VirusTotal

VirusTotal, even that with the name it could seem the worst virus that you could have in your Android, it actually a utility of security of the most efficient that will be really useful for you if you suspect that any of your apps in your device has any kind of malware.

This antivirus online service, that a lot of people already known for its web version, consists in making scans under demand and online of all your apps through the security suites that it has and that are recognized by the best brands of antivirus, including Avast, Norton, NOD32, BitDefender and Kaspersky, amongst many others. VirusTotal it is not a permanent antivirus as it does not act constantly in the background if your device to protect it from infection and threats of all kind, but a tool with which you can make sure that any of your downloaded apps nor the native ones of the system have malware, spyware, worms, etc.

In spite that this antivirus system requires to upload all the file with your apps to the network to analyze it online, the truth is that the analysis is quite fast, and it does not need any resources from your system besides the Internet connection. Every time that you activate VirusTotal, this powerful security tool will make a complete scanner of all your apps. Not long after it, you will be able to see a line with your apps in its clear interface and where you will discover if any of them is suspicious of having malware.

If any of your apps appears marked with a small symbol of Android in red, it means that at least one of the 40 antivirus with which it has been done the analysis has detected a threat on it. Press on it and you will see the relation of the antiviruses that have detected a malware thread, and what is this thread about.

Remeber that VirusTotal does not work in real time and it does not work on the background, so if what you are looking for is to protect your Android device of any threat, you have to look other apps, of Android security. However, this tool of security is very useful to see if there is any threat and in a really fast way, as the scan only takes some minutes.

Download VirusTotal free in your Android device and check the security of the apps that you use in your smartphone or tablet.