Security News > 2017 > July > Google Play Protect scans for malicious apps (Help Net Security)
2017-07-24 19:02
By now, many Android users that have the Google Play Store app on their devices should be able to find Google Play Protect in it. What is Google Play Protect? Google Play Protect is a security suite for Android devices, which brings together some old and some new features aimed at protecting users’ devices against harmful or malicious apps. The security suite: Scans and verifies apps users want to download from Google Play (before they … More →
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