[Correction: An earlier version of this story listed Symantec Mobile Security, the company's enterprise solution, as one of the products tested. AV-Test in fact tested Norton Mobile Security, the consumer product.]

Independent test lab AV-Test has completed a comparison of 30 antivirus products for Android. The comparison included:

AVG AntiVirus Free

AegisLab Antivirus Premium

AhnLab V3 Mobile 2.0

Antiy AVL

Armor for Android Armor for Android

avast! Mobile Security

Bitdefender Mobile Security Antivirus

Bornaria Mobile Security

Comodo Mobile Security

ESET Mobile Security F-Secure Mobile Security

G Data MobileSecurity

Ikarus Mobile Security

Kaspersky Mobile Security

Kingsoft Mobile Security

Lookout Security & Antivirus

McAfee Mobile Security

MicroWorld Mobile Security

Norton Mobile Security

Qihoo 360 Mobile Safe Qihoo 360 Mobile Security

Quick Heal Total Security

SUVsoft Mobile Security

Sophos Mobile Security

Tencent Mobile Security Manager

Trend Micro Mobile Security

TrustGo Mobile Security

SPAMfighter VIRUSfighter Android

Webroot SecureAnywhere Mobile

Zoner Mobile Security

All 30 products were tested in July, 2013 on Android 4.2.2. The products scanned 1972 malware samples. 7 of the products detected 100% of the samples. 16 more detected 98% or better. The real problems came for these products:

AegisLab Antivirus Premium 63.6%

Bornaria Mobile Security 84.6%

SPAMfighter VIRUSfighter Android 68.0%

Zoner Mobile Security 63.6%

The average detection rate for all products was 95.2% and the median was 99.2%

AV-Test checked for 3 broadly-defined performance metrics:

The app does not impact the battery life The app does not slow down the device during normal usage The app does not generate too much traffic

Early versions of Android anti-malware got a bad reputation on all 3 fronts, but — surprisingly — the only negative mark was on Norton Mobile Security for generating too much traffic.

The comparison also checks the products for certain features:

Anti-Theft (Remote-Lock / Remote-Wipe / Locate): Locate, Lock or Wipe your device when it is lost or stolen

Call Blocker: Block calls from specific or unknown numbers

Message Filter: Filter messages and/or mails for unwanted content

Safe Browsing: Protection of malicious websites and/or against phishing

Parental Control: Features to control or observe the activity of children on the device

Backup: Personal data can be saved to SD-card or cloud storage

Encryption: Any kind of encryption is supported (e.g. device encryption, SD-card encryption or VPN)

No products had all of the listed features. Several had none of them: Antiy AVL, Bornaria Mobile Security, Qihoo 360 Mobile Security and SPAMfighter VIRUSfighter Android.

Adding up points for detection, performance and features, 3 products got the maximum score in AV-Test's rankings: Bitdefender Mobile Security Antivirus, Kaspersky Mobile Security and Qihoo 360 Mobile Safe.