Afterwards, the lab sent an additional 3,300 already known, but extremely risky, apps to the devices. In doing so, the system watchdogs first had to detect over 3,300 brand-new malicious apps. In the first test area, the lab tests all security apps for their protection. Coming in last was Google Play, reaching only 14.5 points. They were followed by Ikarus with 15.5 points. In the test, the lineup of apps included AhnLab, Avast, AVG, Avira, Bitdefender, F-Secure, Google, Ikarus, Kaspersky, McAfee, Norton,, securiON, Sophos and Trend Micro.Ī quick glance at the overall table indicates that 13 out of 15 apps received the full 18 points. The test is especially geared to devices of consumer users, which means that games and entertainment apps were also installed and fewer business applications.
Thus, the best apps in the evaluation achieved up to 18 points. The lab can award up to 6 points for each area.
All apps in the test were examined in the areas of protection, performance and usability. Add to this by comparison the 15th app, the embedded service Google Play Protect. The test lab at AV-TEST evaluated the performance of 14 security apps. High time for security apps that are able to get the job done.
In the test with over 6,700 malware apps, Google Protect failed to detect 1.4 to 6.7 percent of the attackers. It also doesn't help that Google seeks to protect users with its Play Protect on all Android devices, yet does not detect all malicious apps there either. While Google repeatedly filters malware apps from its store, it cannot come close to detecting them all. By comparison, AV-TEST is already aware of nearly 35 million different malware apps in its AV-Atlas system. Because according to Statista, there are 3.5 billion apps in the Google Play Store. A look into the statistics answers the question "Security app for Android?" with a resounding "Yes".
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