Vanced was Malware all along

14 pointszeepzeep3y ago7 comments

Google Play Protect now detects Vanced Manager as malware.

Sure google, seems legit.

https://www.androidpolice.com/google-play-protect-vanced-manager-app/

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How could we know that it’s not? Have they published any source code that can be independently built and audited?

ev13y ago

I'm curious about this too because virtually every "APK DOWNLOAD" site and non-official APK provider for it embeds malware/adware of some sort. I am wondering how many are actually using a good build and how many are just getting misled by the first result they find.

jjeaff3y ago

Searching YouTube Vanced or just Vanced both return the official site as the top result.

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jeffybefffy5193y ago

I mean these sorts apps being taken down and easily replaced are ripe for have malware sneakily inserted into the replaced version because there’s suddenly huge demand for the app.

wanderer_3y ago

If it were true, it could be a situation like that of The Great Suspender extension.

cuteboy193y ago

Does it trigger Virustotal

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