Android (Trend Micro Bringing Anti-Malware)

Trend Micro's new Android app
will provide safe surfing,
parental controls, download
protection, and even filter calls
and texts.
...Friday security firm Trend
Micro said its bringing anti-
malware and other protective
measures to the Android
platform starting with the
release of its Mobile Security for
Android app. Already available
on the Android Market, the app
is free to download and install,
but comes with a 30-day free
trial.

"Trend Micro Mobile Security
uses Trend Micro anti-malware
technology to protect your
mobile device from the latest
security threats," reads the
product description on the
Market. "You can create custom
filtering lists to screen or block
unwanted calls or messages,
and browse the Internet safely
using the Web Reputation and
Parental Control features."
The company said that the app
is backed by the Trend Micro
Smart Protection Network and
its 20-year history of
protecting customers from
identity theft, data loss and
other web threats. It also claims
to be the only company that
uses cloud-based security
intelligence to protect Android
devices from the latest threats,
processing over 1.2 terabytes
of data and 50 million IP
addresses and URLs on a daily
basis.
"Leveraging a unique, cloud
computing architecture, [the
Smart Protection Network] is
powered by a global network of
threat intelligence censors,
email, Web, and file reputation
technologies that work
together to dramatically reduce
infections," the company said.
System requirements for the
Mobile Security app include
Android OS 2.x, 4 MB of storage
space, 7 MB of free memory and
the obvious Internet
connection. After the 30-day
free trial, the app will cost a
meager $3.99 to use.
In addition to Mobile Security,
Trend Micro also offers a
preview app on the Android
Market called SafeSync, a data
synchronization and storage
service that uses cloud
technology to back-up and
restore your files and photos.
The app is free to download and
install, and offers a 30-day free
trial. After those 30 days are
up, the service will cost $59.99
per year.