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
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el_chamuco said:
Yea thats the result of crack apps
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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.
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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
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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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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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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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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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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.
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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.
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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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I'm losing my mind trying to track down the process causing repetitive ads in my notification tray. Things for new improved market and other randomness. Has any one had this issue and what is causing it? Only started after I updated to HC. Watched running process to monitor but no suspicious activity. Running stock non root.
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Never heard of that before, but any app can post notifications. My guess is you have a bad ad supported application installed. Carefully check your apps. Uninstall any suspicious apps and check your results. When you find the culprit, give it a terrible review in the market and write the developer a nasty gram.
Is there a way to ID the process utilizing the notification tray?
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I've monitored my system through 3 diff apps with no leads.
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Maybe its flyer flu. Or Flyeritis.
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I'm searching through my system log does anyone know what the callsign for info to the notification tray?
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Is there a way to ID the process utilizing the notification tray?
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I don't know of anyway that you can monitor which apps are sending notifications other that using the PC development environment which would be far more trouble to set up than just uninstalling apps one by one.
*%?%?$*'&%# i hate ads for stuff idk! Damn notification hijackers! Ok well definitely posting what I find when done. Thanks
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Virus scan?
I remember reading somewhere else there are several apps known for such notification spam. "Music Junk" is one of them, don't remember the rest. I also remember reading that there is an app that lets you control all the permissions (including sending notifications) of most apps. Don't remember the name of that program though.
I would suggest removing most of the extra stuff that you have loaded, and then reinstalling them one by one allowing some time in between to check if you get spammed.
Let us know if you track it down, any info will helps others.
Lol congrats on having airpush infecting your system. try doing a
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pskill | grep airpush
and see if anything comes up. I doubt it, but it's worth a shot. Not sure if busybox has pskill though...hmm, we shall find out!
I hat the same problem with a mp3 download app!Uninstalled it and it was gone.Nothing to do with the HC upgrade i think.
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I hat the same problem with a mp3 download app!Uninstalled it and it was gone.Nothing to do with the HC upgrade i think.
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No, you're right. This has nothing to do with Honeycomb. It's an app that the OP installed as several posters have mentioned.
Yes, as Indirect said: this is called airpush.
Try this app: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.brosmike.airpushdetector
OP, do you have screenshots? Maybe someone has the same app, and gets the same notifications that can help?
I hate random notifications too, especially the Glu games letting me know there are sales on crap I don't want.
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I remember reading somewhere else there are several apps known for such notification spam. "Music Junk" is one of them, don't remember the rest. I also remember reading that there is an app that lets you control all the permissions (including sending notifications) of most apps. Don't remember the name of that program though.
I would suggest removing most of the extra stuff that you have loaded, and then reinstalling them one by one allowing some time in between to check if you get spammed.
Let us know if you track it down, any info will helps others.
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The app that you're thinking of is called "Permissions" available in the Android market. I can't remember the app that checks just for the air stuff but I believe the logging test app (developed here at XDA) will find that. If you like it you can buy a license on the Android market to support the developer, full details in the thread just search XDA for it.
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I have spied an puzzle app in the market called Galaxy, which reviewers say forces ads into your notification bar... You don't have that by any chance installed?
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Thanks guys for the info. Much appreciated.
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I found it! It was the crackle app.
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I found it! It was the crackle app.
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Nice! Congrats, detective!
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it is aanoying and keeps telling me things about ipads and such..
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it is aanoying and keeps telling me things about ipads and such..
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probably and advertisement that came from an app you downloaded. I hate those..
Find the app that is doing it, rate it 1 star then uninstall and find a better similar app where the developers aren't douchebags.
Having same problem. How do i find the app thats responsible?
I wouldn't know.. if it only happened recently and you installed apps recently I would start with those..
Maybe read comments on the apps you downloaded, many people will complain about it.
All the big apps are likely safe to assume they're not the one doing it. It's usually smaller apps, less known games that do it to bring in more money.
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Actually I take that back. There is an app to see which apps are pushing those annoying advertisements:
http://www.androidpit.com/en/android/market/apps/app/com.brosmike.airpushdetector/AirPush-Detector
ZolaSlo said:
Having same problem. How do i find the app thats responsible?
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You need Ad push detector, it's available free from the market.
I had same problem, for me it was a an ics theme for launcher go. I removed it and found alternative, now all is good no more crappy star notification.
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You need Ad push detector, it's available free from the market.
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I had the same issue and downloaded Addons Detector. I scanned for Push Notifications...and nuked the app responsible.
Google really shouldn't allow such crap into the market though. It takes away from the integrity of the app market.
Tnx guys, it was Live 3D wallpaper...
br Zola
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I wouldn't know.. if it only happened recently and you installed apps recently I would start with those..
Maybe read comments on the apps you downloaded, many people will complain about it.
All the big apps are likely safe to assume they're not the one doing it. It's usually smaller apps, less known games that do it to bring in more money.
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Actually I take that back. There is an app to see which apps are pushing those annoying advertisements:
http://www.androidpit.com/en/android/market/apps/app/com.brosmike.airpushdetector/AirPush-Detector
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Thanks for the tip on the app, downloaded it and found the app, It was a Battery Calibration app that had many people who had rated it as an air push app. What a pain in the ass those things are, they should be illegal. I have a rooted phone with adfree downloaded and it still came thru. Not any more, didn't need that damn app anyways.
Thanks again,
Vinny
tonybuzz32000 said:
I had same problem, for me it was a an ics theme for launcher go. I removed it and found alternative, now all is good no more crappy star notification.
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Mine too!!!!!
Seems like.malware, done virus scans with lookout, didn't find anything. they take me to shady websites through redirects. deleted a bunch of apps, these shady apps remain....
What apps?
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Seems like.malware, done virus scans with lookout, didn't find anything. they take me to shady websites through redirects. deleted a bunch of apps, these shady apps remain....
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Judging by the name of the apps, they do indeed look shady.
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Judging by the name of the apps, they do indeed look shady.
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Maybe they aren't apps actually?? Maybe bookmarks..Just realized they aren't in my app drawer. Still wish I could know the app they originated from. I think I'll do a factory reset when i get home just to be safe though.
Read the reviews from other users before you download something. There are a lot of apps in the store that aren't actual apps.
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They were probably put there by another app. They're basically ads. Just delete them off the screen and you should be fine.
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