与任何流行的生态系统一样，Android吸引的不仅是优秀的应用程序和(apps and people)善意的人。大多数恶意软件的设计目的都是为了赚钱，并且由于Android是移动世界无可争议的领导者，恶意软件进入该平台只是时间问题。不幸的是，每一天都意味着创建了许多专门针对Android(Android)设备和用户的新型恶意软件。随着Android 恶意软件(Android malware)的数量呈指数级增长，其受害者（可能是任何Android 用户(Android user)）也呈指数级增长。为了保护我们的智能手机和平板电脑，我们需要安装好的安全产品并实时激活。幸运的是，这些伟大的名字IT 安全(IT security)市场介入为Android提供(Android)安全软件(security software)。其中之一是Bitdefender，它提供了一个完整的安全解决方案(security solution)，称为Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus。此产品可以通过以下三种方式保护您的Android设备免受恶意软件的侵害：
您真的需要针对 Android的反恶意软件保护吗？
简短而简单的答案是Yes!不幸的是，为Android 设备(Android device)开发的恶意软件数量每天都在增加。您可以在Android 设备(Android device)上感染的病毒正变得越来越复杂和高效。根据一家知名(According to a study conducted by a reputable) 安全公司(security company)在 2015 年进行的一项研究，最危险的移动恶意软件形式的目标是一件事：赚钱！这种类型的恶意软件通常意味着银行木马(Trojans)和短信木马(SMS Trojans)，它们的目标是窃取您的姓名、家庭住址(home address)等个人详细信息，如果可以的话，还包括您的财务详细信息（信用卡、银行账户等）。
很明显，您不希望您的个人信息被恶意软件窃取。这就是一个好的移动防病毒和网络保护解决方案(mobile antivirus and web protection solution)可以帮助您保持安全的地方。不幸的是，有很多人认为他们的移动Android设备不会被感染并且是安全的。当人们使用智能手机进行在线支付或在旅途中访问他们的银行账户时，情况会更糟，而他们的设备上没有任何类型的反恶意软件保护。
近年来，许多安全厂商开始开发针对安卓(Android)移动设备的安全解决方案。最好的之一是Bitdefender 移动安全和防病毒(Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus)，我们在这里进行了审查。
Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus如何保护您免受Android 恶意软件的侵害(Android malware)
以下是该产品如何保护您免受 Android 设备上的恶意软件的侵害：
1. 按访问扫描
Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus会自动扫描您安装的每个应用程序以及您复制到Android 设备(Android device)的每个文件。这类似于我们在Windows (Windows) PC(PCs)上习惯的实时恶意软件检测，它有助于在恶意软件进入您的Android 设备(Android device)之前阻止它。
如果Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus检测到您正在尝试安装包含恶意代码的应用程序，它将为您提供两种选择：卸载它或关闭Bitdefender的警报。显然，如果该应用程序包含恶意软件，您应该选择将其卸载。
2. 按需扫描
如果您想仔细检查您的Android 设备(Android device)是否存在恶意软件，您可以对设备上的所有内容运行手动恶意软件扫描。
在您的Android 智能手机或平板电脑(Android smartphone or tablet)上，打开Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus。启动后，安全套件(security suite)会加载其Dashboard。在这里您可以看到安全套件(security suite)最近执行的操作，并且您可以快速访问该套件的某些保护模块和功能。
要在您的Android 设备(Android device)上开始手动恶意软件扫描，请点击仪表板上的(Dashboard)开始扫描(Start scan)按钮。
默认情况下，Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus还会扫描您Android 设备的(Android device)存储空间(storage space)。但是，如果您不希望这样，您可以随时选择关闭扫描存储(Scan Storage)开关。请注意，在Android 6 (Android 6)Marshmallow之前的Android版本中，此选项会自动打开。如果您的设备在Android 6上运行，您必须向 Bitdefender 提供额外的权限，以便它也能够扫描存储空间(storage space)。
如果您不想查看整个仪表板(Dashboard)，可以导航到Malware Scanner模块。点击左上角(left corner)的按钮打开主菜单- 看起来像三行堆叠在一起的那个。
然后，点击Malware Scanner菜单条目。
然后，点击开始扫描(Start scan)按钮运行反恶意软件扫描。
根据您的 Android 设备的硬件配置、您安装(Android device)的(hardware configuration)应用程序数量以及设备上存储的文件数量，反恶意软件扫描可能需要一段时间。在我的Motorola Nexus 6上，我安装了不少于 76 个应用程序。使用Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus(Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus)运行恶意软件扫描大约需要一分钟。
如果在您的Android 设备(Android device)上没有发现任何危险，Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus会告诉您“您的设备是安全的”("Your device is safe")或“未检测到恶意软件”("No malware was detected")。
如果在您的Android 设备(Android device)上检测到危险应用程序，Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus会变为红色以提醒您“检测到恶意软件”("Malware was detected")或“您的设备不安全”("Your device is unsafe")。
方便的是， Bitdefender(Bitdefender)检测到的所有危险应用程序都列在大红色警报下方，所有这些应用程序的右侧都有一个卸载按钮。(Uninstall)
如果Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus在您的(Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus)Android 设备(Android device)上检测到恶意应用程序，我们强烈建议您尽快卸载它们。
3. 实时网络安全
一个非常重要的安全方面(security aspect)是您在浏览Web时受到的保护程度。幸运的是，Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus也可以通过其网络安全(Web Security)模块提供帮助。此模块旨在检查您在Android 设备(Android device)上访问的网站并阻止被称为恶意的网站。
Bitdefender 的网络安全(Web Security)与默认的Internet 网络浏览器(web browser)配合使用，它可以保护您免受包含恶意软件(contai n malware)、网络钓鱼或其他类型欺诈内容的网站的侵害。
值得一提的是Web 安全(Web Security) 保护模块(protection module)的一个积极方面是它通过查询Bitdefender 云服务(Bitdefender Cloud Services)来工作，这意味着您在使用适用于 Android的库存Internet Web 浏览器浏览 Web 时始终获得最新的保护。(date protection)
结论
无论您认为这是否属实，恶意软件在Android设备上都是一个真正的问题，您应该使用良好的防病毒产品(antivirus product)保护您的设备，例如Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus。如果您对此产品以及它如何保护您免受恶意软件侵害有任何疑问，请随时使用下面的评论表提问。
3 Ways in which Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus protects you against malware
Lіke any popular ecosystem, Android doesn't аttract onlу great apps and people with good intentions. Most malware is designed with the purposе of making money and, with Android bеing the undisputable leader of the mobіle world, it was onlу a matter of time before malware was gоing to find its way to this platform. Unfortunately, eaсh new day means many new types of malware are created that are specifically targeting Android devices and users. As the number of Android malware growѕ exponentially, so do its victims, who can be any Androіd user. To protect our smаrtphones and tabletѕ, we need good secυrity products installed and active in real-time. Luckily, the great nаmes of the IT security market stepped in to deliver secυrity software for Android. One of them is Bitdefender, which offerѕ a complete security solution, called Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus. Here are three ways in which this product can protect your Android devices from malware:
Do you really need anti-malware protection for Android?
The short and simple answer is Yes! Unfortunately, the amount of malware developed for Android devices is increasing everyday. And the viruses you can get infected with on an Android device are becoming more complex and efficient. According to a study conducted by a reputable security company in 2015, t he most dangerous forms of mobile malware are targeting one thing: making money! This type of malware usually means banking Trojans and SMS Trojans which are targeted to steal personal details like your name, your home address and, if they can, your financial details (credit cards, banking accounts, etc).
It's obvious that you don't want your personal information to get stolen by malware. And this is where a good mobile antivirus and web protection solution can help you stay safe. Unfortunately, there are many people who think that their mobile Android devices cannot get infected and that they are safe. It's even worse when people use smartphones for making online payments or for accessing their bank accounts on the go, without having any kind of anti-malware protection on their devices.
In the recent years, many security vendors began developing security solutions targeted at Android mobile devices. One of the best is Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus , which we reviewed here.
How Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus protects you against Android malware
Here is how this product protects you against malware on your Android devices:
1. On-Access scans
Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus automatically scans each app you install and each and every file you copy to your Android device. This is similar to the real time malware detection we are accustomed on our Windows PCs and it helps in blocking malware before it gets on your Android device.
If Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus detects that you are trying to install an app that contains malicious code, it will offer you two choices: uninstall it or dismiss Bitdefender's alert. Obviously, if that app contains malware, you should choose to uninstall it.
2. On-Demand scans
If you want to do a double check your Android device for malware, you can run a manual malware scan of everything that's on your device.
On your Android smartphone or tablet, open Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus. Once launched, the security suite loads its Dashboard. This is the place where you see the actions that the security suite recently took and where you get quick access to some of the suite's protection modules and features.
To start manual malware scan on your Android device, tap the Start scan button on the Dashboard.
By default, Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus also scans the storage space from your Android device. However, if you don't want that, you can always choose to turn off the Scan Storage switch. Note that this option is turned on automatically in Android versions prior to Android 6 Marshmallow. If your device is running on Android 6, you will have to offer additional permissions to Bitdefender in order for it to be able to also scan the storage space.
If you don't want to see the entire Dashboard , you can navigate to the Malware Scanner module. Open the main menu with a tap on the button from the top left corner - the one that looks like three lines stacked one upon another.
Then, tap the Malware Scanner menu entry.
Then, tap on the Start scan button to run the antimalware scan.
Depending on the hardware configuration of your Android device, on how many apps you have installed and how many files you have stored on the device, the antimalware scan may take a while. On my Motorola Nexus 6, I have no less than 76 apps installed. Running a malware scan with Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus took about one minute.
If nothing dangerous is found on your Android device, Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus tells you that "Your device is safe" or that "No malware was detected".
If a dangerous app is detected on your Android device, Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus turns red to alert you that "Malware was detected" or that "Your device is unsafe".
Conveniently, all the dangerous apps that Bitdefender detected are listed underneath the large red alert, all of them having an Uninstall button on their right side.
If Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus detected malicious apps on your Android device, we strongly recommend you to go ahead with uninstalling them as soon as you can.
3. Real-time Web Security
One very important security aspect is how well you're protected when browsing the Web. Fortunately, Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus is ready to help here too, with its Web Security module. This module is designed to check the websites that you visit on your Android device and block the ones that are known as malicious.
Bitdefender's Web Security works with the default Internet web browser and it protects you against websites that contai n malware, phishing or other types of fraudulent content.
A positive aspect worth mentioning about the Web Security protection module is the fact that it works by querying Bitdefender Cloud Services , which means you always get up to date protection when browsing the web with the stock Internet web browser for Android.
Conclusion
Whether you consider this true or not, malware is a real problem on Android devices and you should protect your devices with a good antivirus product, like Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus. If you have any questions about this product and how it protects you against malware, don't hesitate to ask using the comments form below.
