How to ensure your phone is malware, spyware and Trojan-free

Lookout ensures that your handset is malware, spyware and Trojan-free. It also lets you back up data stored on your phone, and locate it through GPS in case of loss or theft.a

Print Edition: 15 Sep, 2013

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Lookout Security
Lookout ensures that your handset is malware, spyware and Trojan-free. It also lets you back up data stored on your phone, and locate it through GPS in case of loss or theft.
App is free

AVG Anti-Virus
This app is best known for guarding against phishers, blocking malicious sites and killing tasks that slow down the device.
App is free

NQ Security Premium
Besides the usual security functions, NQ Mobile Security Premium boasts of automatic virus database updates, spyware alerts, online banking protection, locking a lost or stolen phone, and activating an alarm remotely.
Price: Rs 1,190

McAfee Mobile Security
Besides the more conventional tasks, this app backs up data, checks apps against McAfee's TrustedSource URL reputation database, filters unwanted calls and texts.
Price: Rs 1,790