In the Android market, there are an infinite number of antivirus apps, and you may confuse while picking a single app out of them. More than one antivirus app may harm your mobile, so you should install only one app at a time. So here we are listing the top five apps, and you can choose anyone out of them. All of these apps are free and reviewed by us before listing here.
5 Best Free Antivirus & Security Apps for Android Phones
360 Security – Free Antivirus
This is the best antivirus & security app available on the Android store and it really impressed us with working, smoothness and easy accessibility. It is developed by 360 mobile security limited and is available for free on the Android play store. It is a multi-functional app and offers speed boosting, junk cleaning, CPU cooling master, theft control, fingerprint control, real-time protection and security protection from viruses. 360 security is available in 35 international languages and has 4.6 ratings on play store with 200 million users.
360 security makes users sure their devices are free from Trojans, adware, vulnerabilities and malware. It is totally free and doesn’t drain cell phone battery while running on the back-end. These are the main reasons why it holds the number one place on our list.
Avast Mobile Security – Antivirus & AppLock
This is one of the best antivirus apps available on the Android store as it has more than 100 million installs and overall rating is 4.5. This is also a multi-functional app that means it provides some extra functions along with the antivirus engine. Additional functions of Avast mobile security include app locking, blocking of specific calls, anti-theft, photo vault, power saver, RAM boost & junk cleaner, WiFi scanner & speed tester etc. After installing this app, you can bypass some extra apps which you use for RAM boost, anti-theft, power saving or call blocking. That’s why it is an all-in-one app for Android phones.
As you know that Avast is very famed mobile & PC security app developer, and it performs very good on most of the Android phones. That’s why we are giving second place to it in our list.
Defender ( DFNDR ): Antivirus, Anti-Hacking & Cleaner
This is the third famous antivirus app available on play store. Defender also an all-in-one app like the previous two and has an extra feature of anti-hacking. It is fully compatible with all Android platform devices ( from any manufacturers ). Features offered by DFNDR are:
Virus Protection
Anti-Theft & Anti-Hacking
Total Charge & Memory Booster
Cache Cleaner & Junk Cleaner
Intruder selfie & WhatsApp Cleaner.
It has 4.5-star ranking on play store and has 100 million users worldwide. There are two features which impressed us are Intruder Selfie and Anti-Hacking. Intruder selfie works when an intruder sneaks into your phone without your permission. With anti-hacking, you will stay protected from malicious sites and hackers. It makes your passwords and other credentials safe and secure.
Kaspersky Mobile Antivirus
This is also one of the best antivirus apps available for an Android phone. Kaspersky has a 4.7-star rating on play store with 10 million downloads. Main features of this app are:
Scan for Trojans, Viruses & spyware at the background.
Automatic blocks and clean viruses.
App lock and ‘find my phone’ features.
Anti-theft and anti-phishing to keep your financial information secure.
Dangerous sites & links blocker, call blocker.
Most of the features of this app are available in the free version, but for some advanced features, you will have to purchase a full subscription. But we are sure that in the free version there is sufficient protection from online threats.
CM Security Lite – Antivirus ( size 1.15 MB ) (Removed from Google Play)
Note: We will give you alternative of this app shortly.
This is on our list due to its small size of 1.15 MB and effective working which means it is good for those phones which have very low space or having a hanging problem. CM security lite doesn’t have a big list of features, but its basic feature is very effective. It offers:
Apps & System Scanner.
SD card scanning & on-install scanning.
Routine automatic scanning.
It is not an all-in-one app but its main role of virus protection is very effective. Some people who have less memory space or having hanging trouble after installing a heavy antivirus app should try this antivirus protection.
So these are the top free antivirus apps for Android phones. If you have any query related to these apps, don’t hesitate to comment below.