Frequently Asked Questions

Haris Shield is a desktop application that scans your phone for spyware, stalkerware, and state-sponsored surveillance tools like Pegasus. You connect your phone via USB cable — no app installation is needed on your phone, and no data is uploaded to any cloud service.

Traditional antivirus apps run on your phone and can be detected and disabled by advanced spyware. Haris Shield runs on your computer and analyzes your phone externally, making it invisible to spyware. It also detects threats that antivirus apps cannot, like Pegasus and other zero-click exploits.

Yes. Haris Shield runs entirely on your computer. Your phone data is analyzed locally and never uploaded to any server. You can even run scans in offline mode with no internet connection at all.

Haris Shield is for anyone who wants to ensure their phone is not being monitored. This includes journalists, activists, domestic violence survivors, business executives, security professionals, and anyone concerned about their phone privacy.

No. Haris Shield performs passive analysis from your computer. The scanning process does not install anything on your phone and does not trigger any alerts that could warn an attacker.

Pegasus is a highly sophisticated spyware developed by NSO Group that can infect iPhones and Android devices without any user interaction (zero-click). It can access messages, emails, calls, camera, microphone, and location. Haris Shield includes specialized detection for Pegasus and similar state-sponsored tools.

If you suspect you are being monitored by a partner, employer, or government, scan your phone in a safe location using a trusted computer. If threats are detected, do not remove them immediately — this could alert the attacker. Instead, use the forensic report to document evidence and seek professional help or contact law enforcement.