About this app

IKARUS mobile.security – protects your smartphone or tablet reliably against malware infections in the apps as well as from the Internet. Find and remove viruses, trojans, spyware, adware and other malware.

The benefits of IKARUS mobile.security:
+ daily updates for the latest threats
+ reliable protection and support directly from IKARUS technicians
+ multiple languages (German, English, Italian, Russian, Spanish)
+ upgrade option / test licence for full version (incl. Theft Protection, Privacy control and URL filter)

FUNCTIONS:
+ AntiVirus:
Scan apps or files, check and remove the infections. Define when and where automatic updates should be done, start manual updates and check, when the last scan was performed.

+ Monitoring:
Configure whether apps and files should be monitored and whether USSD codes should be blocked.

+ Security Advisor:
Scan your Android settings and receive recommendations to improve security on your device.

+ Privacy Control*:
The installed apps are tested for risks for your privacy: The more permissions required and the more important they are, the higher the classification of the app in the criticality scale.

+ Theft Protection*:
The SIM card protection automatically locks the device when changing the SIM card.

+ URL Filter*:
The URL filter provides protection against malware and other Internet threats, by warning you about websites that are potentially harmful: These pages can be blocked before opening or can be visited anyway.
Attention: This feature is possible only with the Android default browser and Google Chrome.
To use this feature, it is necessary to activate the accessibility services.

* The security features of the full version are available as a free trial version!

This application uses the Device Administrator permission.
This application uses the accessibility services permission for the use of the URL web filter feature.

User Data:
IKARUS mobile.security transmits your e-mail address, license as well as anonymized information about your device and Android version to IKARUS for update- and licencing purposes. Furthermore, details about infections are sent to IKARUS optionally. We might use an e-mail address associated with a Social Media account for identification. Other private data is never transmitted to IKARUS, but might be touched while scanning for infections. Have a look at our Privacy Policy for details: https://www.ikarussecurity.com/en/private-customers/ikarus-mobile-security/privacy-policy-ikarus-mobile-security/

Details of the functions: https://www.ikarussecurity.com/en/private-customers/ikarus-mobile-security/

Note:
The product offered here, IKARUS mobile.security, is a product for end or private customers. For companies, IKARUS offers another version of this product - IKARUS mobile.security for MDM.


About IKARUS Security Software
IKARUS Security Software GmbH has been developing and operating leading
security technologies since 1986 – from its own scan engine to cloud services for the protection of endpoints, mobile devices and e-mail gateways to the modular threat intelligence platform.

New features

The feature ‘Security Advisor’ has been adapted. The list of applications that might install packages from unknown sources has been removed. This removal was necessary due to security guidelines.

App Permissions

Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows an application to collect component usage statistics
Declaring the permission implies intention to use the API and the user of the device can grant permission through the Settings application.
Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows an application to request deleting packages.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows applications to disable the keyguard if it is not secure.
Required to be able to access the camera device.