Search Engine Roundtable

Google Search Does Not Use Sistrix's A Virus Scanner

John Mueller, a Google Search developer advocate, said on X that Google Search does not use Sistrix's a virus scanner. Googlebot does not scan documents for viruses as it crawls the web. John wrote, ...
Android Police

The Google Play Store's malware scanner could add this useful new button

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...
Digital Spy

Google developing malware scanner for Android devices, says report

Google is launching its own malware scanner for Android devices, according to a report. Android Police discovered a feature dubbed 'App Check' within the latest APK release of the Google Play store, ...
9to5google

Google Play Protect will prompt you to scan unknown apps before sideloading

To avoid detection, Google has found that malicious parties are looking beyond the Play Store to infect Android devices with malware. In response, Google is updating Play Protect and extending its ...
Android Police

Google Chrome may soon be able to scan your sideloaded APKs

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...
Ars Technica

Android will now scan sideloaded apps for malware at install time

Sideloaded app installs can be delayed by a fullscreen virus-scanner interface. Post content hidden for low score. Show… Post content hidden for low score. Show… The headline got me to raise an ...