No, our Android app doesn’t contain a virus. It’s a false positive from AVG.

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AVG virus warning

It has actually just recently involved our interest that a variety of our Android application customers have actually been obtaining enormous infection cautions from numerous anti-viruses applications. A couple of customers have actually reported a message from AVG recognizing an Evo-gen trojan hazard inside the application and also a comparable point has additionally supposedly took place to an individual on an Oppo phone, with the alerting problems by the phone’s integrated defense.

Play Store complaints

AVG infection alerting Play Store issues

We can ensure you that these cautions are all false-positives Such points occur from time to time. Infection and also malware discovery is not an ideal procedure and also we have actually currently connected to anti-virus software application programmers to fix the problem and also the circumstance has actually apparently been settled. Below are screenshots from AVG AntiVirus, Avast Mobile Security and also Malware-bytes on a phone running the most up to date GSMArena 1.6.6 application.

Reports from AVG AntiVirus, Avast Mobile Security and Malware-bytes, all clean
Reports from AVG AntiVirus, Avast Mobile Security and Malware-bytes, all clean
Reports from AVG AntiVirus, Avast Mobile Security and Malware-bytes, all clean

Reports from AVG AntiVirus, Avast Mobile Security and also Malware-bytes, all tidy

We are additionally consisting of an extra detailed record from a multi-tool infection check on an APK documents downloaded and install directly from the Google Play Store, thanks to virustotal.com. We pursue complete openness and also motivate any person around nurturing some uncertainties to get hold of and also check the APK on their own.

Google Play Console admin reviews with app version included

VirusTotal APK check

There are a couple of even more information bordering the unfavorable circumstance we would certainly such as to direct out. Our application is just formally offered via the Google Play Store. Google has a myriad of really rigorous safety and security and also infection scans of its very own by means of the Google Play Protect program. As soon as again as you mount the application on your tool, it runs both on the data we release to the shop and also after that. There is really little opportunity for harmful code to really slide by it. You will certainly additionally discover that a few of the evaluations we obtained are from customers really running the older 1.5 variation. This screenshot was taken directly from the Google Play Console admin.

Google Play Console admin evaluates with application variation consisted of

It would certainly be also harder for us to proceed “insinuating” harmful code over several application updates. And also, the reality that the infection cautions are appearing simply lately without us having actually transformed the application plainly indicates an unfavorable situation of being mischievous brand-new infection meanings. Numerous infection devices often tend to share the very same collections of meanings, which clarifies the several resources of the signals.

We at GSMArena have actually constantly pursued complete openness in our job and also area utmost worth on count on and also a great connection with our customers. At this moment in time our Android application is even more of an enthusiasm task for our specialized followers greater than anything else. It is presently running entirely ad-free and also is not generated income from whatsoever. It is clearly noticeable by the list of authorizations it needs that we are not gathering any kind of customer information either.(*) We wish this places your mind comfortable and also ask kindly for any person impacted by this unfavorable blunder to reassess the reduced comments scores provided on the Play Store. We will certainly additionally gladly respond to any kind of more inquiries you could carry the subject.(*)

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