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Re:Malware on My Android Phone by llarsson on Monday January 11, 2021 @03:10AM (#25726113)
Can't an app ask for a website to be opened, and then that would cause the standard browser to display said website and URL?

It does not sound to me like the Chrome app was infected, just told to open a page.

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Re:Malware on My Android Phone by UncleMeat on Monday January 11, 2021 @09:15AM (#25729069)
Yes this is basic (and incredibly common) behavior. The alternative is often much worse (an embedded WebView in each app to do things like open TOS pages).
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