![]() ![]() This managed to liberate 773MB of space from my system in under five seconds, but the process moved so quickly that it was difficult to see what was being deleted. Featuresīesides the app scanning system, there are some internet security features included in DFNDR Security, as well as some performance-related ones that seem like strange things to include in a mobile security tool.Ī cleanup app: This scans through app caches and trash to free up space. Some APKs that I had in my downloads directory were also not flagged. Again, the only thing flagged was cleaning my browser cache. This moves at a slower pace and took about five minutes on my device. I was expecting a little more under the “advanced” configuration menu than the ability to run the scan weekly (the default is every three days).Ĭomplementing the app scanner is a Full Virus Scan which checks all files on the system. To make matters worse, when I re-enabled allowing unknown apps, this again wasn’t flagged by the scan.Īfter you have run a scan, the system prompts you to schedule future ones. Both of these apps require allowing the installation of unknown sources and installing programs that haven’t been scanned or approved by the Google Play Store. It failed to flag the F-Droid open-source app repository and one of its video streaming apps, NewPipe, that I installed in the device. ![]() Unfortunately, the only “issue” the scan flagged was that I had not added the anti-hacking feature, which required giving the app an additional security permission (monitoring and redrawing system windows). The scan itself was relatively speedy, inspecting over 100 apps on my handset in a little over a minute. The main tool is the Security Scan which analyzes all installed apps for spam, malicious content, or known infections. But does its performance match those usage statistics? We take a look at the truth behind the hype… Security With more than 130 million installations worldwide, it’s a popular choice among Android antivirus users. DFNDR Security is a free Android antivirus and anti-hacking app that is the main component of the DFNDR product family (there’s also a performance tool and a VPN). ![]()
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