- Aug 26, 2012
- 257
ESET Mobile Security vs Sophos Mobile Security
- Thread starter nishaddesilva
- Start date
I'd say ESET. I prefer ESET's UI, it has more features and feels way less sluggish than Sophos's app. Protection's probably around the same.
- Feb 13, 2017
- 1,486
Nothing to say about Eset, one of the best antivirus in every context but the full version is paid.
My vote goes to Sophos, which is free and without ads (currently).
It provides a good protection, plus additional functions, but above all it provides web filtering against malicious, undesirable or illegal content; that's one of the few free antivirus apps that integrates a web filter function.
My vote goes to Sophos, which is free and without ads (currently).
It provides a good protection, plus additional functions, but above all it provides web filtering against malicious, undesirable or illegal content; that's one of the few free antivirus apps that integrates a web filter function.
- Dec 30, 2016
- 213
I tried Eset paid - eset free and sophos
I tried eset paid 2 years ago in my old tab light and powerful
Sophos is heavy when I try it for sometime . I removed it and install eset free
Eset free has same engine as paid the different is auto update definition database in paid free update is manually only
Free one as paid scan app first before installing( this feature in many antivirus )
Some additional feature you can use in paid only
If free or paid go for eset and I see free one is good if you compare this 2 product only
But
Also bitdefender is awesome I use it now as 6 month giveaway and free one also same engine as I red that it light also
But I did not try the free one and the difference I do not know
Also AVG and zemana I tried all paid one by giveaway is good
Zemana have anti-keylogger which other have not also it have lifetime license
AVG get malware in app others did not catch ( I install appz from not official stores)
I want to try Avast paid and Kaspersky but no giveaway available
If you need only protection you can go for free
If you need extra like anti-theft and publishing backup web protection Wi-Fi protection go for paid
According what you want you choose the antivirus cos every one have one feature not in the other one
And if you download from official google play only and check permission you can neglect antivirus in your phone
I tried eset paid 2 years ago in my old tab light and powerful
Sophos is heavy when I try it for sometime . I removed it and install eset free
Eset free has same engine as paid the different is auto update definition database in paid free update is manually only
Free one as paid scan app first before installing( this feature in many antivirus )
Some additional feature you can use in paid only
If free or paid go for eset and I see free one is good if you compare this 2 product only
But
Also bitdefender is awesome I use it now as 6 month giveaway and free one also same engine as I red that it light also
But I did not try the free one and the difference I do not know
Also AVG and zemana I tried all paid one by giveaway is good
Zemana have anti-keylogger which other have not also it have lifetime license
AVG get malware in app others did not catch ( I install appz from not official stores)
I want to try Avast paid and Kaspersky but no giveaway available
If you need only protection you can go for free
If you need extra like anti-theft and publishing backup web protection Wi-Fi protection go for paid
According what you want you choose the antivirus cos every one have one feature not in the other one
And if you download from official google play only and check permission you can neglect antivirus in your phone
- Jan 8, 2011
- 22,361
What are you looking to benefit from an Antivirus for Android? Sure both can detect malware, but other features? What is your primary interest?
- Jan 14, 2017
- 203
I tried both on my lenovo tablet and I can say Eset is much lighter even while scan is running!
- Jan 8, 2017
- 1,318
- Dec 6, 2014
- 154
My vote goes to ESET...
I saw some of the labs report for detections and eset has better detection than sophos. We can rely on these tests to an extent
I saw some of the labs report for detections and eset has better detection than sophos. We can rely on these tests to an extent
- Jan 28, 2016
- 525
I've been using these two recently so I thought I'd resurrect this thread and share my views.
As far as I know Sophos doesn't have a paid version, but Eset has.
Sophos first. In my opinion it is unquestionably the best free mobile antivirus. Unlike the majority of free apps, it has web protection, and is also the lightest of all similarly featured free android AV's I've tried, although not a light as Eset, but a lot lighter than the resource heavy Avast, which, unlike Sophos, also has rather annoying ads. I also found Sophos much lighter than BitDefender, and very different to the figures in this test:
https://www.geckoandfly.com/17030/android-antivirus-malware-security-app/
Virus definitions are updated automatically but one slight criticism I have is they don't appear to be updated at all over the weekend, even if you try to do so manually.
Eset free is the lightest of all the android AV's I've tried, but unfortunately, unlike the premium version, it has no web protection and it doesn't update automatically.
So to conclude, if it has to be free, Sophos is the clear winner. A little heavier than Eset free but fully featured. Right now I am using Eset premium simply because I have some free keys. Otherwise it would unquestionably be Sophos.
As far as I know Sophos doesn't have a paid version, but Eset has.
Sophos first. In my opinion it is unquestionably the best free mobile antivirus. Unlike the majority of free apps, it has web protection, and is also the lightest of all similarly featured free android AV's I've tried, although not a light as Eset, but a lot lighter than the resource heavy Avast, which, unlike Sophos, also has rather annoying ads. I also found Sophos much lighter than BitDefender, and very different to the figures in this test:
https://www.geckoandfly.com/17030/android-antivirus-malware-security-app/
Virus definitions are updated automatically but one slight criticism I have is they don't appear to be updated at all over the weekend, even if you try to do so manually.
Eset free is the lightest of all the android AV's I've tried, but unfortunately, unlike the premium version, it has no web protection and it doesn't update automatically.
So to conclude, if it has to be free, Sophos is the clear winner. A little heavier than Eset free but fully featured. Right now I am using Eset premium simply because I have some free keys. Otherwise it would unquestionably be Sophos.
Some things good about Sophos Mobile Security are
1) It's free
2) It's ads free
3) Protects in real-time (not just scan files after downloading)
4) Has surf/web protection which is available in almost all paid AVs
1) It's free
2) It's ads free
3) Protects in real-time (not just scan files after downloading)
4) Has surf/web protection which is available in almost all paid AVs
- Jul 13, 2014
- 766
ESET for me. I find it better than the Sophos product in many areas.It is a well designed app.
But Sophos is a good app too.In free products it's the easily the best. The thing that made me remove the app is that it has too many FPs. Too much suspicious stuff that are recomended to delete.
But Sophos is a good app too.In free products it's the easily the best. The thing that made me remove the app is that it has too many FPs. Too much suspicious stuff that are recomended to delete.
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