OREANDA-NEWS. Kaspersky Lab announced today that Kaspersky Internet Security for Android has received the “Product of the Year” award from PC Security Labs (PCSL) following the results of a series of Android Malware Detection Tests. In all three tests, Kaspersky Internet Security for Android detected 99 percent of the malware samples and earned the five-star certificate.

In 2014, PCSL carried out three tests in January, August and November to evaluate security solutions for devices running under Google Android. The same methodology was used for each test. Samples of more than 2,000 recent active pieces of malware and legitimate applications were written on to the device’s SD card; after that, the security product was installed on the device and upgraded to use its most recent version and latest antivirus database. Then the testers launched the scan feature. If the scan failed to detect any of the malicious objects, the testers would attempt to install them manually. If there was no scanning feature in the security solution under review, and malicious programs could only be detected on installation, each file was launched manually.

In all three tests, Kaspersky Internet Security for Android prevented the launch of malicious applications without affecting the work of legitimate software. As a result, PCSL awarded the Kaspersky Lab solution the five-star certificate in each test.

“Kaspersky Lab experts carefully study the constantly changing landscape of Internet threats. According to a report published in 2014, the Android platform is of particular interest to cybercriminals, which is why our cybersecurity experts focus their attention on protection against mobile threats. Thanks to their meticulous work, Kaspersky Lab solutions quickly detect the latest threats and consistently show excellent results both in the tests and in the wild,” said Timur Biyachuyev, Director of Anti-Malware research, Kaspersky Lab.

PC Security Labs is not the only independent company which recognizes the effectiveness of Kaspersky Internet Security for Android: in 2014 the solution performed well in the trials carried out by other organizations such as AV-Test.