Avast Antivirus & Security

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4.6
7.26M reviews
100M+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

Protect against viruses & other types of malware with Avast Mobile Security, our free antivirus app for Android. Trusted by over 435 million people.

Protect your privacy by receiving alerts when spyware or adware-infected apps are downloaded onto your device. Secure your device against phishing attacks from emails and infected websites. Turn on the VPN to keep your online browsing private and safe, as well as to access your favorite paid streaming services when traveling abroad. Get alerts when your passwords have been compromised by hackers. Avoid scams with advanced scans and alerts. Our trusty Email Guardian will monitor your email accounts for suspicious emails.

With more than 100 million installs, Avast Mobile Security & Antivirus provides much more than just antivirus protection.

Free features:

✔ Antivirus Engine
✔ Hack Check
✔ Photo Vault
✔ File scanner
✔ Privacy Permissions
✔ Junk Cleaner
✔ Web Shield
✔ Wi-Fi Security
✔ App Insights
✔ Virus Cleaner
✔ Mobile Security
✔ Wi-Fi Speed Test

Premium features for advanced protection:

Scam Protection: Protect yourself from scammers with advanced security features and smart alerts.
App Lock: Keep your sensitive content secure and private by locking any app with a PIN code, pattern, or fingerprint password. Only you’ll be able to access them.
Remove Ads: Eliminate ads from your Avast Mobile Security & Antivirus experience.
Avast Direct Support: Contact Avast directly from the app to receive quick responses to your inquiries.
Email Guardian: Your inbox will be continuously monitored for any suspicious emails, making your mailbox a safer place.

Finally, Ultimate users can enjoy our VPN (Virtual Private Network) as well - Hide your online activities from hackers and your ISP by encrypting your connection. You can also change your location to access your favorite paid streaming services from anywhere.


Avast Mobile Security & Antivirus in detail

Antivirus Engine: Automatically scan for viruses and other kinds of malware, including spyware, Trojans, and more. Web, file, and app scanning provides complete mobile protection.
App Insights: Browse your apps and see what permissions are requested in each individual app
Junk Cleaner: Instantly clean out unnecessary data, junk files, gallery thumbnails, installation files, and residual files to give you more space.
Photo Vault: Secure your photos with a PIN code, pattern, or fingerprint password. After moving photos to the Vault, they are fully encrypted and only accessible to you.
Web Shield: Scan and block malware-infected links, as well as Trojans, adware, and spyware (for privacy and safe web browsing, e.g. Chrome).
Wi-Fi Security: Check the security of public Wi-Fi networks, browse safely, and make secure online payments from anywhere.
Hack Alerts: See which of your passwords have been leaked with a quick and simple scan, so you can update your login credentials before hackers infiltrate your accounts.
Email Guardian: We’ll keep your inbox safe by continuously monitoring your emails for anything suspicious.

This app uses Accessibility Service API to protect the visually impaired and other users against phishing attacks and malicious websites via Web Shield feature.
Updated on
Oct 8, 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
App activity, App info and performance, and Device or other IDs
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 7 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.6
6.76M reviews
Floyd Etheridge (Floyd E.)
September 20, 2024
This app is very efficient and effective. The only thing keeping it from having a 5-star is the cleaning module of this particular app leaves a lot to be desired. I am not used to only seeing "60 kb" as an amount that was cleaned (insignificant and very miniscule in my opinion). Avast already has another app for 🧹🧼 your phone. That app is relatively effective at the one thing it does well.
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Avast Software
September 22, 2024
Hello Floyd - thanks for taking your time. We offer cleaning as a basic feature within the Free version. More advanced - deep cleaning is for a little fee. We find it fair to offer top quality protection and basic features for free and more advanced features for a little fee. Thanks for understanding. David*Avast
Wayne T Newell
October 5, 2024
So far I haven't had a real problem, mostly because I'm paying for the right to not have anything other than a smooth operating cell phone. My subscription doesn't have to be renewed until June of 2025. Thank You Avast for being there with me, every click, and media that I use, Avast has been helping me 24/7. I even get a reminder that states that.
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Avast Software
October 7, 2024
Hi Wayne, that is exactly why we are here, thanks for your feedback! David*Avast
V. Bailey
September 15, 2024
UPDATES. This is the 3nd time that I've tried Avast mobile, and I've had to uninstall it again due to it consuming so much of my battery, and my phone was always getting hot. And now it keeps asking me to allow something. I follow the steps given, but it keeps shutting it off. Not to mention, the little icon of the side of my screen keeps getting in the way even if I move it. I am done with Avast. I'm going to try AVG.
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Avast Software
September 16, 2024
Hi, this issue will most probably be caused by some app or feature killing the Avast Mobile Security app running in the background - when it happens, our app loses Accessibility permission. Please check https://dontkillmyapp.com, which is a nice summary of how various manufacturers use optimizing features. I hope it helps, David*Avast

What's new

* You'll experience more stability and better performance thanks to small fixes throughout the app.
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