Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dr. Safety

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The result was delete. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 16:36, 19 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Dr. Safety

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My initial impression was that the subject of the article suffers from lack of notability. The coverage that I did find suspiciously look like vanity press. (See WP:RS on this.) There is not a single reliable source that has tested its antimalware capabilities. (In addition to Google Search, I looked av-test.org directly.)

But more suspiciously, this looks like a scam. I couldn't find a shred of evidence that suggests this is truly a Trend Micro product, which already has another mobile security solution called Trend Micro Mobile Security. It is highly suspicious for a product claiming to be from Trend Micro to set up its official website on a free Wordpress.com blog: See revision 740604311. Later, a TrendMicroDrSafety.com is added, so I did more checks: The digital certificate for trendmicro.com is an Extended Validation Certificate (proves the legal entity controlling the website) issued by AffirmTrust, to Trend Micro, Irving, Texas, United States. (AffirmTrust itself is a subsidiary of Trend Micro.) The digital certificate for LookupTrendMicroDrSafety.com is a plain Let's Encrypt certificate that anyone can acquire. Also, comparing their whois data: TrendMicro.com WHOIS vs. TrendMicroSafety.com WHOIS.

Codename Lisa (talk) 10:10, 12 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions. Merry Christmas! ^{Babymissfortune} 10:20, 12 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Fails WP:Notability (software). --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 10:43, 12 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Software article of unclear notability, with only 1 low-quality, possibly-independent reference. Refs with download links are typically not considered independent, and in any case, one review is not sufficient to establish notability, even if independent. A search turned up no additional significant WP:RS coverage. Article was created by an SPA as possibly promotional. Dialectric (talk) 20:06, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Delete although I don't think the app is a scam. I checked google play and I found the app there as well as apple and a Trend Micro press release. The app itself is genuine. However, I agree with Codename Lisa that the links on the page have definitely been changed to point to unreliable websites instead of the actual app website. This is one of the many apps released by companies and end up being forgotten because very few people use it. There are hardly any reviews and it seem people only used it because they made a deal with ASUS to preinstall it on a ZenFone.--DreamLinker (talk) 08:26, 17 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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