Most antivirus applications on Google Play do not work as ads

Virus weaving software was created with the aim of protecting Android devices against malware. However, according to research by AV-Comparatives, a Austrian-based antivirus software testing company, many antivirus applications on the Google Play store do not work as well, but target other purposes. .

In our test, AV-Comparatives used 250 popular antivirus software for Android devices currently available on Play Store. They are installed on Samsung Galaxy S9 running Android 8.0 and will confront 2,000 files * .apk poisoning and 100 files ".apk" clean.

Not all anti-virus applications on Google Play are 100% effective.Photo: Gadget Hacks.

As a result, more than two thirds of tested products did not reach the blocking rate of 30%, only 23 products (less than 1/10) in which to protect smartphones properly before malicious code when 100% samples were detected toxic. There are even products that block even non-virus software.

According to AV-Comparatives, really effective antivirus products come from reputable security firms such as Norton, Avira, AVG or Avast. And the remaining antivirus software mainly aimed at other purposes such as displaying ads to make money, taking advantage of phone memory, encouraging users to download other applications, even spreading malicious code.

Therefore, the AV-Comparatives representative has made recommendations to users to limit the use of strange antivirus software, with a low rating, should choose products from reputable and reputable brands.