LINE launches a free antivirus for Android
The Japanese creators of LINE follow unstoppable If after to gain a foothold in the messaging market in Spain and half the world seemed to have already reached a ceiling along with the applications and adjacent games, now they release a antivirus Yes, a antivirus app for smartphones and tablets with Android that has little to do with the ecosystem of LINE applications , since it works independent, but respects the style of the tools created by Naver , the developer company.
Specifically it is a antivirus quite complete with which, although it does not allow us to stop worrying about what enters or leaves our Smartphone or tablet, it does give us the opportunity to relax knowing that it is we will be alerted if any application we have is corrupted or we install a malware or virus All this through a very nice design where the stickers or LINE emoticons are present at all times. We tell you how it works below.
LINE Antivirus, which is the name given to this application, has three main functions. The first is the scanning of our device in search of threats or viruses This is the first point to carry out after its installation.Like other free antivirus seen for computers, this application takes care of automatically updating its databaseto know what possible threats to find. Thus, by means of a quick or complete scan (we can choose which of the two we prefer from the settings menu) it analyzes the applications and stored files to see their status. If everything goes correctly, a smiling sticker will let us know on the main screen.
Another function is monitoring in real time (Real-time Monitoring) It is a constant protection offered to the terminal. Something that can make our battery drain more quickly, but that ensures we are protected at all times. In addition, it offers reports on everything that is analyzed, including strange behaviors or if our terminal is rootedor manipulated to have superuser power over all its functions.
The last function is the protection of our privacy or Privacy AdvisorThis is a very interesting option already seen in other antivirus applications such as G Data MobileSecurity , in which we are informed what permissions the installed applications have on our device. So we can know which applications can make phone calls, send text messages, haveaccess to our phonebook of contacts, to our location, to calendar or to the terminal. In addition, it allows us to find out how they use the Internet and add them to a list of safe applicationsif we don't want to waste time scanning them again.
In short, an application fairly complete, although its use can be noticed in the performance of our battery In any case, in the menu Settings we have several options to avoid bleeding of the battery, especially through the function of real-time protection It must be said that, as a negative point, still It is not translated into Spanish. The LINE Antivirus application can be downloaded completely free via Google Play It is hoped that soon it will also be seen on Apple platforms, although nothing has been said about official form yet.
