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June 13th, 2007, 12:01 GMT · By Elena Balan

AVG Mobile Security Available in Free Beta Version

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The need for mobile phone software protection has never been greater than now, as malicious applications have turned to this new and unprotected environment. Anti Virus Guard (AVG) from Grisoft aims at this target, that needs efficient protection from the growing
threats.

The fact that mobile phones did not come with antivirus software until now has made these devices easy targets for spam messages and even destructive applications. AVG is not the first security suite for handsets, but promises to be a highly efficient one. "Hackers are now finding ways to access mobile phone data and we want to ensure that our users stay protected", said Larry Bridwell, Global Security Strategist at Grisoft.

As mobile advertising is often intruding and undesired by many, AVG Mobile Security comes with anti-virus and SMS anti-spam protection. Moreover, the software is continuously updating its database through a rapid distribution system of more than 10,000 servers worldwide in order to efficiently respond to threats.

"Hackers are now finding ways to access mobile phone data and we want to ensure that our users stay protected. We look forward to building upon this product and extending AVG's comprehensive and unobtrusive security to protect as many mobile phones as possible", says Larry Bridwell, VP Global Security Strategies at GRISOFT. Their latest product comes as a result of understanding these needs. "As our first product for mobile phones, the new AVG Mobile Security platform was designed to help users keep their mobile communications secure at all times", Larry Bridwell further declared.

At this moment, there are more than 350 mobile viruses and threats for handsets. As a result, the customers of more than 80 percent of mobile operators have been affected by threats.

AVG Mobile Security is currently in a BETA testing process and can be downloaded from the company's website after registration.
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Comment #1 by: narendra on 08 Feb 2008, 10:32 UTC reply to this comment

I want to download free version of Nokia 6275 CDMA antivirus to protect the phone from virus.


Comment #2 by: Aina-Scott on 29 Jul 2008, 15:29 UTC reply to this comment

A new User to AVG Mobile Phone Security


Comment #3 by: Azhar shah from bagarji on 09 Feb 2010, 07:26 UTC reply to this comment

No any other soft ware is better than avg. It is lite and reliable


Comment #4 by: reeyan on 07 Jun 2010, 16:35 UTC reply to this comment

i use it on my desktop i can see y its one of the best security software


Comment #5 by: aamuraya on 16 Mar 2011, 16:35 UTC reply to this comment

Where can i find support for AVG mobile? I don't see it in the support section on their website. I want to know how to set up the "belongs to" that now shows up on my screen before unlocking the phone, but it's not in settings...

Comment #5.1 by: Cereal on 08 May 2011, 02:50 GMT

Open the apps menu and open avg antivirus. Press menu then select the remote icon. Open the lock message option then change the middle one which is contact info or something.

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