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Malware in Ulefone Calculator App?

Hello,

I have an Ulefone 7 and AVG Antivirus running on it. Yesterday, I updated the Virus Definitions after 3 weeks and did a scan. A malware was reported in the pre-installed Calculator App. Is this a false positive? The app has been on the phone since I bought it new ~3 years ago and never before AVG detected anything. No updates of the app I believe in the recent past. I installed Kaspersky, which also reported a Maleware detection in the prizeCalculator.apk in the /system/priv-app folder. No detections were reported by Avira and Malewarebytes. I also found this Sophos-Discussion from 3 years ago where the same problem was reported but not solved: https://community.sophos.com/sophos-mobile/f/discussions/122870/ulefone-malware-detected-in-pre-installed-calculator-app. 

I deactivated the app for now. More things I need to do?

Has anyone had the same experience?
Midhun AloorMidhun Aloor (Foundever)

Hi Bernd,

We're glad to point you in the right direction.
For further assistance in this regard, we recommend that you contact our designated mobile team directly.
Please visit this link to contact our mobile team via email.
Thank you for understanding in advance!

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