On October 29th, it was reported to Avast that its antivirus Software Development Kit (SDK) for Android was incorrectly flagging the Google Quick Search Box as malware on Huawei phones. This SDK delivers the antivirus component of Huawei’s Optimizer app, a device management application that also provides clean-up and performance features.
The issue affected Huawei customers outside of China only, and a small number of Honor and Vivo customers. A fix was implemented on October 30th which fully resolved the issue. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.