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ultratiem@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
I’m seeing these quite often with people taking the name of the app as “proof” it’s fine. Even if you got it from a reputable source, you should verify the checksum at the very least. Because if you don’t, thinking this stupid feature is stupid, you may just have malware on your system.
Flaky@iusearchlinux.fyi 1 year ago
Except Samsung Wallet was pre-installed on my phone by Samsung themselves. I’ve never installed Samsung Wallet manually, Samsung did it for me.
ultratiem@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Again, not taking a side because it’s Google, etc. etc., but just saying from a technical POV. I’d look into it and if I found a false positive, I’d probably just disable it. But the point I’m making is to have that look. Because if you jump to conclusions, then why do you even have it enabled?? Hoping it’s going to return a prompt one day:
Harmful app uninstalled
SuperVirus2000 was uninstalled for your security
Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 1 year ago
When I worked for a phone manufacturer i saw a carrier branded variant get literal adware preinstalled that would display full screen popup ads. There’s enough players working with razer thin margins that the mobile space is full of crap that shouldn’t be