Bitdefender Antivirus

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4.7
244K reviews
5M+
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PEGI 3
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About this app

Take Bitdefender’s award-winning antivirus protection with you!

Bitdefender Antivirus Free is a powerful antivirus app with ultra-fast virus scanner, removal and virus cleaner capabilities. It is especially designed to keep your Android device safe from malware, viruses, ransomware, adware and trojans posing as legitimate apps, no matter their install source.
You get maximum protection without slowing down your phone or draining your battery. Simply install the app on your Android and it’s ready to go - nothing to configure.

And it's totally free!

Downloaded by millions of people, Bitdefender Antivirus Free keeps every Android phone safe using in-the-cloud scanning technology and the very latest industry leading virus detection. Join now to get:

✔ Free Antivirus
✔ Free Virus Cleaner
✔ On-Install Virus Scanner
✔ On-Demand Virus Scanner
Unparalleled Virus Detection
This powerful virus scanner keeps you protected 24/7 against all online threats. Bitdefender automatically scans any new apps that are downloaded to your Android device for viruses.

Feather-Light Performance
You get super-fast virus scans, with no impact on battery life and phone performance. Instead of downloading and storing virus signatures directly to Android devices, Bitdefender Antivirus Free uses in-the-cloud services to check online for the latest safeguards to outbreaks.

Hassle-Free App Protection
Put your security on autopilot. The included smart on-install virus scanner checks all apps for suspicious activity, making sure your Android phone is always protected. Threats and viruses are detected and blocked before any damage is done.

Zero Configuration
Bitdefender Antivirus Free offers you essential antivirus protection against all Android threats. It is ready to go right after installation, acting as an effective guardian against mobile viruses and online threats.

What Else Do You Get?

On-Install Scanning
Bitdefender Antivirus Free automatically scans any new apps you install, to make sure your smartphone is not at risk. You always stay informed and protected.

On-Demand Scanning
With Bitdefender Antivirus Free, on-demand virus scans may be run at any time, to make sure that all the applications that are installed and kept in the device’s storage are legitimate and safe.

In need of more than antivirus protection? We have you covered.

Upgrade to Bitdefender Mobile Security, and you’ll not only continue to enjoy the same virus protection features as above, but also gain an array of additional cutting-edge capabilities like scam alerts, phishing protection, real time malicious behavior alerts. Keep your browsing safe with real-time scanning of pages viewed online. You'll also gain the ability to lock, locate, and wipe your Android device in case it becomes lost or stolen.
Try it free for the first 14 days.

Bitdefender Antivirus uses foreground services (TYPE_SPECIAL_USE), so it can catch all the PACKAGE_INSTALLED events as soon as possible in order to scan all the apps installed or updated before the user access them which represents the main feature of the app.
Updated on
Dec 11, 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.
No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, App activity and 2 others
Data is encrypted in transit
Data can’t be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.7
221K reviews
Craig Guerrieri
December 19, 2024
Hands down, the best free Android antivirus app out there. It's always on guard, yet I can't detect any impact on system performance whatsoever. There's only one possible improvement I can think of, that being an offline mode where its definition file could be downloaded then automatically updated when a network becomes available once again. EDIT: There is actually one more thing: Too many notifications when no malware is detected, and no way to turn them off.
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Adi R.
December 9, 2024
Every few days Bitdefender keeps popping a notification that an app couldn't be scanned automatically... but it doesn't say anything more about which app it was or offer something resembling a details / log viewer option, not even in the settings. When I push the button to scan everything, all apps come out ok. That notification is useless without details, seems more like FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) in order to get me to pay for more advanced scanning features. Dark patterns advertising?
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Bitdefender
December 9, 2024
Thanks for your feedback! We deeply respect your advice, and we will try to combine your feedback with our R&D, in order to provide better products.
Austin Gibson
December 25, 2024
I really like this app. Bitdefender has always been a strong AV vendor or solution and even just the free version has everything that you need in it -- plus it doesnt harass you like Microsoft Defender for Mobile does! Depending on your preferences they also have at least a few settings to be able to dial in your privacy preferences aswell! Android seriously needs to make sandboxing apps a thing though lol --would be way better from a security and privacy standpoint in addition to Bitdefender
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What’s new

Enjoy the new look of Bitdefender Antivirus while continuing to receive the same powerful protection you're used to.
Dark mode is now supported, to enable you to choose the preferred look.

Become a beta tester and try out new versions ahead: https://goo.gl/Qf7G4w