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2019 test of Android anti-virus programs
In short, only 23 apps found all the malware and viruses without false alarms. A lot of them didn't even scan, just checked file names against a whitelist or blacklist.
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To help owners of Android devices to distinguish between genuine, effective Android antivirus apps on the one hand, and dubious/ineffective ones on the other, AV-Comparatives have again tested the effectiveness of antimalware programs for Android, in the 2019 Android Test.
Tested Products
For this test, we searched for and downloaded 250 antimalware security apps by various different developers from the Google Play Store.
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https://www.av-comparatives.org/tests/android-test-2019-250-apps/
To help owners of Android devices to distinguish between genuine, effective Android antivirus apps on the one hand, and dubious/ineffective ones on the other, AV-Comparatives have again tested the effectiveness of antimalware programs for Android, in the 2019 Android Test.
Tested Products
For this test, we searched for and downloaded 250 antimalware security apps by various different developers from the Google Play Store.
<more>
https://www.av-comparatives.org/tests/android-test-2019-250-apps/
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