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How to use Aegix

Aegix is an Android security app: it checks the apps on your phone for threats, warns you about scam texts, calls and websites, and tells you what to do next.

1Start here

  1. Install Aegix from Google Play and open it. Swipe through the welcome screens. No account is needed.
  2. On the home screen tap SCAN FOR THREATS. Aegix checks every installed app and explains anything it finds in plain words.
  3. Look at the tiles under FREE PROTECTION and 💎 PREMIUM · LIVE PROTECTION. Tap one (for example Web Shield or App Lock) and allow the permission Android asks for.
  4. Got a message or link you are unsure about? Open Scam Checker (under TOOLS), paste it and tap Check.
  5. Stuck on any screen? Tap ? on the module’s top bar, or open the menu › How it works.

2The main features

Security Scan and Protection %

Looks for malware, spyware, hidden apps, hidden installer files and dangerous permissions, and gives you steps to fix what it finds. The top of the home screen shows how protected the phone is as a percentage and the next fix that raises it. With Premium, a Daily Scan repeats the full scan every day; Home › Last scan results opens its report.

Home › SCAN FOR THREATS

Scam Checker

Choose Text, Email, Link or File, paste it and tap Check. You get Looks safe, Suspicious or Dangerous, with the reasons. Free. There is also a web version on this site.

Home › TOOLS › Scam Checker

Web Shield

Stops dangerous websites before they load, in every browser and app. It uses Android’s VPN slot, so a key icon shows in the status bar; only website look-ups are filtered, not your traffic. Allowed look-ups are answered by AdGuard DNS, or by Cloudflare Security if you switch off ad and tracker blocking.

Home › Web Shield tile (Premium)

SMS Shield and Call Guard

SMS Shield warns you about a scam text as it arrives. Call Guard can block scam and telemarketing calls before the phone rings (Android 10 or newer).

Home › SMS Shield / Call Guard tiles (Premium)

App Lock and Photo Vault

Lock banking and payment apps with a PIN or fingerprint, and hide private photos in an encrypted vault. Both free.

Home › FREE PROTECTION

Password Manager

Create, save and fill strong passwords, encrypted on your phone. Aegix Link sends a login to your Windows PC when you need it there.

Home › Password Manager tile

Scam Radar (India)

Scams going around in India right now, from police, bank and government advisories, filtered by your state.

Home › Scam Radar

Dark Web Monitor

Checks whether your e-mail address appears in a known data breach (up to 5 addresses).

Home › Dark Web tile

3Sign-in, data & privacy

4Common questions

Is Aegix free?

The scan, Scam Checker, App Lock, Photo Vault and Network Inspector are free. Live protection (Premium, such as Web Shield, SMS Shield and Call Guard) uses 10 points on each day it runs. New users get the first month of Premium free (300 points). Earn more by sharing (your first share each day adds 10 points) or by inviting friends (each friend who installs from your invite adds 100 points for you and 100 for them), or subscribe in the app. See cryosim.com/points.

Why is there a key (VPN) icon at the top of my screen?

That is Web Shield. Android shows the key for any app that filters website look-ups. Your traffic itself does not pass through Aegix.

Web Shield turned itself off. Why?

Android allows only one VPN at a time. Turning on another VPN app, or Aegix’s Vault Lock, turns Web Shield off.

Can Aegix delete a scam SMS?

No. Android lets only your default SMS app delete or block texts. Aegix flags the message; delete it in your SMS app. Coming soon: a Delete button in the scan results that opens the message in your SMS app.

Can I use it on a PC or iPhone?

Yes on Windows: download Aegix PC Security for Windows 10/11 at cryosim.com/projects/aegix/windows (it installs for your user, needs no admin and updates itself; a Microsoft Store version is coming soon). Aegix PC Security is free for now, live protection included. The phone’s Premium covers the phone only. There is no iPhone app. On any device you can use the free web Scam Checker on this site.

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Something unclear? Ask us · Share this guide · Updated 22 Oct 2026