ID: IRCNE2012011385
Date: 2012-01-28
According to "cnet", The latest update to McAfee Mobile Security opens a window onto app permissions and gives you a filter to screen out annoying communiques.
McAfee Mobile Security 2.0 arrived in the Android Market three days ago, and brings two new features to its already-robust set of options for Android, BlackBerry, and Symbian users. The new App Protection interprets how apps handle your personal and private data, and tells you whether those app permissions are risky. The BlackBerry and Symbian versions will be available soon, according to McAfee.
There's also a new call and text-messaging filter that blocks calls and texts, based on a basic blacklist. Features that have carried over from the previous version include antivirus scanning; anti-spyware and anti-phishing guards; Potentially Unwanted Program protection for preventing commercial spyware, adware, and link scanning courtesy of the McAfee SiteAdvisor engine.
There's also anti-theft guards such as remote device lock, wipe, backup, and restore for securing a lost phone; unauthorized SIM replacement notification; phone locate and tracking; and an online management Web site that allows for full interaction with the McAfee interaction.
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