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Avira Home Guard on Windows Pc

Developed By: AVIRA

License: Free

Rating: 4,3/5 - 1.227 votes

Last Updated: December 26, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 3.1.22
Size 30 MB
Release Date May 20, 20
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (12)]

What's New:
Welcome to Home Guard 3.1.22. We've made some important improvements under the hood in detection of your home network devices. [see more]

Description from Developer:
Avira Home Guard is the free smart home network scanner that detects and identifies any device connected to your Wi-Fi, including from neighbors using your Wi-Fi. It checks for de... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Avira Home Guard and install on Windows PC. Avira Home Guard is free Tools app, developed by AVIRA. Latest version of Avira Home Guard is 3.1.22, was released on 2020-05-20 (updated on 2023-12-26). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 50,000. Overall rating of Avira Home Guard is 4,3. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 1,227 users, 59 users had rated it 5*, 768 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Avira Home Guard on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Avira Home Guard on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Avira Home Guard on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Avira Home Guard using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Avira Home Guard" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Avira Home Guard on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Avira Home Guard" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 3.1.22.

Download Avira Home Guard 3.1.22 on Windows PC – 30 MB

Avira Home Guard is the free smart home network scanner that detects and identifies any device connected to your Wi-Fi, including from neighbors using your Wi-Fi. It checks for device vulnerabilities such as open ports and tests your internet speed.


What Avira Home Guard can do for you:

Scan your smart home network, detect any device connected to your Wi-Fi network including routers, laptops, smartphones, smart TVs, Wi-Fi video cameras, voice assistants, smart thermostats, even smart lightbulbs and other IoT devices at home.

Help secure the home network: Scan connected devices for known vulnerabilities such as open ports

Detect intruders on the network: Uncover who is accessing your Wi-Fi by detecting unfamiliar devices

Run internet speed tests: Check your Wi-Fi connection, measure download and upload speed, and ping latency

Device recognition: Identify device category, IP address, MAC address, device name, model, vendor
Welcome to Home Guard 3.1.22. We've made some important improvements under the hood in detection of your home network devices.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows applications to enter Wi-Fi Multicast mode.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.