Detecting malware when deploying

Android

apps from

BlackBerry UEM

You can use

BlackBerry UEM

to distribute hosted

Android

apps to users' devices.

BlackBerry Protect Mobile

adds a new layer of security to this feature by giving

UEM

the ability to scan hosted

Android

apps (.apk) that are uploaded to

UEM

to detect potential malware.

When you upload an app to the management console, the app hash is sent to the

BlackBerry cloud services

. If the

BlackBerry cloud services

do not recognize the hash because it has not been analyzed previously, the app files are uploaded. The

BlackBerry cloud services

analyze the app files and generate a confidence score that is returned to

UEM

.

The app appears in the app list while the scan is in progress. If the app is not identified as malware, it remains on the app list. If the app is identified as malware, the app is automatically removed from the app list. If an app is assigned to a user or group while the scan is in progress, it will not be sent to devices until the scan is complete.

The

BlackBerry cloud services

retain app binaries and a corresponding confidence score for security purposes. The confidence score for an app can change if the same app is processed again. Whenever you upload a new version of an app,

UEM

sends the app files to the

BlackBerry cloud services

for analysis and scoring.