Lookout Security & Antivirus

February 19, 2013 Reviews No comments

An award-winning security app.
Category: Application/Tools
Requires Android: Varies with device
Size: Varies with device
Price: FREE
Author: Lookout Mobile Security
Rating: Exellent 4.5/5

Protect your phone from malware with this great award-winning security application!

Lookout offers essential protection against all the bad stuff that can happen to your phone or tablet, like viruses, loss, and theft.

Feature Overview – *Premium* features noted with *stars*

SECURITY & ANTIVIRUS
Backed by the Mobile Threat Network, Lookout protects you from bad stuff that can slow down your phone or make unauthorized charges to your wireless bill with over-the-air, real-time updates.

• Detect and remove viruses and spyware that can hide in apps, email attachments, or phone files.
• Scan every number you click to call from your mobile browser and we’ll alert you if dialing the number might have unintended consequences, like wiping your phone.
• Schedule antivirus scans with weekly/daily options.
• **Block dangerous URLs that can steal your private information like logins and passwords – 40% of people will click an unsafe URL from their smartphone this year!
• **See the data that each of your apps can access with Privacy Advisor.

FIND MY PHONE
Ever lose your phone or have it stolen? It’s a horrible feeling and it happens to most people at least once a year. But not all hope is lost. Lookout gives you the best chance at finding your lost phone or tablet.

• Find your phone on a Google Map instantly from Lookout.com. (simply log-in!)
• Sound a loud alarm or make your phone SCREAM to find it even if it’s on silent!
• Automatically see your phone’s last known location at Lookout.com to find it even when the battery is dead.
• Protect your phone from prying eyes! Get an email with the picture and location of anyone who tries to unlock your Android device.
• **Remotely lock your phone from Lookout.com to prevent unauthorized use. Add a custom message to help get your phone back faster!
• **Wipe your phone’s data to rest assured that no one will have access to your info.

BACKUP & RESTORE
We all have things that we cherish on our phones. Save an extra copy of the personal data on your phone for those “just in case” moments. Access all your data online, quickly and easily, at Lookout.com.

• Back up your contacts automatically.
• Restore all your contacts to your existing phone or tablet from your Lookout.com account
• **Protect your valuable pictures and call history automatically.
• **Transfer your contacts, pictures, and call history to a new device from Lookout.com

*Learn about the latest security threats at https://blog.lookout.com
*Learn about our permissions at https://www.lookout.com/permissions
*Like us on Facebook at http://facebook.com/mylookout
*Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/lookout

Lookout Security & Antivirus is available in German, French, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Korean, Russian and Polish.