The truth is that mobile phones face more risks than desktop or laptop computers, not less. These are surprising findings given the circumstances. In contrast, only 52% of mobile device users had installed the equivalent : a mobile antivirus app. In an October 2013 survey of consumer views, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) discovered that 90% of PC and laptop users had installed an antivirus app. Why we Recommend Trend Micro Antivirus SoftwareĪntivirus Research – Attitudes to Mobile Phone Security Risks Potential dangers have simply not been researched thoroughly enough.ĬHOOSE TREND MOBILE SECURITY FOR APPLE iOS Unfortunately, neither of these beliefs is true. Some, up to 30% of users according to some surveys, believe that modern ‘smart’ mobile phones have their own built-in anti-virus apps and needn’t worry. Most often, we hear this sort of claim from iPhone users who simply refuse to believe they are facing a threat. Some people are under the impression that their brand of phone is immune to viruses. Perhaps this is why, while virtually every PC has an anti-virus program, most even included at point of sale, many mobile devices lack the same sort of protection months and years after their owner started using them.Ī number of misunderstandings exist ‘out there’ in the world of mobile phones as to how worthwhile antivirus software is. The threat they pose to mobile devices is far less well understood. The interface is very close to what we saw last time around.The harm viruses can cause to personal computers is common knowledge. Trend Micro is an excellent choice for those looking for something that’s simple and easy to use. We’re not sure that would be enough to stop all users from making the wrong choices, but at least the malware was recognized. That’s not great, but at least it warned the user that something bad was afoot. Trend Micro was able to detect that the installer was filled with malware, but had trouble quarantining the DMG file. We also managed to line up Trend Micro against the rogue Flash installer that recently tripped up Norton 360 in our tests.

Trend Micro performed well, but not perfectly, against this rogue Flash installer.

Lining up against the Objective See malware library Trend Micro had no trouble detecting most threats as soon as it was unzipped however in a few cases it didn’t detect all the malware contained in a folder until a scan had been run. Our own spot checks produced similarly good results. In all the tests, none of the programs tested produced false positives including Trend Micro.

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