App description
Avast Mobile Security & Antivirus
com.avast.android.mobilesecurity
Rating:
(4.5)
Downloads: 100,000,000 - 500,000,000
Version: 6.11.6 (318360)
by Avast Software - Antivirus and VPN
Protect yourself against viruses and malware that cause popups and unwanted ads with Avast Mobile Security, the world’s most trusted free antivirus app for Android. Get alerted when you install spyware and adware apps that violate your privacy. Secure your devices against phishing attacks from email, phone calls, infected websites or SMS messages.With more than 100 million installs, Mobile Security & Antivirus provides much more than just antivirus. Here’s a sample of some of the other features packed into this lightweight app:✔ Antivirus Engine✔ Call Blocker✔ Anti-Theft✔ Photo Vault✔ Power Save✔ App Locker✔ Privacy Permissions✔ Firewall (for rooted Android only)✔ Charging Screen✔ RAM Boost✔ Junk Cleaner✔ Web Shield✔ WiFi Scanner✔ WiFi Speed TestAnd more amazing features to protect and improve your Android experienceWhat's NEW?Photo Vault allows you to protect access to your photos with a PIN code. After moving photos to the Vault, they are encrypted and hidden.Power Save reduces your device's battery consumption by adjusting set of settings such as the Wi-Fi, synchronization, Bluetooth and screen settings that drain your battery the most.We are now offering premium features:Anti-Theft: Automatically lock your device on SIM change, and secretly capture photos and audio recording of the thief.App Locking: retain security and privacy of sensitive content by locking any app with a PIN or touch gesture. Protect your most used apps and make sure nobody else can access them - not your child or even an intruder.Remove ads: eliminate ads from your Avast Antivirus experience.Avast Direct Support: contact Avast directly from the app to receive quick responses to your inquiries.Avast Mobile Security in detail■ Antivirus Engine: Virus and malware scanner automatically scans for infected/dangerous apps and Trojans upon first use. Includes Web & file scanning for complete mobile protection, and also protects against spyware and viruses.■ Clean Junk: Instantly cleans up unnecessary data, system caches, gallery thumbnails, installation files, and residual files.■ Call Blocker: Keep your privacy. Add phone numbers to your blacklist and block callers you don’t want contacting you.■ Web Shield: Scans and blocks malware-infected links, as well as trojans, adware, and spyware (for privacy and safe Web browsing, e.g. Chrome) and also fixes mistyped URLs. ■ Wifi Security: Check the security of each network and email, browse and make payments wherever you are.This app uses the Device Administrator permission. This permission allows you to remotely lock and wipe your device from my.avast.com. For more information about Avast and other products visit:https://www.avast.com/androidFor the latest security and protection updates see:https://www.facebook.com/avast/
Analysis results
Malicious code
- Add custom device admin
- Obscure system interface
Privacy leaks
- Call logs to HTTP Header
- Call logs to HTTP upload
- Call logs to Network
- Call logs to Outgoing SMS
- Call logs to Socket
- Call number
- Current Wifi info to HTTP Header
- Current Wifi info to HTTP upload
- Current Wifi info to Network
- Current Wifi info to Outgoing SMS
- Current Wifi info to Socket
- IMEI to HTTP Header
- IMEI to HTTP upload
- IMEI to Network
- IMEI to Outgoing SMS
- IMEI to Socket
- IMSI to HTTP Header
- IMSI to HTTP upload
- IMSI to Network
- IMSI to Outgoing SMS
- IMSI to Socket
- Location to HTTP Header
- Location to HTTP upload
- Location to Network
- Location to Outgoing SMS
- Location to Socket
- SMS to HTTP Header
- SMS to HTTP upload
- SMS to Network
- SMS to Outgoing SMS
- SMS to Socket
- Telephone number to HTTP Header
- Telephone number to HTTP upload
- Telephone number to Network
- Telephone number to Outgoing SMS
- Telephone number to Socket
- User Input to HTTP Header
- User Input to HTTP upload
- User Input to Network
- User Input to Outgoing SMS
- User Input to Socket
Confidential sources
- Calendar
- Call logs
- Camera hardware
- Contacts
- Current Wifi info
- IMEI
- IMSI
- Local images
- Location
- Photo
- SMS
- Screenshot
- Telephone number
- User Input
- Wifi MAC address
Suspicious functions
- Make Call
- Obfuscation
- Start Media Recorder
Permissions
- android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY
- android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS
- android.permission.BATTERY_STATS
- android.permission.BLUETOOTH
- android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN
- android.permission.CALL_PHONE
- android.permission.CAMERA
- android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
- android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- android.permission.CLEAR_APP_CACHE
- android.permission.CONNECTIVITY_INTERNAL
- android.permission.DISABLE_KEYGUARD
- android.permission.EXPAND_STATUS_BAR
- android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- android.permission.GET_PACKAGE_SIZE
- android.permission.GET_TASKS
- android.permission.INTERNET
- android.permission.KILL_BACKGROUND_PROCESSES
- android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS
- android.permission.MASTER_CLEAR
- android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
- android.permission.MOUNT_FORMAT_FILESYSTEMS
- android.permission.MOUNT_UNMOUNT_FILESYSTEMS
- android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS
- android.permission.PROCESS_OUTGOING_CALLS
- android.permission.READ_CALL_LOG
- android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- android.permission.READ_LOGS
- android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- android.permission.READ_SMS
- android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS
- android.permission.REBOOT
- android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- android.permission.RECEIVE_MMS
- android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS
- android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES
- android.permission.SEND_SMS
- android.permission.STATUS_BAR
- android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS
- android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT
- android.permission.VIBRATE
- android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- android.permission.WRITE_CALENDAR
- android.permission.WRITE_CALL_LOG
- android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS
- android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
- android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- android.permission.WRITE_SMS
- android.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS
- com.android.browser.permission.READ_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS
- com.android.browser.permission.WRITE_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS
- com.android.vending.BILLING
- com.avast.android.applocker.TEMPORARY_DISABLE
- com.avast.android.common.IDS_PERMISSION
- com.avast.android.feed.CACHE_PERMISSION
- com.avast.android.mobilesecurity.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- com.avast.android.vpn.STATE_INFORMER_SERVICE
- com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- com.google.android.gms.permission.ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION
- com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
Features used
- android.hardware.bluetooth
- android.hardware.camera
- android.hardware.location
- android.hardware.location.gps
- android.hardware.location.network
- android.hardware.microphone
- android.hardware.screen.portrait
- android.hardware.telephony
- android.hardware.touchscreen
- android.hardware.wifi
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Library to serialize java objects to their JSON representation and back.
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SDK for Google's mobile ad service
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Crash reporting solution.
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Protocol Buffers are a way of encoding structured data in an efficient yet extensible format.
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Simplify your development by offering more APIs that you can bundle with your application so you can worry less about platform versions
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- android.support.annotation
- android.support.constraint
- android.support.design.internal
- android.support.design.widget
- android.support.percent
- android.support.transition
- android.support.v4.app
- android.support.v4.content
- android.support.v4.media
- android.support.v4.media.session
- android.support.v4.os
- android.support.v4.view
- android.support.v4.widget
- android.support.v7.app
- android.support.v7.view.menu
- android.support.v7.widget
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General encoding/decoding algorithms (for example phonetic, base64, URL).
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- org.apache.commons.codec
- org.apache.commons.codec.binary
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Multi-format 1D/2D barcode image processing library.
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Multi-purpose Java library for processing JSON data format.
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Google Play services binding library.
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SDK for Facebook integration.
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Command Line arguments parser.
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An Android Market service that lets you sell digital content in your applications.
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