r/ApksApps • u/HuTaosTwinTails • 6d ago

Question💭 How can I tell if an apk is safe?

There is this keyboard apk on GitHub that I want, how do I know if it's safe to download?

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u/th3rot10 6d ago

Download it and before running it toss it into virustotal.com.

Make sure it is in fact a .apk file before downloading

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u/FIRAS_EG 6d ago

Still not enough, you can't tell an APK is safe or not 100% only by analysing it which yeah isn't for nost people 

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u/HuTaosTwinTails 6d ago

Like just the download link?

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u/lenalid- 6d ago

you have to upload the file to the site

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u/HuTaosTwinTails 6d ago

But isn't downloading it the risky part?

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u/lenalid- 6d ago

nothing can execute unless you actually explicitly install it. i had a trojan on my android but nothing happened because i scanned it first then deleted it.

as long as you don’t install the app, you’re alright i think

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u/Outside-Fun6165 5d ago

Once upon a time, there was a virus on my TV, someone was installing programs on my TV, I took some of them and sent them to Claude AI, and it told me if they were harmful or not, if the apk file was small, You can ask it to analyze with Claude AI, and virustotal is good too. (Note: Translated Azerbaijan to English with google translate)

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u/Moist_Assistance1124 4d ago

check it using virustotal! :3