Usuários do sistema operacional Android podem não estar tão protegidos contra ameaças quanto pensam. O site AV-Comparatives testou 250 antivírus disponíveis na Play Store e constatou que apenas 80 deles conseguiram detectar ao menos 30% dos aplicativos maliciosos que foram instalados de propósito. A pesquisa foi feita em janeiro de 2019, e publicada na última terça-feira (12).
Veja a lista dos softwares que passaram no teste:
| AegisLab Antivirus Premium | MalwareBytes Anti-Malware |
| AhnLab V3 Mobile Security | Max Dev Labs Antivirus |
| Alibaba Alibaba Master | Media Master MD Antivirus |
| Antivirus Apps Studio Antivirus | MicroWorld eScan Mobile Security |
| Antiy AVL | MY-DATA Mobile Security |
| Apex Apps Mobile Security | MYMobile Security Warrior |
| APUS Group APUS Security | NQ Mobile Security |
| Avast Mobile Security | NSHC Droid-X 4U |
| AVG AntiVirus | ONE App Virus Cleaner |
| AVIRA Antivirus | Panda Free Antivirus and VPN |
| Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus | Phone Clean Apps Virus Cleaner |
| Brainiacs Apps Antivirus System | Power Tools Apps Antivirus |
| BSafe Labs Antivirus | Privacy Lab Antivirus & Mobile Security |
| BullGuard Mobile Security and Antivirus | PSafe dfndr security |
| CAP Lab Phone Cleaner | Qihoo 360 Mobile Security |
| Check Point ZoneAlarm Mobile Security | Quick Heal Antivirus & Mobile Security |
| Chili Security Android Security | REVE Antivirus Mobile Security |
| Clean Boost+ Studio Phone Cleaner | Securion OnAV |
| Comodo Mobile Security | Samsung Device Maintenance |
| Dr.Web Security Space | Smooth Apps Studio Super Antivirus |
| DU APPS STUDIO Speed Booster & Cleaner | Sophos Mobile Security |
| Emsisoft Mobile Security | Super Cleaner Studio Super Antivirus |
| ESET Mobile Security & Antivirus | Supermobilesafe Super Security |
| ESTsoft Dr.Capsule Antivirus | STOPzilla Mobile Security |
| Fotoable Antivirus & cleaner | Super Security Studio Antivirus |
| F-Secure Internet Security & Mobile Antivirus | Symantec Norton Security |
| G DATA Internet Security | TAPI Security Labs Antivirus & Virus Cleaner |
| GizmoSmart Antivirus | Tencent WeSecure |
| Google Play Protect | TG Soft VirIT Mobile Security |
| Hawk App Super Cleaner | ThreatTrack VIPRE Mobile Security |
| Hi Security Virus Cleaner | Total Defense Mobile Security |
| Hyper Speed Antivirus | Trend Micro Mobile Security & Antivirus |
| IKARUS Mobile Security | TrustGo Antivirus & Mobile Security |
| IntelliAV Anti-Virus | Trustlook Antivirus & Mobile Security |
| IObit AMC Security | Trustwave Mobile Security |
| Kaspersky Lab Mobile Antivirus | WatchdogDevelopment Mobile Security |
| K7Computing Mobile Security | We Make It Appen Antivirus |
| Lookout Security & Antivirus | Webroot Mobile Security & Antivirus |
| McAfee Mobile Security | Zemana Antivirus & Security |
| MalwareFox Anti-Malware | ZONER AntiVirus |
Os outros 170 apps detectaram menos do que 30% das amostras de malware ou tiveram um índice relativamente alto de alarme falso em produtos limpos da Play Store. Foram eles:
1Machine System Sdn Bhd, actionappsgamesstudio, Amantechnoapps, AMIGOS KEY, Amnpardaz Soft, AndroHelm Security, ANTI VIRUS Security, Antivirus Mobile Lab, antivirus security, appflozen, appsshow, Appzila, Arcane Security Solutions, AS team security phone Lab, asuizksidev, Ayogames, AZ Super Tools, azemoji studio, Baboon Antivirus, bESapp, Best Battery Apps, Best HD Wallpapers APPS, Best Tools Pro, BestOne, Bit Inception, BKAV, Bom Bom, Booster studio Laboratory Inc., brouno, Bulletproof AV, Caltonfuny Antivirus Phone, Cheetah Mobile, CHOMAR, Chromia, Cloud 7 Services, Core Antivirus Lab, CPCORP TEAM: Photo blur & photo blender, CreativeStudioApps, CY Security, Defenx, DefineSoft, DreamBig Studios, DU Master, electro dev, Erus IT Private Limited, Falcon Security Lab, Fast n Clean, fluer-apps.com, Formation App, Free Apps Drive, FrouZa, Galaxy TEAM, GameXpZeroo, GlobalsApps, gndnSoftware, GOMO Apps, GoNext App Developers, Gridinsoft, LLC, handy tools apps, Hello Security, Immune Smart, INCA Internet, infiniteWays007, Islamic Basic Education, Itus Mobile Security, JESKO, jixic, Kolony Cleaner, Koodous Mobile, lempea, LINE, LIONMOBI, Live multi Player Game, Main Source 365 Tech, Mama Studio, MAN Studio, Marsolis Tech, Max Antivirus Lab, Max Mobi Secure, MaxVV, Mob Utilities, Mobile Tools Plus, Mobtari, Mond Corey, M-Secure, MSolutions, MSYSOFT APPS, My Android Antivirus, NCN-NetConsulting, Nepelion Camp, Nisi Jsc, Niulaty, NP Mobile Security, NPC Studios, Omha, Oxic Studio, Pix2Pic Studio, playyourapp, Pro Tool Apps, prote apps, Protector & Security for Mobile, Puce, Radial Apps 2018, RedBeard, Secure Cloud, SecureBrain2, Security and Antivirus for Android solutions, Security Apps Team, Security Defend, SECURITY LAB, Security Systems Lab, SecurityApplock, Sept Max, ShieldApps, SjaellSoft, SkyMobileTeam, Smart Battery Solution & Creative Screen Lock, smarteazyapps, Software Center, Soft War, stmdefender, Systweak Software, TAIGA SYSTEM, Tokyo Tokyo, Tools dev, tools for android, Utilitarian Tools, Vainfotech, VHSTUDIO, Vikrant Waghmode, Virinchi Software, Virtues Media & Application, VSAR, Wingle Apps, Xtechnoz Apps, XZ Game, Z Team Pro.
No relatório da AV-Comparatives consta que alguns dos aplicativos contém “bugs”, enquanto outros apenas detectam uma porção de malwares antigos de Android. “Nós consideramos esses apps arriscados, isto é, ineficientes ou não confiáveis”, diz a publicação.
