Remember: Google Play
Protect scans programs within the Google Play Store itself before you download them, then keeps tabs on them periodically once they're installed.
Not exact matches
If your system startup
scan is taking an unusually long time to complete A CAPTCHA is a
program that
protects websites against attacks by generating and grading tests that humans can pass but current computer
programs can not.
However, you don't usually have to run full system
scans yourself when an antivirus
program is already
protecting you — it's always
scanning in the background and doing its own, regular, full - system
scans.
Malware
scanning happens primarily after apps are uploaded, and though Google has recently taken steps to safeguard users with its Play
Protect program, you don't have to depend on them.
For example, Google Play
Protect can automatically
scan your Android device for malware when you install
programs.
If you haven't installed another antivirus
program, Windows Defender is already helping
protect your computer with both real - time and scheduled system
scans.
In those particular cases, Google said that the recent launch of its Google Play
Protect program, which automatically
scans apps for malicious activity, cut down on the number of app installs in that category greatly compared to 2016.