​ Anti-Virus issue False-Positive report for Modified APK

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Anti-Virus issue False-Positive report for Modified APK.

We have been getting repeatedly similar reports from various Users for past few years, that :

The "ABC" Anti-Virus(AV) has Detected "PQR" virus/malware/...etc... in "XYZ" Modded APK.

Now, this similar statements are:

- True for reasons :

Unknown or Un-reputed or Incredible Source like Website or Forum or Modder.

Bad or Malware attacked 3rd Party Host (where APK's are stored), where the the good APK get's infected.

APK is truly infected.

If you do not trust , then do not install it.

- False for reasons :

Known or Reputed or Credible Source like Website or Forum or Modder.

Good 3rd Party Host (where APK's are stored), where the the good APK is as-is & not touched by them.

APK is Not infected.

If you trust , then install it.

Now let's answer the following questions :

What is False-Positive ?
A test result which wrongly indicates that a particular condition is present.
AV Example : A file is healthy but the test result say it is infected.
Medical Example : A blood sample is healthy but the test result say it has cancer.

Now that you know "what is False-Positive" ,
Then next question arises :
Why Anti-Virus give False-Positive ?
It's simple, for following reasons :

Incorrectly detected by AV.

Difference in Code between Original & Modded APK.

Difference in Hash between Original & Modded APK.

Difference in Signature between Original & Modded APK.

Developer of APK purposefully reporting Modded APK as virus to AV even though it's clean.

So,
I personally believe & trust the uploaders from Android Zone community,
BUT,
It's your's to decide & trust them to install & use their uploaded APK or Not.

Best regards,

[powerparm]

Very good explanation especially for newcommers! Thanks and keep up the exellent work here on this site!!

[Birking]

Thanks a lot bro for your very useful information, thanks friends for your good job ?

[dora]

thank you so much ?