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Security & Antivirus Guard on Windows Pc

Developed By: Sophos Limited

License: Free

Rating: 4,3/5 - 3.597 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 9.6.3366
Size 2.3 MB
Release Date August 10, 20
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
This constant was deprecated in API level 21. No longer enforced. [see more (7)]

What's New:
Protects the Sophos Mobile Control client 9.6Protects Sophos Intercept X for Mobile 9.6 [see more]

Description from Developer:
This app is an add-on to Sophos Intercept X for Mobile and to Sophos Mobile Control, to ensure that these apps run at all times. It checks the running processes on your device and... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Security & Antivirus Guard and install on Windows PC. Security & Antivirus Guard is free Tools app, developed by Sophos Limited. Latest version of Security & Antivirus Guard is 9.6.3366, was released on 2020-08-10 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100,000. Overall rating of Security & Antivirus Guard is 4,3. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 3,597 users, 346 users had rated it 5*, 2,557 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Security & Antivirus Guard on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Security & Antivirus Guard on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Security & Antivirus 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!

Step By Step Guide To Install Security & Antivirus 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 "Security & Antivirus 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 Security & Antivirus 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 "Security & Antivirus Guard" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 9.6.3366.

Download Security & Antivirus Guard 9.6.3366 on Windows PC – 2.3 MB

This app is an add-on to Sophos Intercept X for Mobile and to Sophos Mobile Control, to ensure that these apps run at all times. It checks the running processes on your device and restarts the monitored apps if they are terminated.

Note: Sophos Security & Antivirus Guard works only in combination with Sophos Intercept X for Mobile or Sophos Mobile Control. You can install these apps from Google Play Store.

Notes on required permissions
• Device & app history, retrieve running apps: This permission is required to determine if Sophos Intercept X for Mobile and Sophos Mobile Control are still running.
Protects the Sophos Mobile Control client 9.6
Protects Sophos Intercept X for Mobile 9.6
This constant was deprecated in API level 21. No longer enforced.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Permission an application must hold in order to use ACTION_REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an app to use fingerprint hardware.
Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps.
Allows applications to open network sockets.