Random app keeps installing itself - Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I keep getting this app installing on the last screen Page of my screen and there is no icon for it in the application menu. And every now and then it changes my browser homepage and sends me advertisement notifications. Would like to know if anyone has an ideal what this is. I'll click it and it will go to browser.

What do you mean by "the last screen Page of my screen"?
Do you know the name of the app?
Can you find the app if you go to Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications?

When you press home and scroll all the way to the left it will be in the left corner of that Page.
It's like some searching application and it is now where to be found in in management application section.

Odd. Have you tried anything like lookout to scan?
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Have u downloaded any live wallpapers recently that's their Ads
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So would the app backgrounds do that?

I personally only seen it with Live Wallpapers not all of them but most that contain Ads usually when you restart your phone they pop up and then they are gone
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Hi,
I am facing the same problem here with my XOLO Q2000 (rooted).
Whenever I switch on data connection, following apps keep installing itself.
1> Boyaa Texas Poker
2> Baidu Browser
3> Flappy Bird
4> playApp
Please help me uninstalling them.:crying:

You downloaded those stuff from playapp.
Just uninstall play app and those will be gone
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I tried to uninstall playApp more than once. But it install itself silently without any notification or permission. Similarly other three apps did download and install just after playApp. And now ucbrowser just landed with other three.
Until I mess with playApp everything was cool.
Please help me remove this junk(playApp) and its residue. Otherwise I have to format my device.
Thanx for your support.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brosmike.airpushdetector
And
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lookout.addetector
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Thanx zyferx and santod040 for your valuable suggestions.
I think I solved the mystery. I just found an application (named as 'android system' from same me.com.basiapk source) running in background during this drama. With the help of 'system cleanup' app I froze that one and now no ghost appearance anymore. I uninstalled those craps safely as well.
I learned a lot from you guys. Thanks a ton once again.
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Notfications bar ads

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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the_professor. said:
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.
DiscipleDOC said:
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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[Q] Where does this add come from?!

ok, i had them before, but then they went away and now i got these green + with advertisements in my notifications again. Not sure what app they are coming from, does anyone know? Thanks in advance.
Check what dev makes that app advertised, and then see if you got an app made by the same dev.
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good idea, i just checked and saw no connection... however i did finally take the time to read the "opt out" and went to the web page on my PC to be removed from the list. Time will tell if this works or not. Thanks
Thats the new way to advertise because of apps to block ads. I found the app bartender and some live wallpapers have these tied into them
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lroy said:
ok, i had them before, but then they went away and now i got these green + with advertisements in my notifications again. Not sure what app they are coming from, does anyone know? Thanks in advance.
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I had that when i downloaded ninja rush game from market.
I cleared cache and deleted the app...
and no more pop ups...
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There is a free app called addons detector that will tell you if any apps in your phone use push messages (that is what that is) and remove the apps that do if you want.
Thank you I found one myself had same problem.

Chinese notification

I hope somebody can give me some advice on this cos it's driving me potty, I keep getting notifications on my phone and they are in chinese (see screenshots), clearing them is no problem but I'd like to know if there's any way of blocking them, it's not a text or email, just a notification and a little picture of a star at the top of my screen, any suggestions welcomed thanks
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Try downloading some antivirus app from Market. Maybe it finds something.
And where can I get that wallpaper?
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Its some sort of adware.Get that Dr web lite and it'll soon find the app that contains the adware.
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boki9999 said:
Try downloading some antivirus app from Market. Maybe it finds something.
And where can I get that wallpaper?
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Pm me with your email or mobile number and I'll send it to you
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The notification appears because you have installed an app with airpush advertisements in your phone.
Install this and do a scan on your phone: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...DEsImNvbS5icm9zbWlrZS5haXJwdXNoZGV0ZWN0b3IiXQ..
Then uninstall the aplication that came out with the result and rate developer with 1 star on google play. (this usually gets the developer to react, if alot of 1 star ratings are received)
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The notification appears because you have installed an app with airpush advertisements in your phone.
Install this and do a scan on your phone: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...DEsImNvbS5icm9zbWlrZS5haXJwdXNoZGV0ZWN0b3IiXQ..
Then uninstall the aplication that came out with the result and rate developer with 1 star on google play. (this usually gets the developer to react, if alot of 1 star ratings are received)
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I installed it and it said no apps detected, i've also installed avast, dr web and lookout but they didn't find anything either, thanks anyway
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Try "addons detector". However that's not a generic ad so it may not detect anything. You just have to go through your recent installed apps and running processes to figure out which app is the culprit.
jzmtl said:
Try "addons detector". However that's not a generic ad so it may not detect anything. You just have to go through your recent installed apps and running processes to figure out which app is the culprit.
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Easier to do a full wipe and flash the rom again but thanks anyway
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mrbluesman said:
Easier to do a full wipe and flash the rom again but thanks anyway
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Have you installed any apps recently right before you started getting the chinese notifications? That would probably be the culprit. I would start uninstalling recent apps and that might solve your issue
kilometers4 said:
Have you installed any apps recently right before you started getting the chinese notifications? That would probably be the culprit. I would start uninstalling recent apps and that might solve your issue
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I flash different roms all the time and use titanium to restore my apps, come to think of it I only have this issue with the rom I'm using for my daily (perfect galaxy), can't imagine it's a problem with the rom but I think I'll dual boot it and monitor it for a couple of days, I'll let you know how I get on, thanks for everybody's comments
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jzmtl said:
Try "addons detector". However that's not a generic ad so it may not detect anything. You just have to go through your recent installed apps and running processes to figure out which app is the culprit.
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I got the notification again this morning and found the culprit with the notification monitor function in addons detector, thanks for putting me on to it, the app that was doing the dirty was flashlight and is now uninstalled from my s2
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I have the same issue as you do
did your issue come back anymore?
Same here...
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Torres_Spain said:
Same here...
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dataman said:
I have the same issue as you do
did your issue come back anymore?
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when you get the notification Spam don't remove it yet:
Settings > under system tap on {} Developer options > check USB Debugging
connect the phone using a usb to your computer
open adb shell
Code:
adb shell dumpsys notification
copy the output and save it to a text file, post it here
i'll tell you which app is spaming.
I FIXED MINE!!
the KEY: notification monitor function in addons detector
leave it on and wait a day or so till you get the notification
I used to get bunch of Chinese ads
addon detector showed me exactly which program caused it
it was a hacked version of game I have downloaded... got rid of it and the ad was gone...
thanks guys
the link to addon detector
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.denper.addonsdetector&hl=en
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New Updated Google Play store 3.9.16

New Updated Google Play store 3.9.16
http://beta.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390135922294521859
Video of some new features.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCWKTeFIjfg&feature=youtube_gdata_player
New Updated Gmail 4.2
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/1...ed-gmail-4-2-apk-with-pinch-to-zoom-and-more/
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I really like the ability to remove recently downloaded apps from My Apps.
Yeah I wish I could chose more than one at a time though still a nice feature.
Edit. You can muti select apps to delete off my apps.
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Links dont work
The links in this dont work and bring you to a shady site.
darkchyldx101 said:
Yeah I wish I could chose more than one at a time though still a nice feature.
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I put a new link up. Hope that's better.
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Works great
I downloaded it and flashed, works great. i was just saying the other day it would be great to be able to remove unwanted apps from the my apps section. Also, multi select works for me. the first time i did it it gave me an error saying conection timed out then i did a single delete and the others disapeared that i tried before as well. After that i was able to select as many as i wanted to delete at once, i think at one point i had atleast 50 selected and all were removed no problem. It doesnt jump back to the begining of the list when i press back from previewing and application anymore either :laugh::good:
QUOTE=darkchyldx101;32709158]I put a new link up. Hope that's better.
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General UI
This has even chnged some of the general UI. When i download an application and it finishes it looks different, could be the upgrade i did to my rom but im not sure.
They fixed that bug where hitting the back button after clicking on an app from the search results list always took you to the top of the list.
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zackdjones said:
They fixed that bug where hitting the back button after clicking on an app from the search results list always took you to the top of the list.
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Thank god, that pissed me off when I was browsing, to the fact that I RARELY browsed using the Play app, more often Appbrain.
Atrix2destroyer said:
I downloaded it and flashed, works great. i was just saying the other day it would be great to be able to remove unwanted apps from the my apps section. Also, multi select works for me. the first time i did it it gave me an error saying conection timed out then i did a single delete and the others disapeared that i tried before as well. After that i was able to select as many as i wanted to delete at once, i think at one point i had atleast 50 selected and all were removed no problem. It doesnt jump back to the begining of the list when i press back from previewing and application anymore either :laugh::good:
QUOTE=darkchyldx101;32709158]I put a new link up. Hope that's better.
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How do you multi-select to remove several unwanted apps at once? I can only delete them 1 by 1 and the annoying thing after you remove an unwanted app it goes back to the top of the list. Thanks.
Edit: Figured it out
When i did it i just held down on the app i wanted to start with then selected others after, its like multi selecting in the gallery. the delete button is the circle with the line through it at the top right.
How do you multi-select to remove several unwanted apps at once? I can only delete them 1 by 1 and the annoying thing after you remove an unwanted app it goes back to the top of the list. Thanks.
Edit: Figured it out[/QUOTE]
Play stores should be updated soon. There's also a new gapps 20121015 in good manager. I'm using truths77 gapps for now which includes updated Gmail.
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im using truths gapps too, the complete though not the full super gapps. Mine are running nice, except no matter what ROM im on the gallery force closes after taking a panoramic picture, anyways wrong forum hahaha
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Play stores should be updated soon. There's also a new gapps 20121015 in good manager. I'm using truths77 gapps for now which includes updated Gmail.
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Has the play store been updated yet? Or should i download the apk from the video?
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Go to Playstore/settings/and at the bottom it should say version 3.9.16. Official version also includes wishlist you should see it if you press the options button.
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[Help] Chrome does not delete history

Alright, so I'm having this problem since a few months on both of my devices (Nexus 7 and Galaxy S3). For some reason, chrome keeps on remembering entrys of my history. It doesnt matter how many times I clear the browsing data, even clearing the app data doesnt work.
Web history and predictive search are both turned off.
Is there anyone that had a similiar problem and/or knows a solution? I attached a screenshot as example.
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Root your devices then download system app remover and then remove chrome and download dolphin browser
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Force stop your Chrome in setting, and you can find a clear data button in that page.
adi160699 said:
Root your devices then download system app remover and then remove chrome and download dolphin browser
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Tanks, but I was hoping I could keep on using chrome as I really like it apart from this problem.
AirCover said:
Force stop your Chrome in setting, and you can find a clear data button in that page.
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I've done that (as stated in the op) but even this has no effect. It might work for a couple of hours, but after that, entrys that were there before clearing the data, return.
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Actually chrome has some pinch in and out problem and downloading problem that's why I was suggesting you to try dolphin browser
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If you like chrome, what's so good about it??
Press The Thanks Button If I Helped You :thumbup:
Come on guys, he asked a problem about Chrome, if he wanted to just switch to another browser he would.
Clearly something is wrong.
Are you signed in with your Google account or you're using local ?
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If you like chrome, what's so good about it??
Press The Thanks Button If I Helped You :thumbup:
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The speed, the interface, the simplicity. I'm using it on my laptop too.
MidnightDevil said:
Come on guys, he asked a problem about Chrome, if he wanted to just switch to another browser he would.
Clearly something is wrong.
Are you signed in with your Google account or you're using local ?
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Thank you. I'm using my local account, so no web history is in play. The problem seems to be rare, I have been googling for a few weeks now but I have yet to come accross a similiar problem (on android that is).
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The speed, the interface, the simplicity. I'm using it on my laptop too.
Thank you. I'm using my local account, so no web history is in play. The problem seems to be rare, I have been googling for a few weeks now but I have yet to come accross a similiar problem (on android that is).
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A question out of ordinary using the same methods as a regular PC... have you tried uninstalling Chrome and installing again from the Play Store?
i would recommend re-installing from the play store as well.
I have tried that, no luck though. I'll try and report it as a bug to Google, might get a response from them aswell.
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