Last week, Sophos announced the availability of a beta version of its free security product for Android devices, protecting against malware, privacy issues and hardware loss.
Today we've updated the beta, giving Android tablet users the ability to also benefit from this level of protection.
Download Sophos Mobile Security [beta] for Android now
Thanks to the thousands of users who have already downloaded the app, and tried it out. The product has already got some rave reviews, which is terrific considering it is still in beta. Keep them coming, and remember to email our developers with any feedback as they're keen to make the product as good as possible.
If you decide you don't want to keep Sophos Mobile Security on your Android for any reason, here are instructions on how to remove the app.
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Can you release it through the Amazon Android app store as well? My tablet isn't certified by Google, so I can't download via Google Play.
The BETA will not in any other store than the the Google Play Store. However, you can send a mail to SophosMobileSecurityBeta@Sophos.com and we will send you the APK file directly.
Why is it necessary for this app to send/receive SMS?
When you do a remote lock or locate, the app sends a confirmation that the lock was successful or an SMS with the position (latitude/longitude) of your device.
It installs on my Xoom WiFi now.
Thanks!
I thought EICAR should only be detected if it's
1) a .com file
2) just the 68 Bytes long
Your screen shot suggests you can dump the ASCII in any file (the third file detected is EICAR.txt) and Android .apk
Or is their a new version?
The Screenshot only shows the EICAR Test applications you can download from Google Play.
Please see http://eicar.org/86-0-Intended-use.html
It says: "Any anti-virus product that supports the EICAR test file should detect it in any file providing that the file starts with the following 68 characters, and is exactly 68 bytes long" and "The first 68 characters is the known string. It may be optionally appended by any combination of whitespace characters with the total file length not exceeding 128 characters. "
Thanks. I must have missed that.
Update buttom or DB update info should be visible at very begining, like "Last Updated: x" or "Recomended Updates Available".
There is only an initial DB Update. If in future, an installed app is scanned this info is added to the DB for the case the cloud is not availabe during the next scan.