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Overview
McAfee VirusScan Mobile for Android smartphones and tablets is an anti-malware system that scans and cleans mobile data, preventing corruption from viruses, worms, dialers, Trojans, and other malicious code. VirusScan Mobile protects your mobile devices at the most critical points of exposure, including inbound and outbound emails, text messages, email attachments, and Internet downloads.
Complete mobile protection — Scans and cleans malicious code from files, memory cards, applications, Internet downloads, text messages, and attachments.
Instant threat alerts — Continuous protection detects malware in less than 200 milliseconds without interrupting wireless operations or connectivity. Malicious files are immediately detected and cleaned, while automatic updates safeguard devices from the latest threats.
Features & Benefits
Detect threats in real time
Block malware in email, text messages, and attachments without any noticeable delay. McAfee VirusScan Mobile scans for a range of malicious threats in less than 200 milliseconds, providing automatic and comprehensive protection for smartphones.
Safeguard your corporate assets
Keep confidential corporate and customer information safe. Trust VirusScan Mobile to protect your mobile devices from viruses, worms, dialers, Trojans, and other malicious code that can cause the loss of vital data.
Minimize employee downtime
Secure corporate smartphones to avoid disruptions in mobile service and business communications, so employees stay productive. When malware is detected, it is blocked and cleaned without slowing down mobile operations.
Get automatic security updates
Keep users safe from current and emerging threats with scheduled mobile device signature updates, delivered wirelessly from the global security team at McAfee Labs. You’ll be notified about unprotected devices if a signature or policy update fails, and you’ll receive alerts if a device becomes infected with new malware.
Stay agile and compliant
Comply with government and industry legislation requiring enterprises to protect sensitive data. Designed specifically for mobile devices to run with minimal system resources, VirusScan Mobile is unmatched in ease of use, low power consumption, and rapid file scanning. Our scan engine runs at the appropriate priority to respect more critical tasks, such as phone calls, emails, and web browsing.
System Requirements
These are minimum system requirements. Actual requirements will vary depending on the nature of your environment.
VirusScan Mobile Security
- Supports Android 2.1 – 4.0
VirusScan Mobile Enterprise
- Supports Windows Mobile 5.0 – 6.0
- Managed by McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (McAfee ePO)
- As of April 16, 2012 VirusScan Mobile Enterprise will be removed from the price list and will no longer be available for purchase
- As of April 16, 2013 the product will no longer be supported
News / Events
News
- McAfee Partners With Sharp to Offer McAfee VirusScan Mobile for Android on the “GALAPAGOS” Media Tablets
July 14, 2011Topics : Mobile Security
- McAfee Expands Partnership with NTT DOCOMO to Provide Android Users with a Secure Mobile Environment
June 22, 2011Topics : Mobile Security
- McAfee Changes Security Landscape with New Consumer Mobile Devices Offerings
June 21, 2011Topics : Mobile Security
- McAfee and Carnegie Mellon Report Finds Serious Disconnect Between Businesses and Mobile Users
May 24, 2011Topics : Mobile Security
- Enhanced Mobile Portfolio from McAfee, Inc. Helps Secure Devices for Work, Personal Life and Commerce
February 22, 2011
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- How Criminals Capitalize On Our Digital Lives
Robert Siciliano - February 10, 2012
Studies are beginning to show consistency in our digital behaviors. For example, almost 50% of us check Facebook or Twitter either immediately after waking or in the evening, after work or school. Criminals know this, and wait for these busy times to post tweets or status updates containing infected links. When unsuspecting users accidentally click Read more... - Data Privacy Day 2012
Robert Siciliano - January 27, 2012
Lately, it seems that barely a day goes by when we don’t learn about a major Internet presence taking steps to further erode users’ privacy. The companies with access to our data are tracking us in ways that make Big Brother look like a sweet little baby sister. Typically when we hear an outcry about Read more... - Smartphone and Tablet Users: You Need Security
Robert Siciliano - January 27, 2012
Care about preserving privacy and protecting against financial fraud, identity theft and viruses? With vast amounts of personal and business data now found on Android, BlackBerry, Windows and Symbian smartphones and tablets, mobile security threats continue to increase and threaten this information. According to a recent Nielsen report, a majority of smartphone owners (62%) have Read more... - Cross-Device Security Means “All Access”
Robert Siciliano - January 13, 2012
You may have a laptop, desktop, netbook, notebook, Ultrabook, tablet, Mac, or mobile phone. You might be single, married, or have ten kids. Either way, you probably have at least one, if not six or more, devices requiring comprehensive security. My family of four has 12 devices, all of which I do my best to Read more... - Safe Banking On Your Mobile Device
Robert Siciliano - January 11, 2012
Mobile banking has experienced rapid growth over the last three years, in the U.S., more than doubling from 5% of online adults in 2007 to 12% by June 2010. Furthermore, Forrester predicts that one in five–or 50 million–U.S. adults will be using mobile banking by 2015. However, identity theft is a major concern and studies Read more...