Free Antivirus / Mobile Security for Android

    I saw a webinar today about mobile threats. I forget the exact number but the point is that while the number of threats to Android compared to Windows may be relatively low, it is still significant and requires attention.

    I ended up looking at this page on av-test.org where they have done testing for mobile security apps. Basically they tested a bunch of them and only a few came out detecting 90% or more of threats. Included in that top list is Avast! Free Mobile Security. I use Avast Free on my home system and it has worked well so this caught my attention.

    I decided to download it and give it a shot. Upon first run it went ahead and scanned all my apps which did not take long at all, although I do not have that many apps installed.

    Avast Mobile Security also comes with an anti-theft portion. It allows you to remotely control your device including locking, wiping your data and locating.

    I am optimistic about this program and after using it a while I will post an update on my findings.

Until next time...

Link to Avast Mobile Security

FREE Network Management and Helpdesk software

My company previously used LANDesk software for antivirus, deployment and system management. While it is great software, it is pretty expensive. The company, which is a small to medium size, wanted something more cost-effective. I did some research and chose Symantec Endpoint Protection for anti-virus and Spiceworks for Network Management. SEP is is not cheap either but less expensive than the whole LANDesk suite and Spiceworks is FREE. It is ad-supported but they are NOT intrusive at all.

Spiceworks also does not require an agent be deployed to all your systems. It will query them with existing network management protocols. You will then have an inventory of all your computers, printers, switches, software, etc. It will keep track of quotes and purchasing, and has a helpdesk/ticketing software built in! It has been a big help and I am learning more uses for it all the time.


Check it out at www.spiceworks.com