Smart Protection

Various customization degrees are possible when integrating Malwarelytics into an app. For full control over its behavior, raw APIs — observers and method calls — can be used. An entirely different approach is a hassle-free SDK integration using the built-in Smart Protection system.

Smart Protection is a set of behavior patterns that are enabled by default. These patterns include a periodic evaluation of apps installed on the device, suggestion updates, initial scans, and an automatic evaluation of app changes.

There are two basic modes of operation:

1. Silent mode — default option. It does not show any UI but simply keeps the data up to date with the remote console.

2. Non-silent mode — facilitates automatic mitigation of detected threats. The available options are:

   • Display an app screen with a list of dangerous apps.
   • Display a notification about a dangerous app.

Configuration

Smart Protection can be configured to some extent using the SmartProtectionConfig settings in the AntivirusConfig.Builder.

val smartProtectionConfig = AntivirusConfig.SmartProtectionConfig.Builder()
                        .smartProtectionEnabled(true)
                        .silentModeEnabled(true)
                        .smartProtectionIntervalHours(72)
                        .performInitialFirstUpdate(true)
                        .build()

val antivirusConfig = AntivirusConfig.Builder()
    // other Anti-Malware feature configuration
    .smartProtectionConfig(smartProtectionConfig)
    .build()