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Shield: Antivirus Home Screen

Shield: Antivirus Home Screen

Android Personalization Bacchus Media
4.4 Popularity

Powerful free security app for your Android

System Requirements

Updated
October 10, 2025
Category
Age Rating
Everyone
Developer
Android
Android 9++
Package Name
com.applock.launcher

So here's my honest take on Shield: Antivirus Home Screen. I've tested a bunch of security apps and this one's pretty impressive for a free option. The antivirus scanning is super fast and accurate, which gives me peace of mind. The extra privacy features like app locking are handy too. But I will say the ads can get old after a while, and some of the settings are a bit buried in the menus. Overall though, it's a reliable security app that gets the job done.

Manya Lyalya
AUTHOR: Manya Lyalya Editor, Grand Screen

Pros

  • Powerful AI-driven antivirus scanner with 99%+ accuracy
  • Extra privacy tools like app locking and secure WiFi
  • Completely free to use, no need to pay
  • Lightweight and doesn't slow down your phone

Cons

  • Annoying ads if you don't pay for the premium version
  • Some settings are buried in menus, not super intuitive
  • Might be overkill if you're not super concerned about security
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Description

Been using Shield: Antivirus Home Screen for a couple months now. It’s basically a free security app that protects your Android device from viruses, malware, and all that bad stuff. Pretty solid if you’re into keeping your phone safe.

Here’s what you do: there’s a powerful AI-driven antivirus scanner that checks your apps in seconds. And it’s got over 99% accuracy, so you can trust it to catch the bad stuff. And there’s also some extra privacy features like app locking and secure WiFi scanning – took me a while to figure that out but it’s useful.

Look, if you’re worried about security on your Android, you’ll probably like this. It’s not perfect – the ads can get a bit annoying if you don’t pay – but overall it does the job. Worth checking out.

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