No, our Android app doesn't contain a virus - it's a false positive
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- 28 Jan 2022
fulgeru, 27 Jan 2022Bulgarian hackers enslaved to RussiansBehold! The wise has spoken!
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- 28 Jan 2022
Anonymous, 28 Jan 2022That’s why you buy 🍎 phone 😂 App Store is super secure 😎The App isnt on Apples store its only on Android from what I can see. And the app doesnt even have an issue the apps perfectly fine its the virus software with the problem
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- 28 Jan 2022
Anonymous, 28 Jan 2022GSMArena writes: "Google has a myriad of very strict s... moreIt has been proven many times that Google's own "security" measures are pathetic and miss huge amount of known malware. GooglePlay Protect is next to useless. When I used Android I kept it enabled, but I always used an antivirus, be it Avast, DrWeb Light, BitDefender Free or DrSafety Free (TrendMicro).
In general, if you only use apps from big names like Google's own stuff or Facebook and similar, chances are very low, but if you often find yourself digging through tons of apps from no name developers or even sideloading APK's from anywhere but GooglePlay, chances get much higher.
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- 28 Jan 2022
GSMArena writes: "Google has a myriad of very strict security and virus scans of its own via the Google Play Protect program. It runs both on the files we publish to the store and then once again as you install the app on your device. There is very little chance for malicious code to actually slip by it."
I understand that GSMArena wants to assure its readers that its app is safe. But is is really inaccurate to say that there is "very little chance" malicious code could find its way into Play Store apps, without Google catching it. There have been numerous reports over the years of apps being found in the Play Store, sometimes hundreds of apps, that contain malicious code and have been downloaded by millions of people. It happens on iOS also. I have lost track of how many times I've seen stories like this, being reported in serious technology journalism sites like ArsTechnica. It happens a couple times a year at leat.
At the end of the day, the safest thing for people to do is to download as few apps as possible. GSMArena has a perfectly good website that can be viewed with a web browser. There's not need to use an app for most websites. I'm not saying this because I suspect GSMArean, but because people should get in the habit of only downloading the apps they really need. It's silly for every website out there to also have an app.
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- 28 Jan 2022
Thats why iphone rules, we dont even get false positives
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- 28 Jan 2022
KrazzyDJ, 28 Jan 2022I don't use Antivirus software for Windows, let alone ... moreDon't. The gsmarena app is not good.
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Owl, 27 Jan 2022Imagine using AVG antivirus in phone. It's the most 3r... moreApparently standard on Oppo devices
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Mau26789, 27 Jan 2022Why are people using AVG or any other antivirus on Android ... morePossibly for when people sideload apps.
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- 28 Jan 2022
That’s why you buy 🍎 phone 😂
App Store is super secure 😎
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- 28 Jan 2022
I am visiting GSMArena website for almost last 20 years now and using GSMArena App on my Android phone since it’s Beta version. In last 20 years, before buying any phone (from feature phone to smart phone), I had first checked all the details and reviews of the same without fail on GSMArena. I can trust GSMArena safely. It’s the best tech website for all the information I need.
Seriously, I was shocked to read this article. Not sure, but why people use AntiVirus App on their mobile phones? If I am not downloading anything (App or Game) except from Google Play Store, I don’t have to use any AntiVirus App on my mobile phone. Files by Google App is enough for me to clear junk files from my device. Anyway, just ignore them and keep your good work.
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- Anonymous
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- 28 Jan 2022
Yeah, right.
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- Anonymous
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- 28 Jan 2022
Who uses Android devices for anything other than games anyway, would never trust their unpatched devices with banking or work .
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- 28 Jan 2022
Wongwatt , 28 Jan 2022I don’t see the need for antivirus software but I also don’... moreWhat app?
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- 28 Jan 2022
I don’t see the need for antivirus software but I also don’t see the need for an app that simply regurgitates a website I already have an app for…
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- 28 Jan 2022
Ruby, 27 Jan 2022Anti virus for phone.. joke. Even for pc its lame so for a ... moreYou living under a rock? Not gonna say everyone needs antivirus on the phone, but android definitely has many virus and data stealer...
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- 28 Jan 2022
I always type with condoms on and also am vaccinated.
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- 28 Jan 2022
Been with gsmarena for a long time.. I mean i bought my first Nokia phone 6230i by reading the review in ur webpage. Now i use their app.. Nothing has ever been found..