# Privacy focused Antivirus - Mobile **URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/privacy-focused-antivirus-mobile/16157 **Category:** Questions **Created:** 2024-01-12T13:14:47Z **Posts:** 9 ## Post 1 by @FlipSid — 2024-01-12T13:14:47Z Hello, inspired by this thread: [https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/privacy-focused-anti-virus/16145](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/privacy-focused-anti-virus/16145) I figured I would open one for the mobile section. @Valynor could you merge the posts over here? As far as I have understood, there (supposedly) useless on Android (iOS) I can start to understand and have a few links open to get more Infos BUT: Chromium (Brave, Chrome etc) don’t ask before they download and some links just don’t tell you it’s a download before you click it. Only Chromium browser that does is Edge Android. The rest just download and ask me if I want to open it… Which is why I am using Eset Mobile Security atm. I am aware of the trackers. --- ## Post 2 by @user1 — 2024-01-12T13:29:54Z Hypatia is the only recommendation > [@Hypatia (Android Anti-Malware)](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/hypatia-android-anti-malware/14755): > > [https://gitlab.com/divested-mobile/hypatia](https://gitlab.com/divested-mobile/hypatia) Continuing the [discussion](https://github.com/privacyguides/privacyguides.org/pull/2315#issuecomment-1785048525) from GitHub: Hypatia Where is the discussion on this? I mean, I think this shouldn’t be just pushed to the website without the forum thread. I actually do not think this is quite recommendable at all. […] Also, this app doesn’t stop you from being infected at all, and the chance that it will notify you about it in my eyes is exceptionally low. […] I understand the need of this app for DivestOS as it does not have Google … --- ## Post 3 by @FlipSid — 2024-01-12T13:34:22Z I’ll give it another try, last time it did not detect eicar. As far as that is important, because G Data didn’t either… Edit: Need the extended database, then Icar is recognized --- ## Post 4 by @anon63378630 — 2024-01-12T17:39:33Z @FlipSid You do not need the extended database to detect eicar, nor do I recommend you enable that experimental feature. --- ## Post 5 by @FlipSid — 2024-01-12T18:35:20Z @anon63378630 That’s weird. I’ll uninstall and try again. First time it didn’t work. But I can live with a few false positives… Edit: Tried a few times. Same results. Have to click extended database, ok, update database. Then test file from eicar (official HP) is detected. Without no reaction. --- ## Post 6 by @anon63378630 — 2024-01-12T18:50:26Z > [@FlipSid](#): > > eicar (official HP) You’re saying it doesn’t detect this? [https://secure.eicar.org/eicar.com](https://secure.eicar.org/eicar.com) --- ## Post 7 by @FlipSid — 2024-01-12T18:52:04Z @anon63378630 Not detection but that link opens in the browser. Will not detect [https://www.eicar.org/download-anti-malware-testfile/](https://www.eicar.org/download-anti-malware-testfile/) The .zip either… After extended database it gets the .zip RE Android 14 Pixel 7 Pro Brave as per your guide +extra stuff deactivated in Websitesettings --- ## Post 8 by @IksNorTen — 2024-01-13T09:29:15Z The best antivirus is you (even Hypatia which is often recommended is not perfect). --- ## Post 9 by @FlipSid — 2024-01-13T11:33:33Z I’ve been reading around online about the security model: > **[Application Sandbox  |  Android Open Source Project](https://source.android.com/docs/security/app-sandbox)** > **[Permissions on Android  |  Privacy  |  Android Developers](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/permissions/overview)** > **[Secure an Android device  |  Android Open Source Project](https://source.android.com/docs/security/overview)** (For me this stuff was new) But since I can’t get Brave to n o t automatically download of the net once I click a link (that hides a PDF Doc) I’ll leave some sort of protection on my device. Alternative would be to use Edge, since that is the only browser to ask first.