This music download app called MP3 Download V3-No Ads obviously claims to be ad free but the second you refuse to give it a 5 star rating in the market (yes it ASKS you to) it starts pushing ads to your notification bar. Short of uninstalling it, is there any other way to stop this? And why is it allowed in the market period when it's intentionally misleading and malicious? My negative reviews don't show up in the market either. Seems like something is very wrong on a few fronts here to me.
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I have used this app. If you force stop the app after you are done, the ads stop.
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There is an app that will block the ads but unfortunately I don't know what it's called. I would search Market for air app block or something like that that will block ads pushed over the air, I think that's what is happening.
If the search function on this board returns you can search "download mp3" and you should find the answer.
Here it is...
https://market.android.com/details?...DEsImNvbS5icm9zbWlrZS5haXJwdXNoZGV0ZWN0b3IiXQ..
There's other apps to look through, I don't know which is the best one.
feralicious said:
There is an app that will block the ads but unfortunately I don't know what it's called. I would search Market for air app block or something like that that will block ads pushed over the air, I think that's what is happening.
If the search function on this board returns you can search "download mp3" and you should find the answer.
Here it is...
https://market.android.com/details?...DEsImNvbS5icm9zbWlrZS5haXJwdXNoZGV0ZWN0b3IiXQ..
There's other apps to look through, I don't know which is the best one.
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Those apps, though, like AirPush Detector just tell you which apps are doing it. They won't actually block the ads themselves.
WasabiWa83 said:
Those apps, though, like AirPush Detector just tell you which apps are doing it. They won't actually block the ads themselves.
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Ah okay, so maybe they were just suggested to find the culprit and uninstall it.
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Those apps, though, like AirPush Detector just tell you which apps are doing it. They won't actually block the ads themselves.
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AdFree works well for me..
Here is a thread from another forum on xda on how to do it by modifying the /etc/hosts file:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=664532
just use 'tiny downloader' or 'tinyshark' these both pull from grooveshark.
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Is there a program that is causing the pop up ads on the 3D and if so how do I get rid of it?
Not root yet (waiting on Myn) so I cannot use ad blocker.
Uninstall it.
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You can use CPU spy (i think thats the name...never had to use it myself but i hear its good for runaway apps) or maybe even the battery info tool built in to see what, if anything, is running after a fresh boot besides stock apps. Once you isolate the item you can remove the faulting APK and hopefully be in the clear. If its an APK you just got to have i'd root and install AdFree by Big Tin Can to install and maintain an actively updated hosts file that routes all typicall ad call's back to the local machine (set address 127.0.0.1).
Hope this helps some man!
Pop ups....? Seems like some sort of malware app.
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It's some apps that are giving you the ads. Unistall the last app you installed.
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Some developers are doing this type of advertising now. Check comments for the complaints. I know there are apps to detect some of these advertising methods but I can't remember them. I've had it happen with some live wallpapers and games. If I'm not mistaken, I've had it happen with at least 1 app from the GO Dev team (maybe a wallpaper they did? Can't remember).
Thanks for the responses but if I knew which app was doing the ads I would delete it.
How do I find out which app is causing the ads which are on the notification bar?
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Thanks for the responses but if I knew which app was doing the ads I would delete it.
How do I find out which app is causing the ads which are on the notification bar?
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Ads in the notification bar are called AirPush ads (new company introduced them). There's an app called AirPush-Detector that will tell you what apps are using it. See if that helps.
Is there anyway to figure out where they are coming from? I tried removing the last couple of apps I downloaded but I still get one occasionally. Thanks in advance
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Can you post a screen shot? I am interested to see what they look like and maybe get some more clues.
What ROM are you running? Come from? Odd apps with stranger permissions? Have you tried LBE Privacy Guard to see what is sending/receiving?
Those damn push notification ads. You could try using Addons Detector:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.denper.addonsdetector
Wood, I am running D9 but I can't post a screenshot at the moment because I recently cleared out my notifications and it went away. It only seems to pop up once a day.
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That app the jr67 posted the link to seems really promising. I think you should check that out. I have D9 as my "home" ROM and I haven't seen these yet. But I am hyper-maintenance oriented though, so that might be why. Also might want to look into Adfree on the market too.
Yeah I downloaded both apps mentioned and I am now monitoring. I do have adfree however it says my host file is up to date. I will post a screeny if it pops back up.
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Hey, woodrube, if you're really curious about what those notification ads look like try installing a call filter app called Easy Filter. It was actually a pretty good call filter but it wasn't worth putting up with all those ads.
AdAway is a good alternative to Adfree. They work the same way but Adaway also let's you blacklist/whitelist specific sites yourself. You can try digging through the logcat to find the site that's delivering the ad then blacklist it.
Autostarts = win
once you figure which app is the culprit (and presuming its an app that you want to keep), purchase an app called "autostarts". it is well worth the $1 or whatever it is. the app is pretty self explanatory, it prevents apps from opening by themselves under certain conditions. open the app, let it populate scenarios, and just go through each category and if you see the culprit listed - DISABLE THAT *****.
once you do this, you will now be able to kill/force stop the app whenever youre done using it, and you will never see/hear from it again until you open it yourself.
i use this method for Blood & Glory, and no ads for me ever.
DISCLAIMER: Autostarts is a VERY powerful app and you are definitely going to want to explore it, but dont fool around with system apps unless you are 100% sure you know what you are doing. this goes the same for any other app that is important to your personal desired functionality of your phone (third party texting apps, facebook app, twitter, camera, etc.)
what i personally did was downloaded a conventional task manager to find out which apps like to plot behind my back. i made a list of the ones that never have any business being open unless i open them, then went into autostarts and disabled them under the rescpective scenarios. this program is fantastic for saving battery and RAM
Yeah thanks a lot. I think I got rid of it but not sure which app was causing it because I uninstalled a few at once. I will keep that app in mind if I ever run into this problem again.
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What the hell is up with the ads on the pull down notifications bar????????
I have the ad blocker app, but I'm getting two to three ads a day. Is there a way to stop this????
I think I got it, I found a website lifehacker.com and downloaded a app called AirPush Detector. I ran it and found two apps that run airpush adds. Hope this helps others....
Edit: when I used root uninstaller to remove the apps that were pushing airpush adds, the adds from my notifications were removed. So I'm hoping this is working.............
I don't get that. What apps exactly were pushing out the ads? Id be interested to know. Speaking of ads, It appears that ever since I've switched to Android, I've been swarmed with ads everywhere. Almost every app has ads crammed into them. And what pisses me off is that some apps will no longer work either if you do not have have your Internet connection turned on regardless if the actual app dont need internet to work.... Or the update will update the ads and suddenly you have to click on an ad to load a game in an emulator, each time. Some of these devs are getting ridiculously stingy or greedy. I been using emulators for years since 1999 and I never seen such ridiculous greediness or spammy advertising crammed into so many apps. Listen... Ill support the dev... But this forceful adverts is getting out of hand... Not to mention it slows my connection and the software. It kills my bandwidth. My bandwidth usage has skyrocketed since I started using apps on this phone. The as arevthe primary source of it.......
Ok... That is all. Its just a rant. No flames please. Im not bashing anyone here.
It's more than likely not your phone. It's probably an app you've downloaded that has a script to bypass the ads.
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I don't get that. What apps exactly were pushing out the ads? Id be interested to know. Speaking of ads, It appears that ever since I've switched to Android, I've been swarmed with ads everywhere. Almost every app has ads crammed into them. And what pisses me off is that some apps will no longer work either if you do not have have your Internet connection turned on regardless if the actual app dont need internet to work.... Or the update will update the ads and suddenly you have to click on an ad to load a game in an emulator, each time. Some of these devs are getting ridiculously stingy or greedy. I been using emulators for years since 1999 and I never seen such ridiculous greediness or spammy advertising crammed into so many apps. Listen... Ill support the dev... But this forceful adverts is getting out of hand... Not to mention it slows my connection and the software. It kills my bandwidth. My bandwidth usage has skyrocketed since I started using apps on this phone. The as arevthe primary source of it.......
Ok... That is all. Its just a rant. No flames please. Im not bashing anyone here.
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Grab an ad-blocker. They point the ads back to your phone localhost (127.0.0.1) and shouldn't hold you up when trying to display. Also, try to remember that the ad supported versions of apps are free. Most devs have a paid version that removes the ads.
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Grab an ad-blocker. They point the ads back to your phone localhost (127.0.0.1) and shouldn't hold you up when trying to display. Also, try to remember that the ad supported versions of apps are free. Most devs have a paid version that removes the ads.
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QFT.
When I rooted my rezound, I just used Nils' tool to install the ad-blocking host file and all was right in the world again.
You can also use ROM Toolbox to install an ad block file too.
Ad blocker does not block airpush ads. I have ad blocker and I was getting ads from apps that I downloaded like games. One of my games that I downloaded was using a program to push ads out in my area. Please read the website info I gave everyone on 2nd post. There is two things going on 1. ad blocker 2. airpush ads
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I don't get that. What apps exactly were pushing out the ads? Id be interested to know. Speaking of ads, It appears that ever since I've switched to Android, I've been swarmed with ads everywhere. Almost every app has ads crammed into them. And what pisses me off is that some apps will no longer work either if you do not have have your Internet connection turned on regardless if the actual app dont need internet to work.... Or the update will update the ads and suddenly you have to click on an ad to load a game in an emulator, each time. Some of these devs are getting ridiculously stingy or greedy. I been using emulators for years since 1999 and I never seen such ridiculous greediness or spammy advertising crammed into so many apps. Listen... Ill support the dev... But this forceful adverts is getting out of hand... Not to mention it slows my connection and the software. It kills my bandwidth. My bandwidth usage has skyrocketed since I started using apps on this phone. The as arevthe primary source of it.......
Ok... That is all. Its just a rant. No flames please. Im not bashing anyone here.
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You said since you switched to Android, I have a Ipad and it did the same thing until I jailbreaked the thing. I'm seeing if the game I downloaded was free (what is free in this world) the game dev has to get some type of kick back from someone. That's one of the reasons why I root my phone, to stop this kind of thing. I have no ads on my Ipad and Android after being rooted. I know about the ad block apps but I had no clue about apps using a program to airpush ads. But I got it after doing a little homework!!!! All is good, just download two apps from the market called ad blocker and airpush. Hope this helps.
Use adaway, in the market. you'll never see another ad, even in apps.
The host file is updated daily pretty much, and its free!
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I really don't mind the ads, honest. It's just the forced clicking and mandatory Internet connection for apps that normally don't require it. And when ads for gay singles sites pop up in these apps, you can bet your a$$ im not clicking on that nasty stuff. Most of these apps just displayed the ads, but some, after update, suddenly make you click before you can do anything. Like I said, I will support devs, but this is not the way I'll be doing it.
Thanks for the suggestions. Do I need root for these ad Blockers to work by any chance?
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I really don't mind the ads, honest. It's just the forced clicking and mandatory Internet connection for apps that normally don't require it. And when ads for gay singles sites pop up in these apps, you can bet your a$$ im not clicking on that nasty stuff. Most of these apps just displayed the ads, but some, after update, suddenly make you click before you can do anything. Like I said, I will support devs, but this is not the way I'll be doing it.
Thanks for the suggestions. Do I need root for these ad Blockers to work by any chance?
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If you download air push detector in the market it will tell you which apps are causing the ads in your notification bar
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evo4gnoob said:
If you download air push detector in the market it will tell you which apps are causing the ads in your notification bar
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Hasn't for me. I just randomly started getting the ads, so I downloaded that app, and nothing. I even ran the app with an ad in my notification bar. Nothing....
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Twice now I've received the ad below without the browser active or open. I have nothing but your run of the mill Google apps and market apps on my phone. It should also be noted that my phone isn't rooted. Anyone else getting these popups? I've run avg, cleared my cache and cookies, so hopefully it goes away.
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Weird! I don't like the sounds of that one bit. Have not had it happen yet but I would suggest force stopping the browser from the application settings in the main android menu and clearing defaults. Then opening the browser I would go to the browser settings and clear cache, uncheck accept cookies, clear cookie cache and anything else that could be cleared.
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Weird! I don't like the sounds of that one bit. Have not had it happen yet but I would suggest force stopping the browser from the application settings in the main android menu and clearing defaults. Then opening the browser I would go to the browser settings and clear cache, uncheck accept cookies, clear cookie cache and anything else that could be cleared.
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Its called air push ads. Something you down load has add connected to it. Goto the market and download airpush detector and it will tell you which app is the problem. Then u can uninstall it.
I had the exact same thing!!!! 2 days ago.
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Its called air push ads. Something you down load has add connected to it. Goto the market and download airpush detector and it will tell you which app is the problem. Then u can uninstall it.
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If rooted would Ad Free work?
So you saw an ad in your notification drop down? If so that would be airpush. You can always opt out here:
http://m.airpush.com/imei
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Rocket42 said:
If rooted would Ad Free work?
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Yep that will block it if I'm not mistaken
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Addon detector from the market will tell you everything you need to know...
You then remove the program...
Or... you revoke the permission with pdroid...
Or... you attempt to hack the apk and remove the part you don't want
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This is good news, but the app pushing to my note is my live wallpaper.
I went to the URL you suggested, but my imei is not in the database.
Sure like the wallpaper, but guess it is a compromise, push notifications or kewl wall paper.
StarLog said:
This is good news, but the app pushing to my note is my live wallpaper.
I went to the URL you suggested, but my imei is not in the database.
Sure like the wallpaper, but guess it is a compromise, push notifications or kewl wall paper.
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yeh, that was what i was going to suggest
i downloaded a few live wallpapers, then got annoying notifications in my status bar, that when click opened up ads
I had the same thing happened to me a few days ago as well. I think it is tied with an app or game I installed. I don't know which one but I started to uninstall unwanted apps/games and it hasn't appeared since...
I hope it doesn't come back...
I believe it was coming from one of those sketchy watch tv for free apps. I cleared my cache, cookies, and removed what I thought to be the crap app and it went away.
StarLog said:
This is good news, but the app pushing to my note is my live wallpaper.
I went to the URL you suggested, but my imei is not in the database.
Sure like the wallpaper, but guess it is a compromise, push notifications or kewl wall paper.
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Which exact app is doing this so I can avoid it? And please 1-star them in the market and demand they remove AirPush. AirPush is the devil.
My Prime has these leadbolt ads that pop up quite often. Will someone please help me remo e them?
Get adfree or adaway from Market
heres links
Adaway
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.adaway&hl=en
Adfree
https://market.android.com/details?...DEsImNvbS5iaWd0aW5jYW4uYW5kcm9pZC5hZGZyZWUiXQ..
Must be Rooted Though
Yup, I highly recommend Adaway. Gets rid of everything.
So how did you make out?
NickSaul said:
Yup, I highly recommend Adaway. Gets rid of everything.
So how did you make out?
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I've been getting the same ads, but Adaway isn't doing anything. Could Adfree be any different?
Also, I think these are tied to a specific app I've installed - anyone know which one might be causing this? I've never seen ads like this in the notification tray - they show up with a big green "+" sign.
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cbasse said:
I've been getting the same ads, but Adaway isn't doing anything. Could Adfree be any different?
Also, I think these are tied to a specific app I've installed - anyone know which one might be causing this? I've never seen ads like this in the notification tray - they show up with a big green "+" sign.
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if this is something that's been occurring recently, check the notifications for any recent apps you installed.
adaway works great for me and dramatically increases browser page loading speeds. does a great job at eliminating ads.
This typically happens when you download a free app. Paying for the app should not give you pop ups. In my past i havent had any luck with ad blocker. I use adhoc on my HTC Sensation.
I had the same thing. And they are right. It is from a free app. I tried everything to get rid of it and could not even when I deleted all apps I installed. I ended up resetting to factory and reinstalling apps. No problems since.
Download addons detector from the market and see what app is the culprit of the leadbolt ads. Then uninstall it.
Ad Network Detector by Lookout Labs.
They're almost always spot on at identifying the programs that are causing the annoying issues.
Adaway works great for me aswell
I would have recommended adfree (rq root) but it reduces flash functionality for video playback on some websites
Installed "airpush detector" from the market and discovered that Tablet Wallpapers was the app giving me the spam in my notification bar. Uninstalled it, so hopefully that will do the trick!
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All the above mentioned apps worked for me as well. I am ad free now! The best for me was Ad Network Dedector whitch found all kinds of apps on my Prime. Good luck!
If an app is sending ads to your notifications bar, you should find out which app it is, leave the most negative review possible regarding the notification bar ads (but be polite, people ignore reviews filled with curse words) and then uninstall the app.
If people don't use an app because it has notification ads, then app developers will stop using this method of advertising to promote their products.
Honestly though, Google needs to step in and stop people from spamming the notifications bar with advertisements. That area is for important information, not crap like "50% Off Downloadable Armor in Blood & Glory!"
Ad Notification
Tablet wallpapers was the culprit for me as well.
Download Addons detector from the market this might solve your problem....
You really need to change your title. I though it said infected with aids
Also go with adaway works really good.
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I use airpush detector, it works quite well, I haven't had any apps that push without it identifying them so far.
'ad.leadboltads.net' is Malware
U Flippin Idiot said:
I had the same thing. And they are right. It is from a free app. I tried everything to get rid of it and could not even when I deleted all apps I installed. I ended up resetting to factory and reinstalling apps. No problems since.
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YIKES!,,,,I hope I don't have to go that route....
Lookout Security & Antivirus found mine in ChargeBar Free Edition,
ChargeBar came embedded in the NottachTrix 2.3.0 ROM.
I installed it (NottachTrix) and it (ChargeBar) didn't update for 3 months, then, BANG.
I've deleted ChargeBar's update, moved it from system apps to apps, deleted it, and the browser pop open 'ad.leadboltads.net' still persists.
Lookout Security & Antivirus can not find the new location of the malware, they do not have a forum.
By the very definition and behaviour, this is malware, and, ChargeBar (Asgard Casino Apps) is involved in the distribution of malware.
Asgard Casino Apps distributes 34 apps that behave this way.
They are using Google to distribute this malware, abet, that app is benign in its origin, its a pipeline, or conduit for malware.
Sneaky F##kers aren`t they.........
#1) I would like to get this crap off my phone.
#2) I need to bring this to Google's attention, and have the developer and apps banned from the Play store.
Sooo, starting with #1,,,how do I get this crap off my phone!
NOTE:
I will be linking to this post in the NottachTrix post, I'm asking the developers to to move ChargeBar from the ROM zip.
My MBAM forum post: https://forums.malwarebytes.org/inde...06#entry764184
Any solution to this?
I'm just having the same issues and none of these suggestions helped.. really dont wanna factory reset..