Security App for Android

Description
Full-featured, top-rated antivirus & anti-theft Android security app.
*** Over 7 million users worldwide! ***
*** Best-rated security app on Android (4.7 from 5) ***
Recommended by leading industry experts Techworld, Android and Me, AV-Test, Android Police, and more.

MAIN FEATURES
• NEW Network Meter: Measures incoming/outgoing data transfers.
• NEW Widget: Let’s you control the app from your Android desktop.
• NEW Web Interface: Control remotely with anti-theft features (phone lock, GPS tracking, memory wipe, etc.).
• NEW SiteCorrect: Automatically fixes mistyped URLs.
• NEW Shield Control: Advanced settings of the app, web, and messages scanning.
• IMPROVED UI Design: Better readability on tablets.
• Antivirus: Scans installed apps and memory card content on-demand and each new app upon first use.
• Privacy Report: Scans and displays access rights and intents of installed apps.
• SMS/Call Filtering: Filters out particular contacts that you select.
• Anti-Theft: Hidden component that gives you remote control via SMS or Web (lock, locate, siren, memory wipe, etc.).
• App Manager: Lists apps and their sizes (MB), CPU load, memory used, etc.
• Web Shield: Scans each URL that loads and warns you if it’s malware-infected.
• Battery Save: Runs only when performing tasks.
• Firewall (works on rooted phones only): Serves as gatekeeper for network traffic.

REVIEWS
AV-TEST: “With its very good detection rate it is one of the best security products for your Android device.”
Techworld: “One of the most complete Android security products on the market, its feature-set even exceeding that of some commercial products.”
Android and Me: “The best anti-theft solution on the market.”
Android Police: “Incredibly strong contender among mobile security apps. All features seem to work perfectly, and are simply polished, intuitive, and well thought-out.”

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What's New
What's in this version:
• Web-based control for Anti-Theft
• Network Meter
• SiteCorrect - autocorrect of mistyped URLs
• Scanning of incoming messages
• Real-time protection (on-exec scanning) of apps
• Improved user interface for tablets
• avast! Widget
• The shield control UI to fine-tune on-access security setup
• Grayscale notification icon configurable from settings

Permissions
THIS APPLICATION HAS ACCESS TO THE FOLLOWING:
SERVICES THAT COST YOU MONEY
DIRECTLY CALL PHONE NUMBERS
Allows the app to call phone numbers without your intervention. Malicious apps may cause unexpected calls on your phone bill. Note that this doesn't allow the app to call emergency numbers.
SEND SMS MESSAGES
Allows the app to send SMS messages. Malicious apps may cost you money by sending messages without your confirmation.
YOUR MESSAGES
READ SMS OR MMS
Allows the app to read SMS messages stored on your tablet or SIM card. Malicious apps may read your confidential messages. Allows the app to read SMS messages stored on your phone or SIM card. Malicious apps may read your confidential messages.
EDIT SMS OR MMS
Allows the app to write to SMS messages stored on your tablet or SIM card. Malicious apps may delete your messages. Allows the app to write to SMS messages stored on your phone or SIM card. Malicious apps may delete your messages.
RECEIVE SMS
Allows the app to receive and process SMS messages. Malicious apps may monitor your messages or delete them without showing them to you.
RECEIVE MMS
Allows the app to receive and process MMS messages. Malicious apps may monitor your messages or delete them without showing them to you.
NETWORK COMMUNICATION
FULL INTERNET ACCESS
Allows the app to create network sockets.
YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
READ SENSITIVE LOG DATA
Allows the app to read from the system's various log files. This allows it to discover general information about what you are doing with the tablet, potentially including personal or private information. Allows the app to read from the system's various log files. This allows it to discover general information about what you are doing with the phone, potentially including personal or private information.
READ CONTACT DATA
Allows the app to read all of the contact (address) data stored on your tablet. Malicious apps may use this to send your data to other people. Allows the app to read all of the contact (address) data stored on your phone. Malicious apps may use this to send your data to other people.
WRITE CONTACT DATA
Allows the app to modify the contact (address) data stored on your tablet. Malicious apps may use this to erase or modify your contact data. Allows the app to modify the contact (address) data stored on your phone. Malicious apps may use this to erase or modify your contact data.
READ BROWSER'S HISTORY AND BOOKMARKS
Allows the app to read all the URLs that the Browser has visited, and all of the Browser's bookmarks.
PHONE CALLS
READ PHONE STATE AND IDENTITY
Allows the app to access the phone features of the device. An app with this permission can determine the phone number and serial number of this phone, whether a call is active, the number that call is connected to and the like.
INTERCEPT OUTGOING CALLS
Allows the app to process outgoing calls and change the number to be dialed. Malicious apps may monitor, redirect, or prevent outgoing calls.
STORAGE
MODIFY/DELETE USB STORAGE CONTENTS MODIFY/DELETE SD CARD CONTENTS
Allows the app to write to the USB storage. Allows the app to write to the SD card.
SYSTEM TOOLS
MODIFY GLOBAL SYSTEM SETTINGS
Allows the app to modify the system's settings data. Malicious apps may corrupt your system's configuration.
RETRIEVE RUNNING APPS
Allows the app to retrieve information about currently and recently running tasks. Malicious apps may discover private information about other apps.
PREVENT TABLET FROM SLEEPING PREVENT PHONE FROM SLEEPING
Allows the app to prevent the tablet from going to sleep. Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.

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