Hi
When I turn on my tablet and sometimes at other times, I randomly have a box pop up asking if I want to install an app called flashlight. This isn't in the notification tray, I mean a box actually pops up saying 'install' or 'cancel'
My first thought is its spyware / adware.
Any recommendations on this?
Thanks
warlock257 said:
Hi
When I turn on my tablet and sometimes at other times, I randomly have a box pop up asking if I want to install an app called flashlight. This isn't in the notification tray, I mean a box actually pops up saying 'install' or 'cancel'
My first thought is its spyware / adware.
Any recommendations on this?
Thanks
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Its probably coming from something you installed.
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i installed cracks for temple run 1 and 2 and i also face these ads. its more to do with an app you installed.
Found the culprit. It was Snake HD,
As soon as I uninsulated that, the install pop ups stopped.
Thanks for the responses
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Hi:
Just got a notification on my Galaxy 10.1 tab: "Sign-in error for [email protected] - Touch to sign into your account".
Is it possible that this is malware spoofing the system? Any way for me to find out? I've run Avira and it says the tab's clean, and I also checked the running services, but I don't see anything out of the ordinary.
I'm wary because a few days ago I got a notification that my tablet had a virus *eyeroll* and when I tapped it it went to a 'download antivirus here' page which of course I didn't click on...
Thanks.
It must be an app with notification ads...try to recall which apps you installed recently and uninstall it...you problem should be solved...
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Do you use Swiftkey, by any chance? I got the exact same thing happen this morning and I think that's what it was. I closed the notification anyway without entering my details and found that I had to go through a setup process with Swiftkey because it had just been updated. Not had the notification since.
AppBrain Ad Detector should find the malicious app
Hello All
Still kinda new with the Android OS, I have recently experienced some strange icons on my home page, anyway, it seems that a lot of spam (I'm just guessing) comes with DLd stuff.
So I DLd a app called addon detector and I'm not exactly sure how to use it so does anyone know how to use this app? I ran the scan function but I still got a unwanted icon so theres evidently more to this then just running a scan
Anyway, all help is greatly appreciated!! Thanks
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...SwxLDMsImNvbS5kZW5wZXIuYWRkb25zZGV0ZWN0b3IiXQ
n2bowling said:
Hello All
Still kinda new with the Android OS, I have recently experienced some strange icons on my home page, anyway, it seems that a lot of spam (I'm just guessing) comes with DLd stuff.
So I DLd a app called addon detector and I'm not exactly sure how to use it so does anyone know how to use this app? I ran the scan function but I still got a unwanted icon so theres evidently more to this then just running a scan
Anyway, all help is greatly appreciated!! Thanks
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...SwxLDMsImNvbS5kZW5wZXIuYWRkb25zZGV0ZWN0b3IiXQ
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Download Airpush from the market. Run it. It will tell you what app is the problem and you can choose to uninstal it
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After you run a scan select the "Addons" button. In the filter box above select "Push Notifications". This will tell you the apps pushing notifications to your notification bar. You will need to uninstall the causing app.
The other filters will meen very little to most.
Now strange icons on your home page is something totally different. Tell us about these icons.
Install an app called Airblocker. It will block all airpush ads without having to uninstall anything.
I am still getting ads pushed to my notification bar even after I deleted all the apps which are using Airpush. How is this possible?
I've tried several Airpush detector apps including 'Airpush Finder' (which found that 2 GoSMS themes had Airpush, so I deleted them). Now there is 0 apps detected using Airpush...however I am still getting ads in my notification bar. The latest one was something like, "40% OFF SALE FOR 100th...Redefine your phone with this 3D Launcher..."
I suspect its coming from the new version of Go Launcher EX which I recently updated, but I have no way to verify it since nothing is being detected. Could it also be some bit of code left on my phone from the previous airpush apps which I deleted? I don't know where its coming from. Please help.
Zoracay said:
I am still getting ads pushed to my notification bar even after I deleted all the apps which are using Airpush. How is this possible?
I've tried several Airpush detector apps including 'Airpush Finder' (which found that 2 GoSMS themes had Airpush, so I deleted them). Now there is 0 apps detected using Airpush...however I am still getting ads in my notification bar. The latest one was something like, "40% OFF SALE FOR 100th...Redefine your phone with this 3D Launcher..."
I suspect its coming from the new version of Go Launcher EX which I recently updated, but I have no way to verify it since nothing is being detected. Could it also be some bit of code left on my phone from the previous airpush apps which I deleted? I don't know where its coming from. Please help.
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When an add is displayed in your notification bar, press and hold it.. then it will show the 'App info' option.. click on that and then you will come to know which app is pushing these ads..
Bro firstly sorry if i mistake noemal ads with airpush ads i really dont know d diff btwn dem but if ur rooted then try using host file to block ads
Gooe mother of adblocking and the first link of xda will guide u further....hope im of help to u
Pm me if need any help
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Thanks for these 2 quick replies, heres some more info: I am not rooted and I am using Gingerbread 2.3.6
I tried long-pressing the ad as amith007 suggested, but nothing happened.
Sometimes when you download an app it starts to pop up ads on the notification bar all day long. When you uninstall that app those ads go away. I uninstalled all recent apps I downloaded but the add keeps popping up. Is there a way to find out which app is doing this? Or is there a way to find out where or what is triggering this if the app in question has been removed?
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Jep, lots of "free" apps show ads while they are running so either there's still an app running as background service which causes that or you caught rogue adware somehow.
There are some adware catching apps around and I had tested one of them; unfortunately I can't remember the name . But since Android 4.2 (?) there's some help build-in:
If you have such an ad bar in your notifications, hold-tap it until a one-point menu "App Details" pops up. Tick that and you'll get to the details of the app which causes this notification. From here you know which app annoys you, you can stop / terminate, deactivate and uninstall it.
HTH.
//Hsishi
Need specifically an app that registers as a BROWSER on Android but does nothing, to tell the pop-up to always open in that, because I've got the app that does nothing but I can't tie the pop-up to it because it doesn't appear in options
Basically as a result I want the pop-up to try and open in the BROWSER app that does nothing meaning no more pop-ups as a result.
I've tried everything else to remove the pop-up and I can't factory reset because I got too many things on the smartphone. I've had this pop-up for over half a year... HEEELP! =]
angry.pidgeon said:
Need specifically an app that registers as a BROWSER on Android but does nothing, to tell the pop-up to always open in that, because I've got the app that does nothing but I can't tie the pop-up to it because it doesn't appear in options
Basically as a result I want the pop-up to try and open in the BROWSER app that does nothing meaning no more pop-ups as a result.
I've tried everything else to remove the pop-up and I can't factory reset because I got too many things on the smartphone. I've had this pop-up for over half a year... HEEELP! =]
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If I understand, pop-ups appears on your home screen or elsewhere, and you want them to go an Internet browser instead of your home screen (or everywhere else it appears)?