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Android Users Beware: This Is Why You Should Never Rely On Google’s Own Malware Protection
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<blockquote data-quote="Tiamati" data-source="post: 865046" data-attributes="member: 56785"><p>I agree that Forbes "exaggerated" a little. But anyway, the article is good enough to call attention about the matter. A lot of people rely on Google Protect believing it's enough to advise them if they download a bad app. But last news have been proving that a lot of apps were available in google play store with very questionable activities and neither google removed them in time, or google protect marked them as dangerous. Cheetah Clean Master is a very good example of it... it had millions of downloads and an historical of bad activities for years, before google finally did something about it (and other 600 apps).</p><p></p><p>Anyway, i believe that for our friends here, a mobile AV would not be so necessary. But the recent apps removed from google store, and their absurd number of downloads, shows that - maybe - a mobile AV is not a bad idea for the average user.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tiamati, post: 865046, member: 56785"] I agree that Forbes "exaggerated" a little. But anyway, the article is good enough to call attention about the matter. A lot of people rely on Google Protect believing it's enough to advise them if they download a bad app. But last news have been proving that a lot of apps were available in google play store with very questionable activities and neither google removed them in time, or google protect marked them as dangerous. Cheetah Clean Master is a very good example of it... it had millions of downloads and an historical of bad activities for years, before google finally did something about it (and other 600 apps). Anyway, i believe that for our friends here, a mobile AV would not be so necessary. But the recent apps removed from google store, and their absurd number of downloads, shows that - maybe - a mobile AV is not a bad idea for the average user. [/QUOTE]
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