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Product

Lightweight anti-malware for Windows and Android with a free scanner and a paid edition that adds real-time, ransomware, zero-day and phishing protection; on Windows it takes over from Microsoft Defender as the primary protection. MalwareFox is a full antivirus with advanced anti-malware protection, including ransomware, spyware, and fileless threats. MalwareFox becomes your primary protection , and Defender steps aside automatically to avoid conflicts. Fast, quiet protection without system slowdown, intrusive upsells, or data selling – just powerful security built for everyday users. Recorded capabilities include behavioral detection, malware detection, ransomware protection and web protection.

Current Version
25.00
Product Page
malwarefox.com
Market
Consumer
Licence
Free tier available
Price
Free · paid from USD 24 / annual
Record Created
2026-10-02
Last Updated
2026-10-14

Vendor

MalwareFox is a small, self-funded anti-malware software company based in Houston, Texas, whose Windows and Android products use K7 Computing's detection engine. Vendor page →

Website
malwarefox.com
Country
United States
Headquarters
Houston, United States
Year Established
2016
Customers
Not known
Users
100K deployments
Revenue
Not known

Platforms

Androidnative
Windowsnative

Target Market

Consumer primary

Capabilities

Malware Detectionkeynative
Ransomware Protectionkeynative
Behavioral Detectionkeynative
Web Protectionkeynative
Email ProtectionNot known
Host FirewallNot known
Sandbox AnalysisNot known
Cloud-Assisted ScanningNot known
Heuristic DetectionNot known
Device ControlNot known
Vulnerability ShieldingNot known
Central Management ConsoleNot known

8 of 12 not yet known — not recorded, which is not the same as not supported.

Pricing

PlanLicencePriced perBilledPrice
SummaryFree tier availablenot statedyearlyUSD 24

Versions

  • 25.00Windows

The newest release each source names per platform, not every release the vendor has shipped. A release date is shown only where one is recorded.

Independent Tests

Not tested This product does not appear in any test run CSI holds. That is not a low score.

Certifications

OESIS Framework SupportSupported1 activeSupported
OPSWAT Certified Security ApplicationGold1 activeGold

Change History

This record was created 2026-10-02. Everything below is what has changed since.

  • 2026-10-14Certification addedCertified: OPSWAT Certified Security Application (Gold)evidence
  • 2026-10-14New versionNew version: 25.00 (Windows)evidence
  • 2026-10-10Capability addedWeb Protection: built inevidence
  • 2026-10-10Capability addedBehavioral Detection: built inevidence
  • 2026-10-10Capability addedRansomware Protection: built inevidence
  • 2026-10-10Capability addedMalware Detection: built inevidence
  • 2026-10-10Product updatedListed in Free Antimalwareevidence
  • 2026-10-10Product updatedListed in Home Antimalwareevidence
  • 2026-10-10Pricing plan addedPrice: USD 24 yearlyevidence
  • 2026-10-10Platform addedRuns on Androidevidence
  • 2026-10-10Product updatedSold to: Consumerevidence
  • 2026-10-02New versionNew version: 16.0.0.0 (Windows)evidence
  • 2026-10-02Platform addedRuns on Windowsevidence
  • 2026-10-02Certification addedCertified: OESIS Framework Support (Supported)evidence
  • 2026-10-02Product createdNew product listedevidence
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