First Android Antivirus Software Launched

by Chris Moor

SMobile Systems have today launched the first Antivirus software application for the Android platform.

The software, called VirusGuard, will help to protect the Android powered devices from viruses, spyware, and malware. VirusGuard will have the ability to scan the handset along with memory cards searching for any malicious content.

“Android’s open source architecture is fantastic because it allows anyone to develop new applications for the phones running on this system,” SMobile president Neil Book said in a statement. “For SMobile, we believe that creating a virus protection solution is necessary to help thwart the potential for malware attacks that are coming and those that exist today.”

As you might have expected VirusGuard is not a free application and therefore won’t be available from the Android Market until 2009. The software can be purchased from SMobile’s Web site or through Handango priced at $4.99.

[via SMobile Systems]

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