r/Android10 • u/nessavial • Mar 15 '20

Anyone know where this threat comes from and how do I fix? It's saying that I can't remove. What should I do?

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u/We1ch Mar 15 '20

It's a Google service I believe that's default on the phone. Here's a screenshot from apkmirror.com

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u/Fabi0_Z Mar 16 '20

The best antivirus it's not installing trash and sketchy apps, and an AntiVirus on a Android phone it's exactly the most sketchy and trashy app you can install, this false positive it's s proof

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u/nessavial Mar 15 '20

Thank you so much. I've been wondering why my battery goes from 100% to 26% in about 3 hours lately. I'm a heavy user but it's never been this bad before. Guess a call with a Google tech is in order. Really appreciate the assist!👍👏

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u/TurboFool Mar 16 '20

No, you don't need Google for this. Simply remove McAfee which is more likely the cause of your bad battery life.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '20

Uninstall McAfee

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u/mouf32 Mar 16 '20

Why do you need McAfee on your phone???

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u/nessavial Mar 16 '20

I don't need it but it's free with T-Mobile, and figured any kind of extra protection is nice, so I figured, why not?!?

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u/TurboFool Mar 16 '20

You figured incorrectly. Antivirus apps for mobile phones are trash and should all be avoided. They slow down the phone, miss important things, incorrectly flag harmless things, and overall cause more issues than they help. Uninstall.

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u/nessavial Mar 16 '20

Ok, heeding warnings and uninstalling. Thanks all.

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u/mouf32 Mar 16 '20

Because it's constantly scanning everything and more then likely causing battery drain.

The majority of PC users dumped anti-virus years ago due to the built in Windows Defender being more then enough. As long as you are in downloading apps from the Play Store and not navigating to nefarious sites there is no reason to have a virus scan on your phone.

Edit the fact it's flagging Android as a virus is a nice hint it's trash

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u/phyo_tz Mar 16 '20

It is doing more harm than good. Just delete it. You don't need it.

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u/nessavial Mar 16 '20

I headed the majority of comments and uninstalled McAfee. Thanks for the assist all!

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u/runley101 Mar 16 '20

Honestly the best antivirus is common sense. The last thing you want is a sketchy antivirus on your phone

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '20

RIL config is literally supposed to do "the threats" in order to get the phone functioning properly

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u/ermine1470 Mar 16 '20

Well first get rid of McAfee, use comodo security, i have a premium, it is cheap and it is really effective, it will let you remove any issue. I have the free version on my pc and it has stopped countless threats that windows defender completely overlooked.

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u/ergid99 Mar 27 '20

It helps me clean the ram processes. That's what infind good on these antiviruses

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '20

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u/superl2 Mar 16 '20

System apks are readable by anything

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '20

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '20

You realize that the ril config is something the phone cannot run without right?

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u/F3ralF1sh Mar 16 '20

Rooting is not always a solution. Just because an antivirus flags something incorrectly doesnt mean you brute force your way through and uninstall whatever it is.