Anti-malware testing lab AV-Test pitted 17 Android security apps against nearly 6,700 malicious apps. Six of the 17 apps tested achieved a perfect real-time detection rate of 100% against the totally new malicious apps and the additional reference set. Googles Play Protect fell far behind with just a 37% detection rate against the new malicious apps seen in the past 24 hours, and 33% against Android malware seen in previous four weeks. Google Play Protect incorrectly false alarmed on 30 harmless apps misidentifying them as malicious.”]
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