Every day after I unlock the screen I get full screen ad and two notifications with ad. I have no app installed which can show notifications which makes it really strange (a virus?). How to diagnose which app is causing it?
I used AppBrain Ad Detector and some Airpush detectors but they didn't find anything. Those ads are in violation with Google Play policy (they don't show which app is doing it), so I would also like to know which app is causing it - not only how to stop it, so I can report it.
Magnesus said:
Every day after I unlock the screen I get full screen ad and two notifications with ad. I have no app installed which can show notifications which makes it really strange (a virus?). How to diagnose which app is causing it?
I used AppBrain Ad Detector and some Airpush detectors but they didn't find anything. Those ads are in violation with Google Play policy (they don't show which app is doing it), so I would also like to know which app is causing it - not only how to stop it, so I can report it.
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Well you can use AdFree to make them go away and about finding you have to retrace when that started happening.
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For retracing, if you have root, you could start freezing non system apps, until the notifications stop.
Once u install and run adfree, u will be fine
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I solved the problem - it was caused by this game: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.letanginc.frodofree
I reported it to Google because it was againt latest Google Policy (notification ads without stating which app is causing it). What is strange though is that the app didn't have notification permission, so it was using some hacks to display notifications...
Im glad u solved it but technicaly its not a hack.The app just didnt dislpay the permission required.Kt can be just a simple overlool in the Android Manifest.xml
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You don't need special permission to display a normal notification in the statusbar.
And you can't forget to display the permission either.
If you need the permission, you state so in the AndroidManifest, then this permission gets displayed in the AndroidMarket (the market reads the manifest).
If it doesn't show the permission, it's not written in the AndroidManifest and thus won't be granted.
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You don't need special permission to display a normal notification in the statusbar.
And you can't forget to display the permission either.
If you need the permission, you state so in the AndroidManifest, then this permission gets displayed in the AndroidMarket (the market reads the manifest).
If it doesn't show the permission, it's not written in the AndroidManifest and thus won't be granted.
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Really? Because someone told me that it can be done as I explained...Anyway thanks for the info, you learn something everyday ^^
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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.
Just rebooted my phone after trying a bootanimation.zip (which didn't work)
It was called "call of android" and had an "android" folder instead of "part0/part1"
normal stuff, I just tried renaming android to part0 and the same in the desc.txt file
anyway----
When I rebooted my phone (doubt anything to do with bootanimation.zip) it said in the notification bar "+" and in the pull down "You have 3 new flirts"
The + was green, anyway I clicked it thinking "uhhh?" and it opened a webpage "affiliate.add" soemthing, then i closed it, the page didn't load.
What is this and why is it on my phone? I don't play games, I come to XDA, and I use apps as tools not toys. Where'd this come from? Can I upload something from my phone that would be more detailed/help? (App list or something)
I get this too, its certain apps, they do push notification ads. I still am trying to figure out which app is doing it for me..
Use Addons Detector. Works like a charm everytime!
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.denper.addonsdetector
avidmovies said:
Use Addons Detector. Works like a charm everytime!
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.denper.addonsdetector
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am I looking for "push notifications" ? thats what pops up atop my screen?
"Mp3 Music download" uses AirPush
Whats AdMob ? I hate all these ads in apps, no one clicks them except on accident. Useless as PC ads too bad I can't figure out how to use the adblock plus app on my phone. I read there is host files that "block" ads, do they remove all the visible junk in apps and web?
Yes push notifications are the apps that give you notification spam.
Admob ads and such can mostly be blocked with hosts files. If you don't want to flash any rooms just use AdAway. You will need to be rooted to use it.
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.adaway
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Yes push notifications are the apps that give you notification spam.
Admob ads and such can mostly be blocked with hosts files. If you don't want to flash any rooms just use AdAway. You will need to be rooted to use it.
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.adaway
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I'm already rooted, running 12081022_exp kernel by entroy and Lite'ning Rom v6.1
Can I still put a host file in there? Whats the host file exactly?
Cool! Adaway did a hot reboot (its not under my power off options) How can I get my phone to hotreboot? Good ol boot anim
AdAway modifies your host file for ad blocking with the least background consumption, sooooo you're all set.
As for that hot reboot, no idea
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Airpush Detector is specifically designed to target notification ads. Just uninstall the offending app.
I installed and use that boot anim as well as another guy who requested it. Don't think it was the ba.
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Don't think it was the ba.
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Not even possible. It's an app that was installed. The bootanimation only contains images.
It was not the bootanim I deleted "Free Mp3 Download" app that was using "AirPush"
Do I have to turn on the Webserver for adaway to work? It removed the Ad's in the bottom of my apps, SO NICE
AdAway just downloads a new host file. Otherwise it is never actually running. I run it once every couple weeks tops, to check for updates.
So no, you don't need a internet connection to use AdAway. As long as you have at least updated once that is...
It's pretty much telling your ad's to go to something instead. Example:
ad.google.com will head to 127.0.0.1 - Since that is your local IP, and your not running a webserver, it will fail.
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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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?
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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
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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..
Hello everyone.I'm looking for a consistent method to fully disabled the system area ads that many apps make use of and this at the end goes far beyond spam.
In ICS we could uninstall the adservice and ads were gone. Jb doesn't have this but you can disable individual notifications which is still not enough since the service still runs in memory.
I haven't managed to locate this service or to find any method to disable ads (except from notifications option) so, if someone finds a way, please share
Root your phone and install AdFree Android from market. Ads will disappear - both in applications and taskbar.
YaDr said:
Root your phone and install AdFree Android from market. Ads will disappear - both in applications and taskbar.
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Nope, that will only work for ads within the app. I have always been using it but taskbar ads use a different agent
Install airpush detector from play store and run it. It should do the work.
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Install airpush detector from play store and run it. It should do the work.<br />
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Damn you beat me to it!
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That did not do the work.
says it can not detect anything, when you run it it loads up but does not find anything framework related to these ads.
for instance i always wanted to know how to remove them aswell but couldnt find a way very annoying they are they start up every time you reboot.
for instance a game called : CK Zombies installs its own ads service that runs in the background constantly called :GluNotificationService
Real annoying and no way to perminently remove that i have found yet.