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Wow – pure SnakeOil, those so-called anti-virus or anti-malware scanners! "we are unable to proceed with the whitelisting request unless the application is available on the Google Play Store"?!? WTF?!? 🤯

And yes, that's part of a real response a dev got.

So they claim: your app is malware, as long as it is not at Google Play. I'd say we've heard it the other way around, too…

#SnakeOil #AntiVirus #MalwareScanner #falsePositive #Google

Excerpt from the reply by a so-called security company: Thank you for your response and for sharing the details regarding your application. We understand your concerns and appreciate your efforts toward promoting open-source software. However, as per our internal protocol, we are unable to proceed with the whitelisting request unless the application is available on the Google Play Store. We regret that we are unable to disclose our internal analysis process or the criteria used for our evaluations, as these are confidential. Once your application is published on the Google Play Store, please feel free to resubmit your whitelisting request. We will then be happy to review it in accordance with our standard process. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.
#google #snakeoil #antivirus #malwarescanner #falsepositive

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