Can't it do something like delete recursively all files?
On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 4:30 PM, bob <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't think it's even possible for an Android app to be a virus > technically. > > > I see no way it could possibly "infect" an executable file. > > > > On Friday, November 2, 2012 2:19:02 PM UTC-5, String wrote: >> >> Nope, it's for an app named Convertor Pro (https://play.google.com/** >> store/apps/details?id=name.**udell.convertor<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=name.udell.convertor>). >> Not one of my bigger sellers, fortunately. And it doesn't request any >> permission besides INTERNET. >> >> Besides, this isn't some generic "suspicious app" warning. It actually >> says that the app is infected with a virus. Which it isn't, even according >> to other versions of AVG: http://virusscan.jotti.**org/en/scanresult/** >> caec1743c8abdf5f1a1dbdd23db033**9e45c4563a<http://virusscan.jotti.org/en/scanresult/caec1743c8abdf5f1a1dbdd23db0339e45c4563a> >> >> String >> >> On Friday, November 2, 2012 10:36:11 AM UTC-5, String wrote: >>> >>> In the last couple of days I've started to get emails from irate users >>> saying that AVG's "antivirus" app is flagging one of my apps as infected. >>> After installing AVG myself - and never have I seen a longer list of >>> required permissions! - I can repro the issue. I've filled out AVG's False >>> Detection web form, but am not holding my breath... has anyone else had >>> this happen to them? >>> >>> I did notice that it's only flagging the current version of the app >>> signed for Google Play, not the dev-signed version, nor those I build for >>> other stores (Amazon, etc.). So an obvious fix might be to simply do a new >>> build for Google Play that will have a different checksum, or whatever it >>> is AVG's picking up. >>> >>> Still, I'd be interested to know if anyone else has seen this. >>> >>> String >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Discuss" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/android-discuss/-/j42HosyaISsJ. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
