System core

com.samsung.android.sm.devicesecurity

Risk
Safe
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Manufacturer
What it is
System core

What it is

Samsung Device security for the Smart Manager app using McAfee antivirus engine.

This is the antivirus in Settings -> Device care -> Security

Privacy nightmare(LOTS of permissions!) for a bit of security.

https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/05dab93ee2102a2fb6edf16e85750eb1f0189d7b82703c6a00c92cd08d62bb28?environmentId=200

ARCHIVE: https://web.archive.org/web/20200607140002/https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/05dab93ee2102a2fb6edf16e85750eb1f0189d7b82703c6a00c92cd08d62bb28?environmentId=200

Some people reported that without this package they weren't able to install apps anymore BUT I personally removed this and

I still can install apps.

I think(not sure) that you can remove this safely if you also remove com.samsung.aasaservice and com.samsung.android.sm

Commands

adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.samsung.android.sm.devicesecurity

To put it back:

adb shell cmd package install-existing com.samsung.android.sm.devicesecurity

Every removal listed here is per-user only: the system image is untouched, and the restore command puts the app back from the copy already on the device. Nothing is downloaded.

This is not the directory. Here we say what a package is in general; what happens on your particular television is on your model's entry, and that one wins. The same package can be dead weight on one set and hold the home screen up on another.