Hi,
I'm trying to install Adguard for Android on two Samsung Galaxy A51 devices running on Android 10 for a 7-day free trial period (depending on how this trial goes, I'll buy a family licence and install on other devices, including four Windows computers). In order to do so, on both devices, I went to https://adguard.com/en/welcome.html, clicked on "download" and downloaded a file called "adguard.apk". I then clicked said file and chose the option "Open with Avast Mobile Security" — I always do that because Avast scans the apk before installing, and because I also trust Avast's app installer module more than the native OS installer (Avast is the only app with the permission to install programmes on my devices other than Google Play itself). On one device (dark mode on), the installation proceeded normally and was successful. On the other device (dark mode off), however, Avast refused to install claiming "Suspicious app activity!" and recommended the exclusion of the apk file. A brief Google search revealed this result, which seems to confirm com.adguard.android is indeed a malicious package, although this might refer to a fake app with the same package name or be a false positive.
What do I do? Is Adguard safe to install? Is the website I downloaded it from fake or compromised? Why does Avast Mobile Security read this package as suspicious on one device, but not on the other?
I'm trying to install Adguard for Android on two Samsung Galaxy A51 devices running on Android 10 for a 7-day free trial period (depending on how this trial goes, I'll buy a family licence and install on other devices, including four Windows computers). In order to do so, on both devices, I went to https://adguard.com/en/welcome.html, clicked on "download" and downloaded a file called "adguard.apk". I then clicked said file and chose the option "Open with Avast Mobile Security" — I always do that because Avast scans the apk before installing, and because I also trust Avast's app installer module more than the native OS installer (Avast is the only app with the permission to install programmes on my devices other than Google Play itself). On one device (dark mode on), the installation proceeded normally and was successful. On the other device (dark mode off), however, Avast refused to install claiming "Suspicious app activity!" and recommended the exclusion of the apk file. A brief Google search revealed this result, which seems to confirm com.adguard.android is indeed a malicious package, although this might refer to a fake app with the same package name or be a false positive.
What do I do? Is Adguard safe to install? Is the website I downloaded it from fake or compromised? Why does Avast Mobile Security read this package as suspicious on one device, but not on the other?
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