Bite back.
Defend deep.
Removes viruses and the USB shortcut virus, gets your hidden folders back, checks your drives and settings, and backs up your files. It keeps protecting you offline.
14 days free · no card, no automatic charges · then US$12 a year · Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit
Made in Zimbabwe by Pocketlabs · Contact us
Everything a PC needs, in one app
Normal mode keeps it simple. Switch on Pro mode for the technician tools. Security check, drive health, repair, apps and drivers use Windows features, so they're on Windows only for now.
Scans you can watch
ClamAV, YARA and a known-malware hash list. Smart, full and custom scans on a live radar. Unchanged files are skipped on rescans.
USB worm defense
Scans flash drives as they're plugged in, removes shortcut viruses and gets your hidden folders back.
Real-time protection
New files in Downloads, Desktop and Startup are checked the moment they land. Threats go to quarantine, which you can undo.
Security check
Firewall, Remote Desktop, SMBv1, AutoRun, hidden file extensions, Secure Boot and updates, with one-click fixes.
Drive health
A health percentage for every SSD and hard drive, read from the drive's own sensors, with a warning before it fails.
Find any file instantly
Search millions of files as you type, *.pdf and invoice* included, then free up space safely.
Encrypted backup
Versioned backups to a USB or external drive, encrypted with your own password.
Repair and apps Pro
SFC, DISM, network repair, safer DNS, restore points, a clean uninstaller and driver updates.
Hardware tests
Battery and charger, keyboard, speakers, camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and every port, before you buy or sell a PC.
Built for patchy internet
Protection never waits for a connection.
- Works offline. Scanning, USB defense and real-time protection keep running with the last signatures.
- Install and update by USB. Copy the installer and a signature pack from any connected PC. No internet needed on the PC you're protecting.
- Pay with your phone. Scan a QR code, pay with EcoCash or OneMoney, and the licence comes back as a QR code for the PC's camera.
- Pay once for the year. US$12 covers 12 months, so an offline PC stays licensed. 3 or 6 months work too.
Simple pricing
Everything is included, Pro mode too. No ads, no bundled software, no automatic charges.
Every feature, no card needed. Nothing is charged unless you choose to buy.
- Afterwards, on-demand scans and USB cleaning stay free
That's US$1 a month, paid once. Or ZiG 480 a year (ZiG 40 a month), through Pesepay.
- EcoCash, OneMoney, InnBucks or card
- Or 3 months for US$3, or US$1 a month
- Real-time protection, all tools and Pro mode
- Signature and app updates included
Repair shop, internet café or school? Talk to us about licences for every PC you look after.
Download
Everything included, ClamAV too. If Windows says "Windows protected your PC", click More info, then Run anyway. The installer isn't code-signed yet; the SHA-256 below lets you check it.
Download installerSHA-256
Scans with ClamAV from Homebrew: brew install clamav. First launch: right-click the app, then Open.
SHA-256
.deb for Ubuntu and Debian installs ClamAV for you. The AppImage runs on any distribution once its clamav package is installed.
.deb
AppImage
Check a download: Get-FileHash file in PowerShell, shasum -a 256 file on macOS,
sha256sum file on Linux. The result should match the SHA-256 above.
Questions
Does it replace Windows Defender?
It works alongside it. Leave Defender's real-time protection on; NGwena Defense adds USB worm defense, a second scan engine, and the repair and backup tools.
Does it work without internet?
Yes. Everything runs on your PC. The internet is only used for signature and app updates and to buy or renew a licence. A licence keeps working offline until its end date.
Can I install it from a USB stick?
Yes. Copy the installer to a USB stick, plus a signature pack exported from any PC running NGwena Defense (Settings, Offline signatures). It installs and scans on a PC with no internet.
Are my files sent anywhere?
No. Scans happen on your PC, and backups are encrypted with your password.
What happens after the trial?
Nothing is charged: you only pay if you choose to. On-demand scans and USB cleaning stay free. Real-time protection, automatic USB scans, updates and the other tools pause until you buy a licence. Your files, backups and quarantine stay as they are.
Who makes NGwena Defense?
Pocketlabs, a software company in Zimbabwe. Questions, shop licences or problems: contact us.
Why does it ask for administrator rights?
To read drive health sensors, scan protected folders, manage startup items and run Windows repair tools.