{"id":101048,"date":"2018-05-22T21:03:51","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T21:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=101048"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:28:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:28:21","slug":"how-to-scan-apk-files-so-you-dont-get-a-virus-on-your-android-device","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-scan-apk-files-so-you-dont-get-a-virus-on-your-android-device\/","title":{"rendered":"How to scan APK files so you don’t get a virus on your Android device"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google <\/b>takes the security of its online store very seriously. However, it\u2019s often been blamed for allowing too much harmful content and potentially dangerous apps.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last year, it launched the Google Play Protect service, a tool that helps provide an extra security layer. Although the problem has improved, the risk still exists. Today, we\u2019re going to take your protection to the next level: we\u2019ll show you <\/span>how to scan APK files so you don\u2019t get a virus on your Android device. <\/b><\/p>\n

Preventing before fixing<\/b><\/h2>\n

Every time we install an APK app from outside the Google Play Store, we\u2019re exposing ourselves to risk. You may know the manufacturer, but nobody is free from encountering problems with an app, whether you\u2019ve downloaded it from the Google Play store or another website. Because of this, <\/span>running a program analysis is a great solution. <\/b><\/p>\n

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For this, we recommend <\/span>NVISO ApkScan<\/b><\/a>. This website is becoming a trusted resource in the online community. Why? Because it meets your needs perfectly: making sure there\u2019s no virus in the app you want.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Using it is as simple as dragging the file into the box (or uploading it); the platform takes care of the rest. In addition, you can ask to be sent an email with the <\/span>data of the analysis<\/b>. Just check the box that appears above the captcha.<\/span><\/p>\n

Once you click on the <\/span>Scan package<\/b>, be patient, since the analysis usually takes a few minutes. When finished, you have two possible options: one, <\/span>it\u2019s clean<\/b> (you can install the app worry-free) or two, <\/span>it\u2019s infected<\/b>. If the second happens, the tool will give you extra info. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Google takes the security of its online store very seriously. However, it\u2019s often been blamed for allowing too much harmful content and potentially dangerous apps. Last year, it launched the Google Play Protect service, a tool that helps provide an extra security layer. Although the problem has improved, the risk still exists. Today, we\u2019re going … Continue reading “How to scan APK files so you don’t get a virus on your Android device”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9091,"featured_media":101101,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[2441],"tags":[1082,1032,1068,1049,1027],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-101048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to","tag-android","tag-gadgets","tag-google","tag-google-play-store","tag-security"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9091"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101048"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101048\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":327955,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101048\/revisions\/327955"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101048"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=101048"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=101048"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=101048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}