Avast! Rooted users receive anti-virus for Android in the works, additional functions

Avast! one of the most popular and most widely used anti-malware program for Windows will be soon for Android market. This app will certainly help secure your device, and if you are a root user, you will be granted additional functions. Avast they are to be recently announced that the app for Android in the works was, but is the surprise these additional features for those that root.

Avast's own Chief Technical Officer Ondrej Vlcek said: "Rooted phones are more susceptible to certain types of attacks [...]" "We look at people with rooted phones with high risk users, and so they need more security." This may or may not also the accurate and although I understand his view tends to be many rooted users know what they do and are quite careful. Then you have these newbies need the extra protection, which, I guess the.
The Android app include VPN access so that users track anti-theft and phone using insecure public WiFi networks, the company's antivirus engine, secure access to the Internet, as well as the parental lock. No pricing or release date has been set or mentioned, and we still do not know, which are rooted users access to advanced features. More information should arise shortly and we will update when we hear more.

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