Question Shell threat

[shar]

Just did a scan with avast on my S23 ultra. Result: Shell has a malicious code. Can't disable it as recommended. What's it mean?

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! "Shell" is a system app on all Android devices. Avast is just serving up a false positive.

Antivirus apps are generally not very useful on Android devices, as long as you follow common sense guidelines. Read these:

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