{"id":45061,"date":"2015-08-28T13:17:34","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T20:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.mcafee.com\/?p=45061"},"modified":"2025-08-07T00:40:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T07:40:15","slug":"mcafee-mobile-security-4-5-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/mobile-security\/mcafee-mobile-security-4-5-android\/","title":{"rendered":"McAfee Mobile Security 4.5 for Android is here!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>McAfee just launched the latest version of our award-winning Android app\u2013McAfee Mobile Security (MMS). MMS has evolved beyond providing AV protection to provide performance boosting and Android Wear features. We are proud to arm our users with these new powerful tools for optimized device performance to aid in users&#8217; eternal struggle to gain longer battery life, more power, speed, and storage on their Android smartphones and tablets.<\/p>\n<p>As the number and variety of devices in our lives increases, so does the number of threats and potential risks to our privacy. By using wearable devices we gain convenience and flexibility but open ourselves to a variety of threats, such as identity theft, insurance fraud, stalking, and many others. To address this emerging vulnerability, MMS has introduced Android Wear watch support, enabling users to stay safe and productive even when they are on the go. You can prevent loss, stay on top of mobile threats and boost your mobile device performance\u2013all done straight from your smart watch.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.wsandroid.suite\">Get it free here and let us know what you think!\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>McAfee Mobile Security Features<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>McAfee Device Protection Technology.\u00a0<\/strong>Built into the Android OS on McAfee devices, this works to proactively block\u00a0malware\u00a0delivered through malicious apps and websites, while also conserving battery power.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Privacy.\u00a0<\/strong>Deep app inspection provides a thorough crosscheck of all of your apps and informs of potential privacy violations. PIN protect your apps and create up to three user profiles.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wi-Fi Protection.\u00a0<\/strong>Alerts of non-secured Wi-Fi connections and automatically disconnects the device if it detects someone is attempting to hack into your connection in order to send your emails, keystrokes and other information to a separate server, known as ARP spoofing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Web Protection.<\/strong>\u00a0Blocks users from visiting or opening phishing sites and browser exploits in texts (SMS) and multi-media messages, emails, QR codes and social networking posts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>CaptureCam.\u00a0<\/strong>Takes a picture and captures your phone\u2019s location when there are multiple incorrect attempts to unlock your device, while your phone is on. 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