Possibly got crapware/spam installed on phone! - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello!
I've just found out that I've possibly got some sort of app that is uploading crap? all the time!
For a couple of days ago, in Android Market there was some strange russian app that I've found in my installed list! There was only a "update" button.
I have never installed something like this, or anything like this. Just flashed CheckRom v6 a few days earlier, and were impressed with battery and overall speed.
In the comments for this app, I saw that loots of Galaxy S2 users from Norway also had got this app without doing nothing!
A couple of days later google removed it.
Since then my battery has been draining quite a lot, and today I just realized that the phone is uploading almost all the time. It makes sense, because yesterday I received a mail from my self with spam. The email was sent to a lot of my friends as well.
NOT GOOD!
How could I detect which process that is doing this? Can't find anything suspicious in the app-list, or in Titanium Backup.
Is there an app who can show what the phone does over the network connection, maybe?
Would love to get this sorted out, without reinstalling the rom, as I don't have a backup

Try freezing Samsung's Social Hub app with titanium backup as that might solve the problem.
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See here: http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/26/2904389/google-play-bug-russian-email-app-samsung-android-seven
I've not had it appear for about 48/60 hours.. it's weird that you're still getting it in the updates list. Try and clear your Market cache - Settings -> Applications -> All -> Market -> Clear Cache

Warhero141 said:
Try freezing Samsung's Social Hub app with titanium backup as that might solve the problem.
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Have already done that since I installed Checkrom.
I like to keep my phone as simple as possible....

Putzy said:
See here: http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/26/2904389/google-play-bug-russian-email-app-samsung-android-seven
I've not had it appear for about 48/60 hours.. it's weird that you're still getting it in the updates list. Try and clear your Market cache - Settings -> Applications -> All -> Market -> Clear Cache
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It's gone from my updates list, thankfully! But I suspect that something got installed anyway. I have full control of every app on the phone (not that many in fact) so they should not use the internet connection at all!
Thanks for the link, though Good to read something about this strange case!

install trustgo ad away and adway it will kill almost all ads an apps tht link to ad servers,,,,,cheeeerz

I had this problem last year just after getting my S2, and ended up wiping phone to be sure it was gone. I'm pretty sure I complained to google at the time but don't have any record of it.
It was called MTC back then, here's the record of the install.
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Can someone post a list of apps to freeze?

Everytime I flash, I have to refreeze all the battery eaters ._. Maybe someone can post a list that will help everybody
So... what do YOU freeze? So far I only have media center and DRM's.
draikz said:
Everytime I flash, I have to refreeze all the battery eaters ._. Maybe someone can post a list that will help everybody
So... what do YOU freeze? So far I only have media center and DRM's.
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Here's the thread of Tips & Tricks by s15274n:
On post #1, scroll down and look for Delete Bloat / Freezing Apps on TB
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=732458
I can only find delete bloat partion of the guide o-o
Unless you're still on JI6 there's no need to Freeze or remove anything... that's just me. I haven't had any issues with battery life and I haven't had to freeze or remove any app..
Perhaps you can tell me what apps or services you'd like to freeze or delete and I can tell you my experience with them?
Don't blame me, blame my keyboard's autocorrection algorithm.
Well so far when I freeze media center and DRM's I get a LOT LOT LOT better battery life (like 50%) [nero v5]
@Demize, I don't know anything in particular
I froze wifi calling. Even when it was disabled it would use 2-5% cpu for no apparent reason.
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all DRM services
media hub
visual voicemail (use google voice obv)
Don't freeze or delete visual voicemail even if you don't use it, you will have a virtual parade of shutdowns. It's tied into other critical services. Don't mess with G talk or you will have market headaches beyond your wildest dreams.
Don't blame me, blame my keyboard's autocorrection algorithm.
Thanks for this guys. Keep them coming, im getting a good amount of battery life more.
I'm new to freezing stuff. I have a couple questions.
1. What does DRM stand for? (ie what am I looking for to freeze)
2. The phone must be rooted in order to use Titanium Pro to freeze, correct?
1. DRM = Digital Rights Management
2. Yes
I have visual voicemail uninstalled and google talk frozen. Have had no problems with my phone in over 24 hours.
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apropos said:
I have visual voicemail uninstalled and google talk frozen. Have had no problems with my phone in over 24 hours.
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How's that working out for ya? I'm betting you haven't rebooted yet.
Don't blame me, blame my keyboard's autocorrection algorithm.
I too uninstalled visual voicemail aswell as g talk and for a week now have absolutely no problems.
p.s. I have rebooted many times incase your wondering.
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You uninstalled Talk and your not having problems? No market errors?
Don't blame me, blame my keyboard's autocorrection algorithm.
My list of frozen apps (Im on Trigger 1.5)
AllShare
com.logmein.rescue
com.logmein.rescuesecurity
Device Management
DRM Protected Content Storage
DRMContentLauncher
News and Weather
Swype
WiFi calling
wssyncmlnps
Some I could just uninstall but think I may need them in the future. Ive rebooted many times and have no FC. Your mileage may....
Moped_Ryder said:
My list of frozen apps (Im on Trigger 1.5)
AllShare
com.logmein.rescue
com.logmein.rescuesecurity
Device Management
DRM Protected Content Storage
DRMContentLauncher
News and Weather
Swype
WiFi calling
wssyncmlnps
Some I could just uninstall but think I may need them in the future. Ive rebooted many times and have no FC. Your mileage may....
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U shouldnt feeeze the security one...
Its for safety.
Freeze it all
List of frozen (f), or deleted (d) apps
Allshare (d)
car home (f)
daily briefing (f)
desk home(f)
device management (f)
DRM content storage (f)
DRM sontent launcher (f)
SNS (f)
SNS Account (f)
Talk (f)
Task Manager (f)
Visual Voicemail (d)
Google Voice (d)
Samsung Apps(d)
You Tube (f)
Running like this since nero v3 and never a problem
EDIT: BTW I have a 3000mAh battery and with these frozen and deleted, I can go almost 48 hours with moderate to heavy use
rebooted more than a few times. no problems so far. amazing battery life.
frozen:
drm protected content storage 2.2
my account 4.4.1002
swype tips 1.0
talk 1.3
wi-fi calling 1.0
don't remember what I deleted but it was a few apps that I don't think I'll ever use.
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[Q] OS services keep using my data

Hi all.
I know that there are a lot of similar topics, but I cannot find any solution in them.
I have a i9100 device that keep increasing my data usage.
I noticed about this a couple of weeks ago, and I tried to understand what app keeps downloading/uploading data, discharging my battery very fastly.
I downloaded MyDataManager to "keep an eye" on data usage:
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I have also disabled Google Play's autoupdate.
How can I solve that problem?
Technical specifications:
- Samsung STOCK rom with JKay framework
- Kernel Siyah 4.1.5
- No extweaks
- No changed profile
If you need something else, just ask!
Thanks, anyway
did you disable auto sync?
Do you have any apps like yahoo mail or gmail which is set to auto dsownload, these are some of the programs that use data in the background.
I suggest you turn off all apps that use data and then turn them on one at a time and see what they do.
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did you disable auto sync?
Do you have any apps like yahoo mail or gmail which is set to auto dsownload, these are some of the programs that use data in the background.
I suggest you turn off all apps that use data and then turn them on one at a time and see what they do.
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I tried to switch off auto sync, but that continous stream of data keep going on.
There is an app that allows me to keep a specific trace of apps using data?
You might check 3G Watchdog Pro which shows data usage by application.
I use free version, since I don't need details, only totals.
You could also check out droidwall and lbe privacy guard.
Bodisson said:
You might check 3G Watchdog Pro which shows data usage by application.
I use free version, since I don't need details, only totals.
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I bought pro version, but seems to track data usage only for apps that uses mobile data, not wifi...
theunderling said:
You could also check out droidwall and lbe privacy guard.
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But I don't know what app is using my connection, how can I know what app to block?
theunderling said:
You could also check out droidwall and lbe privacy guard.
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I don't think lbe is compatible with jb though. It gave me problems
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You could also check out an app called Traffic Monitor. It can track app's data usage and display wifi and/or 3g.
As far as i understand, some apps cannot simply be monitored as they go through "System"
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GT-i9100 ICS 4.0.3
FrankStealth said:
You could also check out an app called Traffic Monitor. It can track app's data usage and display wifi and/or 3g.
As far as i understand, some apps simply cannot be monitored as they go through "System"
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GT-i9100 ICS 4.0.3
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Even with root?

Android OS and Battery Life

Does anyone have any clue why "Android OS" and "Google Services" are taking up so much of my battery? I have only used my phone for periodic texting during the day, I reboot it every morning, and I have location services all disabled in Google Maps.
I did a full wipe and reinstall of Beans 17, I have 72 apps installed, pretty much nothing has changed on my phone but within the last week or two my battery life has been getting worse and worse. Does anyone have any thoughts?
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My guess is it could be one of those 72 apps you got. Maybe there was an update for one of them and is now causing battery drain.
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Check what apps are running under manage apps/running. Stop any services running in the background that you dont need manually. There's probably something there...
I flash ALOT ...and also yes.
chrisjz said:
My guess is it could be one of those 72 apps you got. Maybe there was an update for one of them and is now causing battery drain.
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stryver said:
Check what apps are running under manage apps/running. Stop any services running in the background that you dont need manually. There's probably something there...
I flash ALOT ...and also yes.
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I try to limit myself to the number of apps I have just for this reason, and I reboot my phone every morning so any apps I use aren't always running in the background. I didn't launch any apps other than Google Play Music, stock SMS app, and Foursquare. I really have no idea why the phone isn't going to sleep for half the time it's on battery.
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I try to limit myself to the number of apps I have just for this reason, and I reboot my phone every morning so any apps I use aren't always running in the background. I didn't launch any apps other than Google Play Music, stock SMS app, and Foursquare. I really have no idea why the phone isn't going to sleep for half the time it's on battery.
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Try a different kernel. I was using saber kernel when I was on beans and I was getting pretty good battery life.
Did you install any wakelock mods? Also use BetterBatteryStats will give you the exact cause
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Try a different kernel. I was using saber kernel when I was on beans and I was getting pretty good battery life.
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I'm on the Beans kernel, I'll give that a shot. I'll also try disabling Google Now to see if maybe that's what's causing it.
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I'm on the Beans kernel, I'll give that a shot. I'll also try disabling Google Now to see if maybe that's what's causing it.
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Take a look at this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41298283#post41298283, maybe you can fine some additional potential solutions over there.
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I had an issue with my phone app preventing my phone from entering into deep sleep mode, once I cleared the data, the problem went away. So have you tried clearing the google services data?
UPDATED.....
For those of you who are experiencing your google services draining your battery with all location tracking features turned off on your device, there is a play store update date called 4.1.10 that will replace 4.1.6 that has location bug battery draining issue. In my particular case it is the nlp wakelock service that is constantly running, which falls within the google services.
The download can be obtained from Android Police website http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/05...-store-4-1-10/. You can simply install this apk file through the normal installation process of install apps.
I think its Google music. Ever since the update it has been a problem for me. Make sure when you aren't using it you kill it. For some reason it uses a lot more battery than spotify. I stream music 8 to 10 hours a day so I feel the pain when my battery takes a hit.
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Very Troublesome Data Usage during Tether

I'm running CM 10.1.2-spyder. Having a really odd (for me) tethering data usage issue. As you can see from the pictures, any time I used my RAZR for tethering Android OS will use data equivalent to over 100% of tethering data. In every screenshot you see, tethering data makes up 92% or more of Android OS data usage. Always above 92% and most are closer to 97-98%.
Essentially, when I tether it causes Android OS to use almost the exact same amount of data used by tether, by itself.
Disturbed with the high Android OS usage, several days ago I turned App Data sync off as well as google's backup option, because I've experienced that issue in the past. I also turned if off on the device I tether to - Nexus 7. Well, that made no difference. Android OS isn't a problem unless I'm tethering - then it becomes a huge problem.
I haven't found an issue similar to this in any of my google searches so far. Might anyone know what's causing this?
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On what I've read you are tethering to your tablet, right? The amount of data could come from both - your tablet including background sync + surfing, and you Razr with its background sync. Then you turned sync off and the amount was almost the same? Sync was turned off on both devices?
Well, seems you have to track your apps by using a data monitor app. And one more thing I remember: Have you installed Adblock Plus app on one or both of your devices? Adblock Plus can EAT your data and is always sending information about you and your "behavior" to its home servers. If you are using it, better remove it immediately. I cannot find these infos in English, only a smaller discussion about it: https://adblockplus.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15923
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On what I've read you are tethering to your tablet, right? The amount of data could come from both - your tablet including background sync + surfing, and you Razr with its background sync. Then you turned sync off and the amount was almost the same? Sync was turned off on both devices?
Well, seems you have to track your apps by using a data monitor app. And one more thing I remember: Have you installed Adblock Plus app on one or both of your devices? Adblock Plus can EAT your data and is always sending information about you and your "behavior" to its home servers. If you are using it, better remove it immediately. I cannot find these infos in English, only a smaller discussion about it: https://adblockplus.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15923
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Yes, I am tethering only to my tablet. Background APP DATA sync is turned off on both devices. Other syncs remain such as calendar, chrome, gmail, play music, etc. I wonder sometimes if Play Music is the culprit since it's such a data hog, but as far as I know it should create it's own entry in the Data Usage screen.
I do not have Adblock Plus. Any recommendations on a data monitor app?
Well, it appears I've found my issue: http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/mobile/rLrhgZUpmIg/B3k2Y25dq0MJ
I should have been examining my tablet's Data Usage screen to see what it was using instead of only my phone. I still can't fathom why it is doubling up on the data being used by my tablet though...
Essentially, the tablet is quite likely constantly trying to OTA update to 4.3. My phone then takes that data usage and doubles it for whatever reason.

Please help me find out what's causing my battery drain!

Since day one of owning this phone I've suffered from horrible battery drain. It doesn't matter what version I run (Currently B140), whether I run Greenify, disable mobile data, GPS, Now Cards, wiped cache/dalvik etc, the phone still drains about 20-25% in around 6-7 hours of being idle.
A part of me is thinking it may even be faulty and needs to be RMA'd, but any suggestions on how to fix it would be great!
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^Am I correct in thinking the phone is being kept awake here? Any idea how I can find out what it is and disable it?
I used to use Amplify on my Honor 6, but obviously with no Xposed Framework for the H7 it's no good in this case.
I also had a battery drain caused by google play service. I disabled location and gone was the drain. Hopefully next firmware fixes this issue.
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Evergorn said:
I also had a battery drain caused by google play service. I disabled location and gone was the drain. Hopefully next firmware fixes this issue.
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OK. Have disabled it now and see how the overnight drain is. Hopefully it sorts it out! :good:
install and run GService Fix from google play. It worked for me
Or let it finish what it's doing. Google play services was indexing all of my photos for Google photos upload and drained my battery for 4 days. When it finished the drain ended. Battery life on the 7 is very good.
I've had the same issue for the past week with the nlpwakelock caused by Goole play services. I have mentioned this in the other battery thread, it is related to the location service for Google services. You are correct in saying it stops the phone from deep sleeping, only fix I have found at the moment is to disable location services and set to device only. Setting it to battery saving does the opposite and keeps the phone awake. Have to see if any fix becomes available or methods to stop the drain without sacrificing certain functions.
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I've had the same issue for the past week with the nlpwakelock caused by Goole play services. I have mentioned this in the other battery thread, it is related to the location service for Google services. You are correct in saying it stops the phone from deep sleeping, only fix I have found at the moment is to disable location services and set to device only. Setting it to battery saving does the opposite and keeps the phone awake. Have to see if any fix becomes available or methods to stop the drain without sacrificing certain functions.
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Did you try Gservicefix from the play store that krisu recommended? That sorted the Google Play drain out for me.
So now it's just HwCustPowerManagerGCM that's the issue. I wish we had Xposed so I could limit it in Amplify... as of now I can't find any other way to stop it :/ How Huawei haven't fixed this yet is beyond me!
mamboboy said:
Did you try Gservicefix from the play store that krisu recommended? That sorted the Google Play drain out for me.
So now it's just HwCustPowerManagerGCM that's the issue. I wish we had Xposed so I could limit it in Amplify... as of now I can't find any other way to stop it :/ How Huawei haven't fixed this yet is beyond me!
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I was going to try that gservice fix from the play store but it seems to of gone or settled down now. However I'm in the same boat as you now HwCustPowerManagerGCM seems to be keeping.the phone awake when it's asleep..
option 1 and 2 solved the same problem
http://www.tusoporteonline.es/blog/...onsumo-de-bateria-de-servicios-de-google-play
Any solution for Android System wakelocks?. It keeps my phone wake for hours. I think is the same problem as you has, the process HwCustPowerManagerGCM
GService Fix does not solve this drain-issue on long term. After two days Google Play Services was back on top of the list!
Only thing that helps is deleting cache and reboot and/or (indeed) disable location.

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