New AVG strategy reveals that mobile user aren't aware of mobile security

 A new survey released today avg.com/activation by AVG Technologies and the Ponemon Institute revealed that www.avg.com/activation  more than a third of smartphone users are not aware Install Avg With License Number activation  of the increasing security risks associated with using their avg.com/retail phones for financial purposes and to store personal data.  www.avg.com/activate The study also showed that just 29 percent of smartphone Install Avg With License Number activation  owners have considered downloading free or paid anti-virus software to help protect their most personal devices.

The survey targeted 734 U.S. consumers over age www.avg.com/activation  18 who own a smartphone such  Install Avg With License Number activation as an iPhone, Blackberry or Android  avg.com/retail device. Consumers also expressed a lack of awareness in respect to a number www.avg.com/activate of key avg.com/activation security issues faced by smartphone users, including:

  • Thirteen percent  Install Avg With License Number activation of smartphone avg.com/activation users said location data had been unknowingly embedded on their www.avg.com/activation  handset enabling avg.com/retail others to track their location. Only 21 percent of respondents were aware this could happen www.avg.com/activate.
  • Six percent of respondents said that mobile applications had transmitted confidential payment information such as credit card avg.com/activation details without the users’ knowledge or Install Avg With License Number activation  consent. Only www.avg.com/activate 11 percent of avg.com/retail respondents were aware this was possible.
  • Eight percent of smartphone users said avg.com/activation their handset had been infected by  Install Avg With License Number activation malware called “diallerware” that enables criminals avg.com/retail to make use of premium www.avg.com/activation  services or phone numbers www.avg.com/activate resulting in unexpected monthly charges. Only 10 percent of respondents were aware of this risk.

„AVG and Ponemon Institute found that an alarmingly low percentage of smartphone users are aware of the security threats that exist today on many of the world’s most popular devices including Android handsets and the iPhone," said J.R. Smith, CEO, AVG Technologies. „A clear opportunity exists to avg.com/retail better educate consumers on the steps they can take to minimize their risk and exposure, such as downloading low cost and even free anti-virus products specifically geared to protect their mobile lifestyle and investment.“

„Our research suggests that smartphone avg.com/activation users lack the awareness and knowledge to protect themselves from a  www.avg.com/activation rash of security www.avg.com/activate vulnerabilities Install Avg With License Number activation ," said Dr. Larry Ponemon, chairman and founder of the Ponemon Institute.

More than seven million Android users have installed AVG’s free mobile security solution, ANTIVIRUS Free www.avg.com/activate, on their handsets to date avg.com/retail. According to AVG, more than 50 thousand people are now downloading avg.com/activation the world’s most popular Android anti-virus www.avg.com/activation  solution daily. Additionally, the company believes that this number will continue to grow as more consumers are made aware of mobile security Install Avg With License Number activation  risks and the simple steps that can be taken to prevent attacks from occurring.

AVG ANTIVIRUSFree enables users to scan www.avg.com/activate, identify and remove viruses, check apps for Install Avg With License Number activation  malware before downloading from app stores avg.com/retail and check website content, emails and SMS before downloading data avg.com/activation or content. www.avg.com/activation  If a device protected with ANTIVIRUSFree is lost or stolen, it can be locked and wiped to protect valuable data, and located quickly using GPS functionality.

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