47% of Android Anti-Malware Apps Are Flawed

guest · Aug 2, 2019

47% of Android Anti-Malware Apps Are Flawed
Protection failures come at a time when malicious Android software is becoming more of a problem
August 1, 2019
https://www.darkreading.com/mobile/47--of-android-anti-malware-apps-are-flawed/d/d-id/1335422

Comparitech, which performs product reviews and comparisons, tested 21 separate anti-malware packages for Android and found 47% of them failed in some way. The protection software came from companies both large and small, with roughly a quarter coming from companies including AVL, ESET, Webroot, and Malwarebytes that also have desktop anti-malware products.

"We basically put test viruses on a bunch of Android phones and then ran them all through the various antivirus programs. Most of [the products that failed] just didn't see the virus," says Paul Bischoff, editor at Comparitech.
A total of eight products missed the Metasploit payload used to test the anti-malware software: AEGISLAB Antivirus Free, Antiy AVL Pro Antivirus & Security, Brainiacs Antivirus System, Fotoable Super Cleaner, MalwareFox Anti-Malware, NQ Mobile Security & Antivirus Free, Tap Technology Antivirus Mobile, and Zemana Antivirus & Security.

As bad as the missed malware may be, Comparitech's report found three anti-malware apps that had more serious flaws — flaws that could actively endanger the privacy or security of the user. VIPRE Mobile, AegisLab, and BullGuard were each found to have critical issues.
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The failures come at a time when malicious Android software is becoming more of a problem.

Lukas Stefanko, a malware researcher at ESET who compiled data on malware found on the Google Play store, found that in the month of July, Google hosted 205 harmful apps that were downloaded more than 32 million times. The most common malware, and downloaded most often, was in the form of hidden advertising malware, with subscription scams downloaded next most frequently, followed by stalkerware.
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guest · Aug 2, 2019

@Rasheed187 they tend you the pole

Rasheed187 · Aug 3, 2019

guest said: ↑

@Rasheed187 they tend you the pole
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What do you mean with this? To be fair, this is not about Android, but about AV's being crap on Android.

guest · Aug 3, 2019

Rasheed187 said: ↑

What do you mean with this? To be fair, this is not about Android, but about AV's being crap on Android.
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It a French expression. I know you dislike android security's laxness.
So it means they give you the opportunity to express your opinion.

Rasheed187 · Aug 3, 2019

guest said: ↑

It a French expression. I know you dislike android security's laxness.
So it means they give you the opportunity to express your opinion.
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OK I see.

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