Mobile Anti-Virus apps exposed
2019-05-17, 11:00–11:40, Main Hall

This talk is about top anti-virus apps on Mobile. An in depth look on how they work and what they do.
Do they add to or break the security of the mobile OS?


This talk is about top anti-virus apps on Android. An in-depth look at how they work and what they do.

The focus will be on the top 5 android apps:

  1. Kaspersky Mobile Antivirus
  2. Avast Mobile Security
  3. Norton Security & Antivirus
  4. Sophos Mobile Security
  5. Security Master

This talk will try to answer the following questions: * Do they add to or break the security of the Android sandbox system? * What type of information is being shared back to the company (if any)? * Are these apps well built?

Finally, I will address the following: * Do I recommend any of these apps and if so which one and why?

Stephanie Vanroelen is passionate about security. She has multiple years of experience as a penetration tester and security researcher. She currently works for NVISO. She often gives talks and trainings to other security professionals. Stephanie is a co-organizer of BruCON, the Belgian based annual Hacker and security conference, and founder of cyberSKool, teaching kids IT security awareness and hacking by doing STEM related activities.