AVG AntiVirus

AVG AntiVirus for Android is an efficient protection barrier for your device that also incorporates functions to improve its performance and your privacy.

Free antivirus for Android from AVG

Does it make sense to install an antivirus program on my Android? Many users ask themselves this question and they should ask themselves many more. Depending on the specific question, the answer can be positive: Do you connect to public WiFi? Are you downloading apps of dubious origin? Do you visit websites that may access your data..?

Whether or not you have the above habits, you might still be interested in downloading an app like AVG AntiVirus, which offers much more than just strict malware protection. We're talking about an application that, besides fighting any infection with different types of malware, also provides other useful options. For example, it can optimize the performance of your smartphone or tablet and protect it from data theft.

Possibly the best antivirus program for Android

This is vouched for by many of its more than 100 million users who have installed this APK on their smartphone or tablet. The fact is that AVG has now made the various functions that it has been offering for PCs (Windows or Mac) acceptable for years in an updated version for mobile devices.

Main features and properties

This app includes a comprehensive suite of tools that provide both security for your device and improvements to its operating system's performance. This makes them a good alternative to CCleaner or Clean Master:

• Protection against malware: analyzes apps, games and files looking for malicious content. It also offers protection against websites that could pose a threat and a WiFi connection checker that checks the security of passwords and encryption. And it prevents actions such as captive portal or ARP spoofing.
• Performance Optimization: Includes tools that control battery consumption and stop processes that slow down the phone. It also provides options to review our data plan and optimize SD card space and internal storage.
• Protection against data theft: offers features to protect all functions stored on the device in case of loss or theft of the device. For example, the device can be displayed or blocked on Google Maps. You can also set up a message on the screen so that the GPS tracker can find the user. It can also beep even when the phone is in silent mode, or erase all SD card and internal memory contents at once.
• Privacy: offers options that can help user's privacy by blocking access to various contents of the device, such as photo and video galleries, applications, messages or calls.

This is undoubtedly a good solution for security and privacy on your Android, which takes up little space since it is only 15 megabytes in size. In addition, it works quickly and saves resources.

What's new in the latest version

• Correction of several bugs.
• Compatibility bugs with Android 10 have been fixed.
• Less annoying notifications in case of risky WiFi connections.

Requirements and further information:

• Minimum operating system requirements: Android 4.1.
• The app offers in-app purchases.