I hope I am posting in the right place.
I keep getting this notification saying that I won one thing or another. It pops up in my notification so it is not a text message. If I click on the notification, it takes me to the ad site with no way to opt out of it.
I have ad free installed, but that does not help. I have Lookout installed as well and it doesn't help either.
How can I find out where it is coming from and get rid of it?
Is there an Adaware or Spybot or Android?
I have attached a screen shot of the notification I receive.
Thanks,
SBD
I got the exact same one today. Plus I get different ones all of the time.
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Idk but i think youmail might have something to do with it, i remember (i think) on my og evo i used to get that wen i intsalled youmail, idk tho
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It's an application called air push which came with an app you recently installed either uninstall the app or install AirPush Opt Out from the market and they will stop.
Edit: You can also get AirPush detector to see which app is doing it.
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Racer Of All said:
It's an application called air push which came with an app you recently installed either uninstall the app or install AirPush Opt Out from the market and they will stop.
Edit: You can also get AirPush detector to see which app is doing it.
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I downloaded AirPush detector and found the app that was using this type of advertising. It was a Trance Radio App. Will never download that again.
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SBD
This AirPush crap is malware, plain and simple. This needs to stop. Don't forget to rate the app 1 star before you uninstall it and report it. This is unacceptable.
zeuzinn said:
This AirPush crap is malware, plain and simple. This needs to stop. Don't forget to rate the app 1 star before you uninstall it and report it. This is unacceptable.
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If you read the app description it clearly states that it has AirPush enabled and even shows you how to opt out. Cannot report an app because the downloader didn't read the description.
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hi all
have installed addfree for android
but dont help me
have adds
can someone tell me, what i have to do, for a adfree evo?
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Try rebooting and taking a look at your /system/etc/hosts file, you should be able to see if adfree has modified it or not. Some apps have started getting ads from their own servers so there's no easy way to block them
Just hit download and install hosts. Installing it doesn't do anything, you have to refresh the hosts.
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have installed
dont helps
Maybe adaway would work better for you? Free in the market.
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dont works
Companies are getting smarter and thus ads are getting harder to block. The new Pandora app is swear gets its ads from Pandora servers. Oh well.
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Are you getting notification adds or are you wanting to get rid of adds in the app?
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tgruendler said:
Are you getting notification adds or are you wanting to get rid of adds in the app?
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I've gotten random win a ipad notifications here and have checked using the airpush detector app which results in zero apps I have using it evidently. They don't happen every day either but maybe once a week or longer they do....
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sgt. slaughter said:
I've gotten random win a ipad notifications here and have checked using the airpush detector app which results in zero apps I have using it evidently. They don't happen every day either but maybe once a week or longer they do....
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I had one pop up last week. First one I've ever seen. Hadn't seen it since. I have lookout installed and do not have or never had any bootleg apps. I don't get it. Those apps need to be pulled and gone.
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I have adds in apps
I've had an issue keeping ads away as well. I do think the deevelopers are getting a bit smarter about how they serve the ads.
Here is an old thread on the subject
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=664532
It hasn't been updated in quite some time but it might help.
im just absolutely lost how/what is causing the notification popup add that i get which is for "win an ipad2..."
Itll randomly happen and not with a program up and running less its in the background. Its not a txt msg one but actual notification that sends me to a website. I scaned with lookout and all is fine. Also read up on the notification adds and thought it might be the airpush crap but the airpush defender app didn't find any apps using it when i installed it so im at a complete loss now as to why this is happening.
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im just absolutely lost how/what is causing the notification popup add that i get which is for "win an ipad2..."
Itll randomly happen and not with a program up and running less its in the background. Its not a txt msg one but actual notification that sends me to a website. I scaned with lookout and all is fine. Also read up on the notification adds and thought it might be the airpush crap but the airpush defender app didn't find any apps using it when i installed it so im at a complete loss now as to why this is happening.
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I've never seen the ad you're talking about but I wonder if Sprint is sending it to you. I used to get a bunch of text ads from Sprint until I called them up and told them not to send me anything anymore. You might just be able to call them and have them stop it.
You can never really tell what apps to trust and what not to, I guess.
Take Dolphin for instance, love the browser, but take a look at this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1319529
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/1...e-you-visit-to-a-remote-server-in-plain-text/
Not directly "ad" related, but you get what I'm saying.
I keep getting ads about free iphone 4 or ipad, any ideas how to get rid of it.
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i'm going to guess its a rouge app. some developers are putting ads into apps now. i believe its called air push that they use, and yes it can be quite intrusive. look up airpush detector in the market and see if that helps
Downloaded it still getting them
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You've downloaded an app that's causing it. Look at your running apps and that may help pinpoint what's causing it. You can try rebooting and then immediately checking what auto-starts - typically apps that display ads like that will auto-start.
You can download System Tuner free from the Market and open it up and go to Apps > Startups (at the top) and see what's being launched upon startup in there. Be safe and double check anything you disable and a backup never hurts...
It is "mp3 ringtone downloader".
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Downloaded it still getting them
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You have to run AirPush Detector while the ad is open. It will let you know where it is coming from. Seems like 99% of the time, people are downloading that stupid "MP3 Music Download" (Its LOADED with fake reviews).
most people get it from some MP3 downloader app. do you have something like that?
I am getting them as well, and I don't have a MP3 music downloader on my phone. I don't want these ads, and I think it's bad that a warning is not given before we download an app that use this bloatware.
Ironically, bloat freezer causes this.
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cwc3 said:
you have to run airpush detector while the ad is open
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I found out that it was a theme that I downloaded from the market.
I also had this start happening when I installed Crackle. After I removed it, the ads went away.
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I found out that it was a theme that I downloaded from the market.
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Was it a theme for GoLauncher? I got that too a while back.
Ashhong said:
Was it a theme for GoLauncher? I got that too a while back.
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No, it was a Galaxy S2 theme that I downloaded from the market...
The first thing my bro did with his phone is get mp3 app
AirPush Detector (free in the market might help you but it didn't help me). I found Addons Detector to help me. Install from market (free) then Click on "Addons" then find "push notifications" in the filter list then click on "submit". Hoefully it'll find your problem.
Good luck - hope this helps. That notification bar spam was maddening.
i found one from the ICS theme for golauncher. after i deleted the theme the ads went away.
dahlinc said:
i found one from the ICS theme for golauncher. after i deleted the theme the ads went away.
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Same for me as well...
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Okay I think i have some sort of malware on my phone. The other day, I had a strange advertisement in my notification bar...never seen anything like it before. I can't recall what the ad was for because I hit clear without thinking.
Now, the homepage on my phone keeps setting itself to start.infospace.com . I changed it once but now it's back. Anyone have any ideas what this could be?
You have one of those apps that are associated with that type of advertising. I think you use airpush app to stop them, but then the apps no longer work.
Yea thats the result of crack apps
My 3vO just f***k u at the 3rd dimension
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Yea thats the result of crack apps
My 3vO just f***k u at the 3rd dimension
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I don't have any crack apps
I just had a few of those too, trying to sort out what app is to blame. Thinking it may be zedge wallpaper/ringtones...
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MP3 Music Downloader does this. Just started on the most recent update like a week or two ago.
ahowsare said:
I just had a few of those too, trying to sort out what app is to blame. Thinking it may be zedge wallpaper/ringtones...
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Do a Wipe of Everything, and try Flashing a New Rom, or Restore a Old Backup! Then see if that Fixes the Problem?
Good Luck....
Theres an app that can find whats doing that but If you've just recently installed any new apps look through the reviews for them. You should be able to find which one is causing it pretty quickly that way
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You have one of those apps that are associated with that type of advertising. I think you use airpush app to stop them, but then the apps no longer work.
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Airpush is the company that does that, didn't see your post here
I would definitely find the app doing it and report it as malware. There was also a thread somewhere in the general or android section that had a thread listing them so people could avoid/report them.
After taking the advice posted I checked my recent apps, reviews are pointing to an mp3 downloader. Must not have read enough of the reviews when I got it...
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Ah thanks to the people who recommended Airpush detector. Apparently, it was the "Eastern Glow" live wallpaper I had downloaded. It uses the AirPush for notification bar advertising...not cool
My boss has a Rezound with the exact same ROM/kernel etc. that I have listed in my sig (because I set it up for him).
He has had a weird problem that he wants me to fix but I'm not sure what's causing it. Everyday lately, he has had a notification in the left side of the upper task bar that is just a + sign.
If you pull down the notifications it has a link to a porno site, but it doesn't go to his gmail and you can just clear it with no problem.
He says he has never gone to a site like that on his phone because "why bother, the screen it too small anyway" and that he has a both a 17.5" laptop and a 27" desktop monitor that are much better suited to that kind of thing.
I have worked on all his computers and all his phones and this problem ONLY happens on his phone. Does anybody know how to block whatever is doing this??
That has to be an app running in the background.
Check what apps are installed / running.
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dottat said:
That has to be an app running in the background.
Check what apps are installed / running.
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This. I had a music download app that was pushing ad's to my top bar too. Got rid of that REAL quick.
Download airpush detector from the market. It will tell you which app is pushing the ads. Then just uninstall it.
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nosympathy said:
Download airpush detector from the market. It will tell you which app is pushing the ads. Then just uninstall it.
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Do this ^^^^^^^^^^
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brosmike.airpushdetector&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5icm9zbWlrZS5haXJwdXNoZGV0ZWN0b3IiXQ..
there is also an airpush blocker in the market (excuse me, Play Store), air block, I think, that will stop those.
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badogg said:
This. I had a music download app that was pushing ad's to my top bar too. Got rid of that REAL quick.
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Yup, that was it right there.
He had installed an mp3 downloader because another coworker told him it was "awesome"
I have made the mistake of responding to an ad that I got on my phone. Now I am getting random notifications on my status bar. They are links to crap no one wants. Does anyone know how to prevent them from coming to my phone? Thanks!
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Bdozier said:
I have made the mistake of responding to an ad that I got on my phone. Now I am getting random notifications on my status bar. They are links to crap no one wants. Does anyone know how to prevent them from coming to my phone? Thanks!
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Usually notification ads are caused by some ad-supported app using something like Airpush. I recommend you run Addons Detector to see if there are any offending apps and remove them.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.denper.addonsdetector&hl=en
You can also opt out of the Airpush notification ads by following the directions at the following link. You do have to install and run their opt out app, but then you can remove it.
http://www.airpush.com/optout
Finally, if you are rooted, you can run AdAway:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.adaway
coal686 said:
Usually notification ads are caused by some ad-supported app using something like Airpush. I recommend you run Addons Detector to see if there are any offending apps and remove them.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.denper.addonsdetector&hl=en
You can also opt out of the Airpush notification ads by following the directions at the following link. You do have to install and run their opt out app, but then you can remove it.
http://www.airpush.com/optout
Finally, if you are rooted, you can run AdAway:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.adaway
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Sorry, I can only click thanks one time!
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