If you are looking for fortification for your smartphone against viruses, hackers and other predators, NetQin Mobile Security offers adequate protection. This mobile virus protection software provides the tools and features you need to provide basic defenses against dangerous threats on your mobile device. This application offers antivirus and firewall features, along with basic anti-loss tools. Unfortunately, it lacks many advanced tools and provides only basic protection for the data you have stored on your phone.

NetQin Mobile Security provides protection for Windows Mobile, Symbian or Android smartphones. This application does not offer protection against spam, but it does offer security to protect your smartphone from viruses, worms and other forms of malware that can enter your mobile phone through email attachments, the internet, messages and apps. There is also firewall security available that provides security against hackers and other mobile predators who attempt to attack your phone or steal your data.

This mobile security software can detect these threats using real-time protection. This means the application will automatically scan any newly accessed file and check for threats. However, if suspicious files are found, there is no quarantine section in the software for storing these discovered files.

With NetQin Mobile Security, you monitor all of your traffic to ensure that you stay within your data plan. This monitoring feature works in real-time and places a cap on your data to ensure that you never go over your limit and have to pay large fees. In addition, this device features back up for your contacts. You can back up all of the contacts stored in your phone onto an SD card or onto the NetQin server. However, you can only back up contacts and no other additional information, which we see as a drawback.

This mobile virus protection software provides basic anti-loss tools. If you believe you have misplaced your phone or that it has fallen into the wrong hands, you can track the device and sound an alarm, even if the phone is on silent, to help you find it. You can also delete all of the content on your smartphone from a remote location. This makes all of the data stored on your phone unable to be recovered and keeps it safe and secure. We were disappointed, however, that you cannot lock the smartphone from a remote location.

NetQin is very straightforward mobile security software. This application is designed with one main screen that directs you to all of the main features and tools of the software. All of the scanning options are readily available, and you do not have to go through a long and tedious process to ensure that all of your data is safe and secure.

With one main interface and a lack of several advanced features, there is not much need for technical support. If problems occur while you are using this mobile antivirus application, you can reach a technical help representative by email. We were surprised to see that email is the only option available for obtaining technical support and wish that the company would also provide telephone and live chat avenues to help you obtain a quicker response. NetQin does provide access to a user manual on its website, along with a FAQs section that will help you receive additional feedback. Unfortunately, there are no user forums or additional online resources to provide extra help if you need it.