Malware protection, Virus cleaner, Scam&Spam block, Secure VPN
Mobile Security & Antivirus: scam text and link guard
By Kelvin Ooi
Security and privacy editor
- Fraud Buster screens texts and app notifications for scams
- Web Guard flags phishing links in browsers and messaging apps
- Pay Guard adds checks to banking and shopping apps
- Wi-Fi Checker warns when a network looks insecure
- Parental Control locks apps and filters websites for children
- Secret Snap takes front-camera photos of unlock attempts
What Mobile Security & Antivirus is for
Mobile Security & Antivirus is a security suite for Android phones and tablets from Trend Micro. It covers text message and notification scams, risky links, unsafe Wi-Fi, banking and shopping apps, and a few household controls such as app locks and website filters. The listing offers a free 14-day trial to start.
It suits someone who wants one security app on a personal phone, or a parent who wants to limit what a child can open. Most of the features run in the background once they are switched on.
Catching scam texts and fake notifications
Fraud Buster scans incoming text messages and app notifications for suspicious, spam and fraud content. It identifies messages it considers risky and lets you report them. The listing says it also flags messages written by AI tools such as ChatGPT.
Links in text messages, Gmail, Facebook, Instagram, Line, Twitter, Telegram and WhatsApp are checked before you tap them, and you get an alert when a link looks risky.
Safer browsing, shopping and banking on Android
Web Guard checks pages for phishing and dangerous links in browsers and popular apps. It uses a local VPN to do this, and the listing says the detection is machine-learning based and runs in real time.
Pay Guard adds protection to banking and financial apps. It also warns about fake banking, financial and shopping apps that try to collect personal information. Wi-Fi Checker tells you when a network you connect to is insecure or may be compromised.
Parental controls and unauthorized device use
Parental Control locks apps, including system settings, against unauthorized use. It also filters websites to block harmful content, and the listing says this includes AI-generated content. A parent can use it to limit what a child opens on a shared device.
Secret Snap uses the front-facing camera to take pictures when someone attempts to use the device without permission. The app can also lock specific apps and websites for anyone else using the phone.
Freeing memory and reviewing the last 30 days
Memory Booster frees up device memory and reduces how much is in use. It is one of several utilities listed alongside the security tools.
The Security Report summarises the status of protected activity over the previous 30 days, so you can see what the app has checked and flagged over that period.
What's new
About this APK
The build we hold is Mobile Security & Antivirus 17.1.0 (APKS split bundle) for Android 5.0 and up.
- Version
- 17.1.0
- 170105755
- Requires Android
- 5.0+
- Package ID
- com.trendmicro.tmmspersonal
- Format
- APKS split bundle
- Malware scan
- Google Play Protect
- Permissions
- 66 declared · 16 sensitive
- Access app usage data
- Approximate location
- Camera
- Draw over other apps
- Location in the background
- Manage all files on your device
- Microphone
- Modify files on your device
- Signed by
- CN=jack liu, O=Trend Micro, Inc.
- Certificate SHA-256
- 063cde38dc5c7ee0dcedeb559acddc2eca13f12e0828ec90a7da68793381f896
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