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Offline tcnet

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False Positive (Evo-gen [Trj])
« on: March 22, 2023, 09:46:36 AM »
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.techc.chargingmonitor

My app consists of nothing but using the battery manager. There is not a single permission in the manifest. No accessibility service. Even no internet access, no ads or in-app-purchase. NOTHING!

I used the in-app function of the avast app to report the false-positive. But shortly after I got a notification that the app wasn't able to send the message.

I reported the false-positive with the well known form. But nothing happened. I reported it again. But nothing happened.

Now I conducted some tests and come to the following conclusion. If I set minifyEnabled to false I get no report from avast. But after I set minifyEnabled to true I got: Malware detected! Tra la la...

It seems that the guys from avast cannot cope with proguard.

I verified that by creating a new empty app in Android Studio and set minifyEnabled to true and BINGO: Malware detected!

It's a shame! A multi billion dollar company isn't capable to find that out by them self.

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Re: False Positive (Evo-gen [Trj])
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2023, 12:33:53 PM »

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Re: False Positive (Evo-gen [Trj])
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2023, 01:13:39 PM »
Maybe you didn't read my post in full. I stated that I ALREADY filled the form and nothing happened.

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Re: False Positive (Evo-gen [Trj])
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2023, 03:02:35 PM »
Maybe you didn't read my post in full. I stated that I ALREADY filled the form and nothing happened.

It usually takes a day or to to get a response, I found that what I reported (website in my case) was cleared before I got a reply.

As a developer you might want to check this out, Though I don't know if this is the same for android apps.
Developers - Avast Threat Labs - File whitelisting:  See https://support.avast.com/en-ww/article/229/ and https://support.avast.com/en-ww/article/228/
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Re: False Positive (Evo-gen [Trj])
« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2023, 04:18:41 PM »
Maybe you didn't read my post in full. I stated that I ALREADY filled the form and nothing happened.

It usually takes a day or to to get a response, I found that what I reported (website in my case) was cleared before I got a reply.

As a developer you might want to check this out, Though I don't know if this is the same for android apps.
Developers - Avast Threat Labs - File whitelisting:  See https://support.avast.com/en-ww/article/229/ and https://support.avast.com/en-ww/article/228/

I verified that by creating a new empty app in Android Studio and set minifyEnabled to true and BINGO: Malware detected!

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Re: False Positive (Evo-gen [Trj])
« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2023, 06:45:32 PM »
There is no need to shout!

I don't work for Avast, I'm an avast user simply trying to help and show other options.
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Re: False Positive (Evo-gen [Trj])
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2023, 12:21:19 AM »
There is no need to shout!

I don't work for Avast, I'm an avast user simply trying to help and show other options.

If I were avast, then I'd do the same.

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Re: False Positive (Evo-gen [Trj])
« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2023, 02:17:21 AM »
It seems that my post here has an effect. My app and a new empty app with minifyEnabled to true are no longer reported. Now it's time to apologize for Avast. Not only for me, but for all developers who had so much trouble with Avast and still have. I think Twitter is the right place for it: https://twitter.com/Avast

Just write:
Dear developers. We are so sorry to caused you so much trouble with our Evo-gen [Trj] messages. But we are too stupid to pose as a reliable IT company.

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Re: False Positive (Evo-gen [Trj])
« Reply #8 on: March 23, 2023, 01:30:26 PM »
You could start here: https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/
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Results

com.tofabd.batteryanalyzer logo
Battery Charging Monitor
3.03
2 tracker(s) 7 permission(s)

com.waterdaaan.chargemonitor logo
Charge Monitor
1.5.1
0 tracker(s) 2 permission(s)

org.secuso.privacyfriendlynetmonitor logo
Net Monitor
2.1
0 tracker(s) 2 permission(s)

org.secuso.privacyfriendlynetmonitorapp logo
Net Monitor
2.1
0 tracker(s) 2 permission(s)

com.parizene.netmonitor logo
Netmonitor
1.19
5 tracker(s) 13 permission(s)

com.jmm.networkmonitor logo
NetMonitor
2.18
3 tracker(s) 13 permission(s)

ru.v_a_v.netmonitor logo
Net Monitor Lite
1.68
0 tracker(s) 13 permission(s)


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Re: False Positive (Evo-gen [Trj])
« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2023, 02:30:40 AM »
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