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Two Thirds Of Android Antivirus Apps Dont Work Properly

Jon Fingas writing for Engadget In some cases, the failure is a simple one: they’re not really scanning app code. AV-Comparatives found that are just using app whitelists or blacklists, and sometimes very broad ones at that. They may allow all apps whose package files start with “com.instagram,” but it would be trivial to create rogue apps that used a variant on that name.

Why 39amp39 Is Going To Be A Big Deal For

Brendan Hesse writing for Lifehacker While AMP emails would technically prevent users from accidentally clicking phishing links or downloading malicious attachments, some argue that having code running within an email message (not to mention ads and potential data-collection) is far riskier since ad blockers, pop-up blockers, and anti-virus software would usually be able to intercept sketchy links and files otherwise. I don’t see any upside for the user in this whatsoever.