MTP Host , Package access helper , Package installer running ,is that a sign of malware?

[Trevor Wayne]

I have checked my RAM usage and I founded that MTP Host , Package access helper , Package installer is running on the same time.Is that a sign of malware entering into my device? I have never use MTP to connect to my PC.

Sorry for my poor English.

 

[acejavelin]

I have checked my RAM usage and I founded that MTP Host , Package access helper , Package installer is running on the same time.Is that a sign of malware entering into my device? I have never use MTP to connect to my PC.

Sorry for my poor English.

Is this a sign of malware in your device? No... In fact, the answer is almost always no regardless of the circumstances. My first question is usually, do you have Unknown Sources enabled in Developer Options? If the answer is no, then there is a 99.9% chance that the issue is something else. If the answer is yes, I ask what was installed, and even then 90% of the time the issue is something else.

Package Access Helper and Package Installer are both completely normal and should be background tasks in Android. I don't see "MTP Host" running in my device at all, and I use MTP all the time, but "MTP Host" is a system service (Settings - Apps - Show System). How are you seeing this, I don't see it in Developer - Running Services or Memory - App Usage?

On an unrelated note, the US Retail (XT1687) version does not have NFC, but "NFC Services" is running all the time. Weird...