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by taeric 3567 days ago
In this case, there is no need to proactively scan anymore. It was reported by users.

I stressed the wrong thing before. If it can not be fixed, say so.

2 comments

How do you propose third parties modifying installers without Google's knowledge or permission something Google can fix?
I think GP is just suggesting that Google has had the knowledge about this specific 3rd party issue (via this bug) for years. It can't fix all possible 3rd party installer-induced issues, but it could potentially fix this one. (Or at least notify the user.)
Fair enough!