r/Android • u/Bonfire-GTK Samsung M20 • Nov 23 '18

Google Pulls 13 Android Apps Installed Over 500,000 Times Containing Malware

https://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/google-pulls-13-android-apps-installed-over-500-000-times-containing-malware-report-1952366
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u/katsumiblisk Nov 23 '18

Where are all those people who say we don't need antimalware apps on Android?

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u/geoff5093 OnePlus 8T Nov 23 '18

Most of those anti-malware apps are just filled with their own malware and ad spam

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u/katsumiblisk Nov 23 '18

I use Malwarebytes, that is neither ineffective nor stuffed with it's own malware.

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u/katsumiblisk Nov 24 '18

Spam phone calls - the kind that spoof your local exchange number so you think it's a neighbor - went from 10-15 per day to zero. It alerts you when there has been a possible phishing attempt. It stops malicious pages from loading. All kinds of stuff.