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Are you worried about harmful apps or malware on your Android device? This article will guide you on how to use Trend Micro ScamCheck’s Device Security Scan to keep your device protected.

Available on Android only, this feature monitors your installed apps for malware, unwanted software, and potential privacy risks.

What Can Device Security Scan Do for You?

Device Security Scan analyzes your installed apps to identify potential security and privacy threats. Here’s what it protects you from:

  • Malware: Harmful software designed to damage or compromise your device.
  • Unwanted Software: Apps that perform unauthorized actions or consume resources.
  • Privacy Risks: Apps with excessive or suspicious permission requests that could expose your personal data.
  • Real-Time Monitoring: Continuously scans your device for threats and provides periodic reminders.
  • App Trust Management: Allows you to whitelist trusted apps and manage your trusted application list.

Why Device Security Scan Matters

Malicious apps and unwanted software can:

  • Steal Personal Information: Extract contacts, messages, photos, and sensitive data.
  • Compromise Privacy: Access location data, browser history, and banking information.
  • Drain Battery and Data: Consume system resources and use up your data plan.
  • Install Additional Malware: Download and install other harmful software.
  • Display Unwanted Ads: Show intrusive advertisements.
  • Slow Down Performance: Cause lag, freezing, or frequent crashes.

Using Device Security Scan helps protect you from these threats by identifying risky apps before they can cause harm.

How to Protect Your Device from Malicious Apps

Malicious and unwanted apps can slow down your device, steal your personal information, and compromise your privacy. Trend Micro ScamCheck’s Device Security Scan helps protect you by scanning your installed apps for threats.

How to Scan Your Apps

  1. Open Trend Micro ScamCheck and go to Scam Protection.
  2. Under Additional Protection, tap Device Security Scan.
  3. Tap Scan Now to analyze all your installed apps.
  4. The scan will check for:
    • Dangerous Apps: Malicious or scam apps.
    • Potentially Unwanted Apps: Fake alerts, excessive ads.
    • Privacy Risk Apps: Apps that invade your privacy.
  5. Once the scan is complete, review the results showing the total number of apps checked and any threats found.
  6. Tap Details on any flagged app to see why it was flagged.
  7. Tap Uninstall to remove the app or Trust this app if you recognize it.

How to Customize Your Scan Settings

Before or after scanning, customize your protection by toggling these options:

  • Scan New Apps: Automatically checks apps as you install them.
  • Dangerous Apps: Scans for malicious or scam apps.
  • Potentially Unwanted Apps: Scans for apps with fake alerts, excessive ads, and annoying notifications.
  • Privacy Risk Apps: Scans for apps that may invade your personal privacy.

How to Trust an App

If you recognize an app that was flagged but want to keep it, follow these steps:

  1. From the scan results, tap Details on the app.
  2. Review the app’s information and why it was flagged.
  3. Tap Trust this app at the bottom.
  4. Confirm by tapping Add to Trusted Apps.
  5. The app will now be whitelisted and won’t appear in future scans.

How to Manage Your Trusted Apps

  1. In Device Security Scan, go to Manage Lists → Trusted Apps.
  2. View all apps you’ve marked as trusted, along with their trust date and time.
  3. Tap Edit to make changes.
  4. Select apps and tap Remove from Trusted Apps to remove them from your whitelist.
  5. Removed apps will be scanned again in future scans.
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