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why avast tell me my app have Malicious code?????
« on: August 21, 2017, 10:07:13 AM »
   hello, i am a android developer, our company have release a app recently but when our user installed the app ,  avast tell user our app contains malicious code(Android:Agent-MJH[PUP]),  i absolutely ensure our app is safe,  we don't  have write malicious code in our app,  so i want to know what possibility can cause this happend?????  we'll fixed it . Hoping for a response as soon as possible. thank you!

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Re: why avast tell me my app have Malicious code?????
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2017, 10:12:11 AM »
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Re: why avast tell me my app have Malicious code?????
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2017, 10:13:28 AM »
avast doesn't say it has malicious code, it says it is a PUP.

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Re: why avast tell me my app have Malicious code?????
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2017, 08:01:09 AM »
You can report a suspected FP here: https://www.avast.com/false-positive-file-form.php

PS: As you're a developer, read here...
-> https://www.avast.com/faq.php?article=AVKB229
-> https://www.avast.com/faq.php?article=AVKB228

hi, i had report a suspected false positive file today.How long will it take to get results? it's important for me,hope to hear from you soon,thank you !
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Re: why avast tell me my app have Malicious code?????
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2017, 08:09:09 AM »
It is foolish to post your email on a public webboard.
The bad guys will harvest and (ab)use it.
I strongly suggest to remove it from your post.

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Re: why avast tell me my app have Malicious code?????
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2017, 11:33:30 AM »
It is foolish to post your email on a public webboard.
The bad guys will harvest and (ab)use it.
I strongly suggest to remove it from your post.


I removed it ..  thank you!