How to determine whether every app on your phone is secure
The rise of Android and other mobile operating systems has drawn a lot of people who are just looking to simplify their lives and free up more time for better activities. However, malicious individuals have also been using different kinds of malware to attack users' phones.
Unfortunately, malware has the ability to infect our devices and either steal or take over them. There are programs specifically designed to identify malware; we will bring up VirusTotal this time. Although this online service is an antivirus, you can use it as an app on your phone in addition to using it on your desktop.
The surprising thing about VirusTotal, based on its description on Google Play, is that it cautions that it is not an antivirus and does not offer real-time protection. It is interesting to note that Google Play offers a variety of apps that shield us from viruses that spread online. It is just an application that looks for malware on your computer.
VirusTotal analyzes the installed apps and verifies their platform in order to look for malware on your device.
The app uses a lot of antivirus software (more than 50, according to VirusTotal) to scan the apps on your phone and examines their contents.
Following this, the app will notify you of any malware it discovered in your device's apps. However, the scan is not just for apps; you can also check web addresses to see if they have malware.
It will not be necessary to explain every section of the application because it is very user-friendly. However, I advise turning on the advanced mode in VirusTotal settings because the scan results include information about the permissions needed by each of the apps you scanned.
Between 56 and 60 antivirus and antimalware programs—some of which are also referred to as AVG, Panda, Avast, Kaspersky, or Dr.Web—will be included in the results that VirusTotal will display after the scan is finished. The app's wide variety allows for results that can be highly accurate.
App link: VirusTotal Mobile