Android Play Protect finishes dead last in first security tests
Android’s new Play Protect security system finished dead last in the first round of real-world testing in which Google’s cybersecurity software was put up against nearly two dozen well-established competitors by the German antivirus testing lab AV-Test. The testing, conducted in September 2017, showed Play Protect detecting 65.8 percent of new malware samples and 79.2 percent of month-old malware. Both numbers count for last place in their categories when compared with results from rivals like Trend Micro, which finished with a 100 percent mark both times. The industry average was 95.7 percent detection on new malware and 98.4 percent detection on month-old malware. When reached for comment, a Google spokespersom promised to respond to the test results but did not offer a response immediately. The Android security apps that finished best in AV-Test’s rankings were those from Trend Micro, Tencent, Sophos, PSafe DFNDR, Norton, McAfee, Kaspersky, G Data, Cheetah Mobile, Bitdefender, Avast, Antiy and AhnLab. Google’s Play […]
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