Hi,
My Android application MacroDroid available on the Play Store requires the use of a side-loaded helper file built against an older SDK for certain functionality that has been restricted by Google over the years. All similar apps such as Tasker use a similar mechanism to implement such features.
The helper file is available here: https://www.macrodroidforum.com/MacroDroidHelper_v1_8.apk and has the package com.arlosoft.macrodroid.helper
The forum post that explains why it is needed is here: https://www.macrodroidforum.com/index.php?threads/macrodroid-helper-apk.1/
Some of my users have noticed that malware bytes is flagging this as potential ransomware and then I saw elsewhere on your forum that sideloaded apps automatically get flagged as potential ransomware.
The code for my helper file is not particularly sensitive so I would be prepared to share source code with you guys if this is required.
Many thanks,
Jamie (MacroDroid Dev)