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Is it possible for malware to disguise itself as a system app? If so, how do I remove them?
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<blockquote data-quote="MrMr" data-source="post: 1036604" data-attributes="member: 100539"><p>Afaik its pretty rare for a sysapp to be infected because all files are signed and validated by the Operation System but there have been viruses lately that use sysapps to do malicious things.</p><p>Android is known to be too generous with file permissions by default (which was toned down a little on A13).</p><p>What you could do for starters is boot your phone into recovery mode (that's usually holding the power button and Volume+ or Vol- depending on your phone). There is generally a "integrity check" option there.</p><p>Stern running that make sure your phone and Google security are up to date and do a playstore scan.</p><p>Afterwards you can always download an antivirus for a one time check.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrMr, post: 1036604, member: 100539"] Afaik its pretty rare for a sysapp to be infected because all files are signed and validated by the Operation System but there have been viruses lately that use sysapps to do malicious things. Android is known to be too generous with file permissions by default (which was toned down a little on A13). What you could do for starters is boot your phone into recovery mode (that's usually holding the power button and Volume+ or Vol- depending on your phone). There is generally a "integrity check" option there. Stern running that make sure your phone and Google security are up to date and do a playstore scan. Afterwards you can always download an antivirus for a one time check. [/QUOTE]
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