The file scan involves detection in the KSN cloud and by local antimalware bases. Kaspersky Internet Security for Android scans an app when the app installer file appears in a file storage (even if the file gets to the device via Bluetooth connection or is copied via a USB cable, it gets scanned), and also after the app is installed. On Android devices, users can install files from a variety of sources and app markets. But the combination of Appleās approach to App Store moderation with protection from accessing bad URLs is a good cybersecurity strategy for iOS. Making a classical antimalware app for iOS is not allowed by the OS design: apps cannot scan memory from another app or device. However, new malware that is able to sidestep this protection keeps emerging. In iOS, device protection from malware execution is based on the fact that the OS allows the installation of apps only from the App Store, which is strictly moderated by Apple. Anti-malware: protection from malware execution The URL reputation is checked online, in the KSN cloud. Kaspersky QR Scanner checks the reputation of URLs in QR codes. Kaspersky Internet Security for Android prevents users from accessing URLs with a bad reputation. One kind of attack on a mobile device is convincing a user to go to a bad web link, initiate the download and install the malware. URL filtering: protection from accessing bad URLs
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