Traditional anti-malware software can only recognize attacks that are known assailants. Malware Protection, on the other hand, supports robust, real-time detection of previously unknown—“zero-day”—malware threats. Using a combination of machine learning-based malware detection and system-wide optimization, Malware Protection is engineered to deliver superior efficiency and performance that can outsmart even the toughest malware attacks.

Malware Protection is designed to offer optimal performance by supporting malware detection and critical data processing on the device, rather than in the cloud. Performing malware detection on the device allows Snapdragon Smart Protect to quickly and efficiently detect and classify new security attacks. On-device software can provide real-time, intelligent threat detection so that users know their devices, data and information are safe in our increasingly connected, complex world.