Comodo Mobile Security

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Comodo Mobile Security (CMS) is a mobile application provided free by the Comodo Group that protects Android devices against viruses, worms and scripts. It also features SMS and call blocking, a software and process manager, data and apps backup and data traffic monitor. The anti-theft feature allows users to recover lost or stolen devices. [1] [2] [3]

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This is the first security app from Comodo, specialists in Internet security, for the Android platform. [4] [5]

Comodo Mobile Security requires Android 2.2 and up. [6]

Major releases

CMS 1.2

CMS 2.4
CMS 2.4 was released in January 2014. Major enhancements for CMS 2.4 include: [8]

CMS 2.5 CMS 2.5 was released in June 2014. [9]

New features:

Enhancements

CMS 2.7 CMS 2.7 was released in December 2014. [9] Changes in COMODO Mobile Security 2.7:

Independent test labs

On June 17, 2013, AV-TEST Labs released test results of 30 Android mobile security products conducted in May 2013 using Android 4.2.2. Comodo Mobile Security 2.0 scored 5.5 of 6 for Protection and a perfect 6 for Usability in AV-TEST's two testing categories. [10]

In January 2015, AV-TEST Labs released test results of 30 Android Mobile Security products conducted in January 2015 using Android 5.0.1 Comodo Mobile Security 2.7 scored 5.5 of 6 for Protection and a perfect 6 for Usability in AV-TEST's two testing categories. [11]

Reviews

Softonic.com reviewed Comodo Mobile Security 1.1 in January 2012 and gave it 9 of 10 stars, a rating of Excellent. [12]

Rosemary Hattersley of PC Advisor gave Comodo Mobile Security 1.2 3 ½ of 5 stars. She wrote “this smartphone app is a good all-rounder, offering an initial health check, plus ‘anti-theft’ tools in the guise of remote lock, wipe and device location, plus an alert if someone changes the SIM in the phone, all for free." [13]

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