Android apps by Sophos Limited

Sophos Security & Antivirus

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:17:35 +0000

Free anti-virus for your Android devices

Sophos Mobile Security is a lightweight app which protects your Android device without reducing performance or battery life. Using up-to-the-minute intelligence from SophosLabs, we automatically scan apps as you install them. This anti-virus functionality helps you to avoid undesirable software which can lead to data loss and unexpected costs. We also protect your device from attacks via USSD or other special codes. And if your device is lost or stolen, a remote lock or wipe will shield your personal information from prying eyes.

ANTI-MALWARE and ANTI-VIRUS PROTECTION
• Scans apps as you install them
• Scans previously installed apps both on your device and on storage devices, e.g. your SD card, USB devices
• Lets you schedule scans to regularly check all your apps against the latest threat data
• Gray-lists apps which could pose a potential threat
• Displays Potentially Unwanted Apps (PUA) to help you recognize apps considered unsuitable for business networks
• Uses our threat intelligence from the cloud with up-to-the-minute malware information.

LOSS and THEFT PROTECTION
• Can receive commands from predefined phone numbers by text message
• Performs a remote lock or wipe on any Android device which you have lost or stolen
• Allows you to send a command to make your phone ring loudly (Remote Alarm)
• Allows you to reset the device passcode using a remote command
• Lets you display a message for the finder
• Uses tracking technology to find your device
• Sends the device location before the battery dies
• Informs you if your SIM card is changed

SPAM PROTECTION
• Filters your incoming text messages (SMS) according to your rules
• Places texts with malicious URLS in quarantine
• Blocks unwanted calls according to your criteria

SPECIAL CODE (USSD) PROTECTION
• Protects your device from attacks via special codes (USSD). Register Sophos Mobile Security to scan every number before you dial it.

PRIVACY PROTECTION
• Detects apps which access personal data such as your address book
• Lets you easily identify apps which could create costs

SECURITY ADVISOR
• Gives you advice on how to improve your security settings

MANAGED MODE (Sophos Mobile Security - Enterprise)
If Sophos Mobile Security is managed through the Sophos MDM solution - Sophos Mobile Control - the following changes are applied to the app:
• The Loss and Theft Protection and the Security Advisor functionality will disappear, as these features are already part of Sophos Mobile Control
• Protection against malicious or phishing websites is added (Web Protection)
• The configuration can no longer be changed by the user and settings become read-only. All settings are done centrally within the MDM solution
For more details on the managed version, check the Sophos webpage

EXPLANATION OF REQUIRED PERMISSIONS:
Details can be found in this knowledge base article:http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/2350/1294/117499.aspx

HOW TO UNINSTALL:
Details can be found in this knowledge base article:http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/2350/1294/117456.aspx

SUPPORT
Please check our moderated support forum at:http://openforum.sophos.com/t5/Sophos-Mobile-Security-for/bd-p/SMS_Android

KNOWLEDGE BASE
Find more technical information here:http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/b/2350/1294.aspx

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Recent changes:
• new start screen (dashboard)
• SMS/MMS spam filter
• Call spam filter
• phone sends location before battery dies
• reset passcode remotely
• backup settings to Google Android Backup Service
• now supports 6 languages (new: Italian & Simplified Chinese)

Sophos Mobile Control

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:35:25 +0000

Sophos Mobile Control is a Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution which allows enterprises to easily manage, control and secure Android devices from a single web console.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The Sophos Mobile Control MDM client is an app which only works in combination with the Sophos Mobile Device Management software. Please check with your IT department to see if your company uses Sophos Mobile Control. If they do not, please do not install this app as it will not operate without the MDM server solution.

The key features include:
• Loss/Theft protection
• Over-the-air enrollment and configuration
• Controlled email access
• Self-Service provisioning and management
• App distribution and management incl. an Enterprise App Store
• Device status and asset management
• Security assessment and compliance enforcement

This app is an Android client to provide this MDM functionality. It is installed to put your Android phone or tablet under the management of the server.

For more information, please visit http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/mobile/sophos-mobile-control.aspx

Recent changes:
- Support for Sophos Mobile Control 3.0
- Support for Samsung SAFE devices via the app Sophos Samsung Plugin
- Interface to communicate to Sophos Mobile Security if put into manage mode
- UI improvements and unification across all Sophos apps

Sophos Mobile Encryption

Sun, 14 Oct 2012 16:22:17 +0000

Access encrypted files stored in the cloud using our free Android app. Used together with the optional SafeGuard Enterprise Encryption for Cloud Storage module, this app extends access to encrypted files to your mobile devices and ensures persistent encryption wherever your users are working. Simple!

Sophos Mobile Encryption gives you access to your encrypted files on your Android device. Files encrypted with the SafeGuard Encryption for Cloud Storage module can be stored securely in your cloud storage account and then opened using a passphrase on your mobile device.

Access files encrypted with our Encryption for Cloud Storage module

Features available in this free version:

You already keep the files you store in the cloud safe using our SafeGuard Enterprise Encryption for Cloud Storage module?
• Extend your data protection to your mobile devices. Our free Android app allows you secure mobile access to your encrypted files
• Use a pre-defined passphrase to open your files

Supported and tested cloud storage solutions:
• Dropbox
• GoogleDrive
• Egnyte
• Telekom Media Center
• ownCloud (WebDAV)
• Strato HiDrive (WebDAV)

Additional cloud storage providers – not tested:
• Providers with WebDAV support

IMPORTANT: This app can only be used in combination with the SafeGuard Enterprise Encryption for Cloud Storage module. For more information, please visit the Sophos website at: http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/encryption/safeguard-enterprise/product-modules/cloud-encryption.aspx

NOTE: If you have any problems with this app, before leaving a 1-star review, please check our monitored support forum for help at http://community.sophos.com

Recent changes:
- Added support for a number of cloud storage providers
- Added generic WebDAV support

Sophos Samsung Plugin

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:22:56 +0000

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

This app is intended to be used together with the Sophos Mobile Control app. It is a plugin, which is required to support the additional functionality provided through the Samsung SAFE MDM API on selected Samsung devices.
Please do not install this app yourself. The system will prompt you to install the app, if the phone matches the specifications.

For more information about Sophos Mobile Control, please visit http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/mobile/sophos-mobile-control.aspx

Recent changes:
- Initial release