An app could only delete the resources within it's own security sandbox. It can't access protected system resources.
On Friday, November 2, 2012 1:40:17 PM UTC-7, vgrazi wrote: > > Can't it do something like delete recursively all files? > > > On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 4:30 PM, bob <[email protected] <javascript:> > > 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]<javascript:> >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] <javascript:>. >> 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/android-discuss/-/pIoWX4N_jDUJ. 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.
