Sophos Intercept X for Mobile

Sophos Limited

About this app

Sophos Intercept X for Mobile delivers industry leading protection against malware and other mobile threats. The app has consistently achieved a 100% protection score in AV-TEST’s comparison of the top Android security and antivirus apps.

Full features, no advertising, all free
Sophos is an IT security leader for companies and governments worldwide. This app comprehensively protects your Android device and your privacy without impacting performance or battery life.

Malware protection
• Scan apps and storage media for malicious or inappropriate content.

Web Filtering
• Block web pages with malicious, undesirable or illegal content.

Link Checker
• Check links you tap in non-browser apps for malicious or inappropriate content.

App Protection
• Protect apps with a password.

Wi-Fi Security
• Check your connection for man-in-the-middle attacks.

Privacy Advisor
• List apps that access your personal data or that could create costs.

Security Advisor
• Get advice on how to improve device security.

Secure QR Code Scanner
• Perform security checks when scanning QR codes that include URLs, contacts, or Wi-Fi connection data.

Password Safe
• Store all your account data in a KeePass-compatible password database.

Authenticator
• Generate time-based (TOTP, RFC 6238) and counter-based (HOTP, RFC 4226) one-time passwords for multi-factor authentication.

Managed mode
• Connect the app to Sophos Mobile to enable your organization to manage your device.

Permissions
• Permissions are required to monitor incoming data, and to detect and stop threats. More info: https://sophos.com/kb/117499
• When you turn on App Protection, the app uses the Device Administrator permission.
• The Wi-Fi Security feature needs the location permission to get the name of the Wi-Fi network you’re connected to, even when the app is running in the background. The app doesn’t actually access or track your location.
• When you turn on Web Filtering, the app uses the Android Accessibility Service API to check links you open in supported web browsers. The app sends link addresses to SophosLabs to check for malicious, undesirable, or illegal content. Depending on the app settings, such content is blocked. No personal information is collected.

Battery and data usage
• Malware definitions update once a day to keep you protected. This uses a small amount of data.
• The initial full scan of every installed app causes a one-time increase in battery usage.

Data safety
• The app doesn't store your web browsing history.
• When the app is managed by Sophos Mobile, your organization can see details about web pages the app has blocked or warned about.

Support information
• Knowledge base: https://community.sophos.com/kb?TopicId=1294
• Support forum: https://community.sophos.com/products/mobile-device-protection/f/18

Ratings and reviews

I use this on all my devices. However I ported it over to my new Oneplus 11 5G and have recently had a problem. When I reboot the new phone after applying an update Sophos continually interrupts whatever I'm doing to show a full-screen popup with "Loading, please wait." No matter what I'm doing or how often I attempt to close this title card it just pops right back up again and again. Will try reinstalling. Update: problem went away. More than a year later, still satisfied with the app.

Very solid antivirus that is completely free, it even has features you would normally pay for on other antivirus apps. One minor drawback is it needs more browsers supported for link checker and web filtering. I recently swapped Chrome out for Mises Browser (an alternative browser based on Chromium, which is the same browser engine behind Google Chrome) and these features are not present to activate for this browser.

Excellent antivirus. 100% Free, no ads or nag screens, just free antivirus. It seems that most low rated reviews for this app stem from not taking the time to properly setup all features, setting passwords without writing down or memorizing them, and/or just pure lazyness/ignorance. This antivirus must be setup properly (mainly permissions) and it will reward your effort with an ad free, bulletproof device that will never nag or beg you for anything. It will alert you of possible bad activity!

What’s new

Bug fixes