Although this thread is not for discussion, if you read the posts, there is malware that affects smartphones. Not only does it invade your privacy, but malware can also get into your PC/machine when you sync your phone (depending on your phone), affect e-banking, etc. There are many implications for having an AV for a smartphone and technology has not caught up with it yet since many people use these devices.
Do we really need AV on smartphones? A lot of phones have 256MB or less of RAM, so running a AV engine in the background is using very precious resources, unlike on a PC where we have 2GB+ of memory installed.
Most smartphones have mini-SD cards that allow for much greater memory, so this is not a problem.
Most phones have some sort of curated App Store to eliminate or at least minimize the threat of malicious apps.
Yes, and on the Android 2.2 or higher this includes an AV from another vendor. We hope Avast will take this market.
I am going to send you a PM.
