Security & Antivirus Guard v4.0.1424
APK · 89.9 KB · version code 1424 · Android 2.2+ · uploaded Nov 1, 2014
- Same certificate as the other version checked Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v9.6.3366, uploaded May 20, 2024 — about 9 years after this one.
- Size: this file is 89.9 KB; the latest is 2.3 MB (2.2 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 2.2+; the latest needs Android 5.0+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 8 more permissions: View network connections, Full network access, Run at startup, Request ignore battery optimizations, Display over other apps, Use fingerprint hardware, Android send command (custom), Smsdkex sync (custom).
File information
- Version
- v4.0.1424 (1424)
- Uploaded
- Nov 1, 2014
- Size
- 89.9 KB
- Requires
- Android 2.2+ (API 8)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 2994ab9f8b8cf9c166a0d075811b4db1
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 1C:72:38:9C:9B:20:AA:AD:6F:F4:A4:87:5F:EB:59:5E:BC:94:0C:40
- Signed by
- O=Sophos Ltd., L=Abingdon, C=UK
- File name
- com-sophos-appprotectionmonitor-1424-7895929-2994ab9f8b8cf9c166a0d075811b4db1.apk
- Package
- com.sophos.appprotectionmonitor
- Downloads (all versions)
- 100K+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v4.0.1424
Now also protects the Sophos Mobile Control client
Support for Sophos Mobile Security 3.5
Permissions (3)
This version requests 3 permissions, none of them sensitive.
- Get tasks android.permission.GET_TASKS
- Permission (custom) com.sophos.appprotectionmonitor.PERMISSION
- Permission (custom) com.sophos.smsec.PERMISSION
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Sophos Ltd.” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
- Same certificate as the other version checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Oct 31, 2014
- Antivirus scan passed Oct 8, 2020
- Uploaded by “andro6” 1,011 followers · uploading since 2013
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (1 other version compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Security & Antivirus Guard on Android 2.2+
You'll need about 179.7 KB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (89.9 KB). Chrome shows “File might be harmful” for every APK file; choose Download anyway only if you trust this file.
- Open the file — tap the download notification, or open Files › Downloads and tap com-sophos-appprotectionmonitor-1424-7895929-2994ab9f8b8cf9c166a0d075811b4db1.apk.
- Allow the install (first time only) — Android 8 and later asks for permission the first time an app opens an APK: tap Settings in the prompt, turn on Allow from this source, then go back. Manual path: Settings › Apps › Special app access › Install unknown apps (on Samsung: Settings › Apps › ⋮ › Special access). On Android 7 and older: Settings › Security › Unknown sources.
- Check the file (optional) — the MD5 of the downloaded file should be 2994ab9f8b8cf9c166a0d075811b4db1. If it differs, the file is damaged or was changed: delete it and download again.
- Tap Install — Android asks “Do you want to install this app?”. If Google Play Protect shows a warning, read it before you continue: the source store rated this file Trusted, but only install apps from sources you trust. If an earlier version is installed, this one only installs as an update when it is signed with the same certificate (SHA-1 shown above).
- Open Security & Antivirus Guard — tap Open on the install screen, or find it in your app drawer.
Common install problems
- “App not installed” — a version signed with a different certificate, or a newer version, is already installed (Android doesn't allow downgrades). Uninstall it first; back up your data, because uninstalling deletes it.
- “There was a problem parsing the package” — the file is incomplete, or your Android is too old (this version needs Android 2.2+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- Blocked by Play Protect — Play Protect checks apps from outside the Play Store. Only continue if you trust the source.