Gaurav tripathi– January 3, 2021 8:30 AM
AVG Antivirus
AVG is another big name in the antivirus apps space. In fact, it’s basically the same as AVAST. AVAST actually purchased AVG back in 2016. Thus, the experience is similar in both antivirus apps. You can scan your phone and find potential vulnerabilities in much the same way. This one has anti-theft tracking via Google Maps, but it doesn’t have the rooted firewall availability like AVAST does. Thus, they are different enough to be different products. Just make sure you avoid the trash features like the phone boosting because they don’t actually work. The price tiers and premium features are identical to AVAST.
Avast Antivirus
Avast Mobile Security is one of the most popular antivirus apps on any platform. It boasts over 100 million downloads and tons of features. Some of the features include the classic antivirus scanning, an applock, call blocker, anti-theft support, a photo vault, and even a firewall for rooted Android devices. That makes it an excellent tool even if you don’t need the antivirus part very often. There are also some booster features, but as usual you should avoid those. The free version comes with most features and is supported by ads. The premium versions come with more security features, no ads, and the most expensive version includes a VPN as well.
Lookout Security & Antivirus
Lookout is another popular antivirus and anti-malware app. It comes pre-installed on many devices, especially on carriers like T-Mobile. It does the basics fairly well. That includes scans, phishing protection, malware protection, anti-theft features, and more. It also comes with some unique stuff like identity protection, identity insurance, and WiFi scanning. That gives it a bit of a different perspective than most antivirus apps. There are two tiers of protection. The first is pretty standard stuff for $4 per month. The higher $10 tier adds $1 million in identity theft insurance, identity monitoring, and a few other features. The only part that is kind of annoying is that you need an account before the app does anything.
Malwarebytes Security
Malwarebytes is one of the most popular antivirus apps on Windows. The mobile version is pretty good too. It features an aggressively updated virus database, support for malware and ransomware, a permission tracker, and more. It can even scan messages in WhatsApp, Facebook, SMS, etc for potentially dangerous links. Of course, it does the usual stuff like scanning as well. The app looks nice, works well, and it’s not too heavy like others. It’s also reasonably priced at $1.49 per month or $11.99 per year.
McAfee Mobile Security
McAfee is one of the biggest names in antivirus apps. It’s also one of the heaviest. The app includes scanning, anti-theft, anti-spyware, and security locking features. Additionally, it can take photos of your potential phone thief, record locations to the cloud before the phone shuts down, and more useful stuff. McAfee also has a variety of standalone apps for other things. The UI is old and it doesn’t look very good. Additionally, it has phone booster features that don’t work and it requires an account creation to go pro. The antivirus portion of the app does work rather well and some of the tertiary features are nice. The lower tier subscription adds photo and video backup, an app locker, and Internet protection. The more expensive one adds additional protection for things like online banking.
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