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a simple question regarding malware, and a more complicated one regarding legit app not installing...

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System Name future xeon II
Processor DUAL SOCKET xeon e5 2686 v3 , 36c/72t, hacked all cores @3.5ghz, TDP limit hacked
Motherboard asrock rack ep2c612 ws
Cooling case fans,liquid corsair h100iv2 x2
Memory 96 gb ddr4 2133mhz gskill+corsair
Video Card(s) 2x 1080 sc acx3 SLI, @STOCK
Storage Hp ex950 2tb nvme+ adata xpg sx8200 pro 1tb nvme+ sata ssd's+ spinners
Display(s) philips 40" bdm4065uc 4k @60
Case silverstone temjin tj07-b
Audio Device(s) sb Z
Power Supply corsair hx1200i
Mouse corsair m95 16 buttons
Keyboard microsoft internet keyboard pro
Software windows 10 x64 1903 ,enterprise
Benchmark Scores fire strike ultra- 10k time spy- 15k cpu z- 400/15000
Ok, so my car's head unit was successfully rooted, xposed installed, and due to lack of space by design, I resorted to Link2sd app. Once linked several apps, I took out the sd card in order to expand the partition to 64gb, of course all data there was lost, but afterwards all apps reinstalled again easily. Except dropbox, it does not install via store nor apk, probable residue due to it being on the sd card before. I saw several solutions and yet to try them, one being install apk editor and mod the dropbox apk to internal only, the other is to uninstall all updates to play store and reboot.

The second question for the experts is: can an adware/malware apk lacking an app name(blank) once installed cause any damage without being ran yet(installed, inspected footprint and promptly uninstalled-didnt launch)?
Being paranoid, I uploaded to virus total and saw some adware stuff, nothing serious, but it came from a fake site.


edit:
problems solved:
root explorer deleted com files of residual apps from system data dir, now no conflict and they install fine!
also checked with task manager and two anti virus apps, no offending malware running or present.
 
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