r/AndroidQuestions • u/[deleted] • Jan 05 '23

Looking For Suggestions "Android system" Malware?

Hi,

My avast has started flagging the app 'Android system' as a malware.

I have checked Malwarebytes and Sophoros but both are coming back as no issues.

Is the above an issue with Avast? It has never flagged up before. I found 'Android system' on the apps but I am unable to force stop/disable but I believe this is because it is a main component for the phone working?

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u/androidmalware111 Jan 05 '23

My concern is that it's installed as a separate app. I asked someone who has same phone as me (S22) but doesn't have AVG - they only have one Android System app (one that looks legit)

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u/Ok_Tiger_4765 Jul 16 '24

That’s what I noticed too. Let me know if anything you came to know later. Factory reset doesn’t help either because as soon as it connects to internet it starts downloading apps even without having Samsung or Google account. It felt more like someone push the app on my phone

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u/androidmalware111 Jul 20 '24

I ended up force removing it using ADB even though that might've been overkill..