With smartphones now being used for personal, business banking, and even storing sensitive information It is essential that the devices are adequately protected from security threats such as mobile malware. There are many antivirus and security programs that provide the best mobile protection to keep your device secure.

Bitdefender is a top choice for Android. Its app scanning features received full praise in the latest AV Test roundup, and AV Comparatives noted that it guards against 99.9% threats. It also provides many other features, like call blocking and an anti-theft feature to remotely locate your phone.

Trend Micro Mobile Security is another highly evaluated antivirus. It has been tested by independent labs and is able to protect you from 100% of known malware. The program also comes with many other features, like privacy scanners for Facebook that alerts you when your settings on your profile are revealing excessive data room due diligence details and an extensive suite of parental controls as well as optimization tools for performance.

Other options for the top mobile security are Google Play Protect, which scans all the apps on your tablet or smartphone and compares them to those on the Google Play Store, catching those that are infected by malware or have been compromised. The free version is able to clear out junk files on older devices and boost performance. The paid version has more advanced features.

Avast provides many of the same features as its competitor which includes file and app scanning as well as anti-theft. It comes with a no-cost trial and is then backed by ads. Premium versions are more advanced in features and do not include ads.