I think my kid's Eee Pad has malware. How do I get rid of it?

Question

As you might expect from a 11 year old, she keeps filling it with games and girly-pop songs. Today, I noticed a strange "pseudo-Market" icon on its home screen:

When you click on it, you get the screen below. Looks like spam to install more games. Lots of these show up in the notification area too, but this "pseudo-Market" icon is a first.

Is there a good scanner to get rid of all this nagware?

Answer 1

Actually there's plenty Android Anti-Malware solutions.

Here's a list ordered by the best results according to AV-TEST - The Independent IT-Security Institute and the latest test results performed during February and March 2012, where were reviewed 41 different solutions.

Detection rates of 90% and above:

• avast! Free Mobile Security
• Dr.Web anti-virus Light
• F-Secure Mobile Security
• IKARUS mobile.security LITE
• Kaspersky Mobile Security
• Lookout Security & Antivirus
• McAfee Mobile Security
• MYAndroid Protection
• NQ Mobile Security
• Zoner AntiVirus Free

To quote:

The best products in our tests (with detection rates of 90% and above) come from the following top 10 companies, listed in alphabetic order: Avast, Dr. Web, F-Secure, Ikarus, Kaspersky, Lookout, McAfee, MYAndroid Protection, NQ Mobile and Zoner. Users of products made by these companies can be assured that they are protected against malware.