Android App - Ransomware False Positive - Truple

[CamHart]

I created Truple (https://truple.io).  Lately the android app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.camhart.netcountable) has been flagged as "potential ransomware".

What do I need to do to get this resolved?

[a_Mbam]

Hi Camhart,

Thanks for reporting this behavior. Your app is likely being flagged as potential ransomware because of the elevated privileges it requests. Also are you side loading to install Truple?

Do you get the same behavior if you install from the Play Store?

In our tests we don't see your app being detected by Malwarebytes for Android when installed from the Play Store. Installation from outside the Play Store plus elevated privileges are red flags and as a security application we want to warn our customers that a suspicious app was installed and it should be reviewed. 

Regards,

-Armando

[CamHart]

The app is generally installed from the Play store, however as part of development I side load constantly.  No real users will side load though, so it sounds like everything is fine just the way it is.

 

Thanks!