Blocked access to Reddit & Buzzfeed - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi Guys, My Galaxy S3 suddenly blocked my access to reddit. I originally thought this was down to AdFree (for some reason) blocking it, so I have uninstalled that but it made no difference. I also noticed today that when I tried to follow someones link to a buzzfeed page that it was also blocked. Now these are some oddly specific blocks so I have a feeling that my phone may be hacked or downloaded something it shouldn't.
Can anyone help me figure out the culprit that is blocking my access?
Will I have to format my device and start fresh?
I used to browse reddit daily but its been a few weeks now...
Now I have the sweats and shakes and the ant people wont feed me. PLEASE SAVE ME!

can no one help?

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I need your help fixing the market "My Apps"

So I haven't quit looking into what actually causes the market "My Apps" issue. While I do feel it truly is the database I have a slightly more detailed theory as to why it does it. However in order to test this theory I need to take a general poll.
How many of you discovered this issue after using some sort of Root tool (ie: Rom Toolbox, Root Tools, Titanium Backup)?
How many of you have accidentally or on purpose used the Market Fix that supplement these programs?
The reason I'm asking is semi obvious I suppose. While these programs can do great good it would appear that if not done correctly they can also do bad. Last night I decided to play with it a bit more and I Linked ALL system apps and user apps to the market. After a few minutes or a reboot I would get the error again.So I went ahead and broke all links again, deleted the .dbs file and started all over again. This time only doing system apps and user apps that I knew were updatable. This lead to the market functioning much better. However I'm not finished yet. I want to figure out what apps and programs trigger this. At this point in time most User apps are okay but I have found I have linked considerably less system apps to the market. What I would like to ideally do is narrow the list down to just a few apps that shouldn't be linked.
Also if anybody would be so kind as to copy and share their database file that would help tremendously. This file needs to be completely stock having NEVER used any of these programs to edit the market links. Sharing this could potentially help all Android users having this extremely annoying issue. If you would like to keep the amount of users who this down to just me you can PM me or even send it to me over Skype or some other messenger with a file share tool. Thank you all in advance.
For those of you currently having the issue I have posted a fix here: http://rootzwiki.com...market-my-apps/
What issue?
DirkGently said:
What issue?
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With the "My Apps" being a blank page and not containing any of the apps from the account.
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Need advice to troubleshoot - DRM Download Manager data use

Hey guys I need some help not in resolving this but in finding a way to resolve it...as weird as that sounds.
I've searched on google and here in the forums and there doesn't appear to be any clear answer to the problem.
The problem is that last week, my battery was drained like crazy (no this is NOT a battery drain post!), so after going over the usual BBS stats and logs, I narrowed it down to Media / Download manager / DRM protected media (each app will report it differently). I also noted that my data plan got sucked up with more than 300MB downloaded. Since then it's happened twice more, downloading about 90MB each time.
Going into settings, data usage and disabling background data use for Google services will fix the data use but it doesn't address the problem.
A bit of background: I've been using custom ROMs for years, and finally settled on Slim ROM (which is based on CM10), running on a Galaxy Nexus, so an OTA is out of the question. Also, this is the first time this has ever happened. Ever.
What I need help with (I've also searched and found nothing yet that could help me):
I want to know what the hell is downloading and from where.
That's it. How can I do that? Is there a way to check active connections, bw used and where they're coming from? Some log? Some app that will monitor this for me and tell me where it's downloading all this crap from? I've tried to use disk usage apps to see if any directory is larger than 350MB but all I can see is my photos and music which has always been there, nothing new. Maybe one of the privacy apps that could scream at me something like "this app is trying to connect to this server here". I need details.
I could easily wipe the device and install OS again, but I feel I should really find out what the hell is going on before anything else.
Many thanks to all in advance,

New M8 Owner - Challenges and workarounds

Hey there. I just received my M8 yesterday. Really loving it. I have a feeling it won't sell well, which is really too bad. I have run across a few issues, though, and I wanted to list them here to see if anyone else experienced the same thing and also post my fixes/workarounds for what I did encounter.
Out of the Box, the first thing I did was unlock the bootloader and root. I rooted for two reasons: To block ads and tether free. I really don't care about custom roms or anything else. However, I ran into issues almost immediately, similar to my challenges with the M7.
Adblock - Adaway simply will not work because it can't write the hosts file. I tried sim linking to a different folder, but that also failed. Adfree worked for a while, but then quit. Both apps rebooted my phone spontaneoulsy when I ran them. Adblock Plus kind of works, but will also ocasionally stop and even block all of my internet. Workaround - I flashed a zip of an adaway host from June through TWRP. Ads are now blocked, but obviously it's an outdated hosts file.
Fitbit - I realize that I may be unique here, but I have been using a Fitbit for a long time. When I tried to set it up, the phone wouldn't let me log in (java error), then when I went back to the app, I was logged in, but my Fitbit One did not show up under devices. I tried to add it twice and it went through the whole process, but never actually showed up. Later, I went back into the Fitbit app and it was just magically there. Something is definitely up with the newest Fitbit app, at least on the M8, but all is working now.
Gsam - I want to see my screen-on time, but I can't seem to get Gsam to work correctly. Everything just says "updating". I tried uninstalling and reinstalling. When I installed the root helper, it rebooted my phone because it couldn't write to the system.
Tethering - I currently can not find a solution for tethering that works. I froze tether check with Titanium Backup and now toggling hotspot does nothing. With the M7, we had to flash a modified apk.
That's kind of it for now. If anyone has a better solution for ad blocking, I'm all ears. Also, anyone who comes up with a solution to tethering will be my personal hero.

Some URLS are blocked (no idea why)

I have a problem with one specific website - downloading/opening podcasts from the Dutch Radio 1 (e..g radiobox2.omroep.nl/rss/ug/programme/80.rss- I can't download any mp3 files there, e.g.. radiobox2.omroep.nl/broadcaststream/file/426393.mp3.
First I thought it was an issue with my podcast app but then it turned out that I can't download the above-mentioned mp3 file (nor the others files from this and other podcasts) at all. No matter which app I use, the website won't load.
It's not an issue with my Internet connection (same behavior on wi-fi and 3G, and a PC and another Android device work just fine, using the same wi-fi).
In one thread here I've read AdAway might be causing similar issues - but I disabled it and it didn't help.
The above-mentioned website is the only problematic one (or there might be more of them but that's the only one I've tried accessing). And yet that's one of the most important sites I'd like to use, which makes the whole thing pretty annoying.
I've got Samsung Galaxy S3 (rooted), running Android 4.3 (stock).
I'd appreciate your help in identifying the source of the problem.
Anything, anyone?
I know it seems like the most boring and irrelevant problem ever but the general question would be:
What my block specific URLs (or IPs, probably) on Android?
Any suggestions where to look for?
Problem solved: it was the Adaway app. That was my first thought (and there are reports of this happening on the Internet, too) but it wasn't enough to just disable blocking and turn it off - it took a couple of attempts (disabling, turning off, freezing the app, restarting my phone etc.). Now it works. Finally
Is there any way to edit the Adaway blocking list?

Are you getting the terraclicks ad virus?

I think I have got a virus in my phone. Sometimes when I open any link in Chrome, a random popup opens which usually redirects to the play store somewhere. Once I opened 9gag.com and it opened 9gag's play store link. It even happened with android authority blogs that when I interact with the page i.e touch or scroll anywhere, a random ad link just pops up. Not only this but the original page is replaced by a facebook page whose URL contains something about a campaign i.e its ID etc. History shows a website terraclicks.com and google search on terraclicks shows that it's a PC virus.
Not only with Chrome, I even got the same popup while opening a link using facebook's own default internal browser.
I used Avast to scan for viruses including all files but it found no virus. The same thing is also happening in my brother's phone and we don't share anything between phones. There's a laptop in my home which also shows terraclicks in its history. So I think the virus is spread over all the devices, but I am still unsure as to how to remove it while mobile's antivirus detects nothing.
ad virus
Yes i have the same problem.Please help.
well I installed ccleaner and cleared three things:
All apps cache, chrome history and empty folders. It disappeared for some days but last night it came again to me. Now I have repeated the process again, let's see what happens now..
Usman i have factory restored my phone but it is still there. I dont know what to do now
khan khan said:
Usman i have factory restored my phone but it is still there. I dont know what to do now
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which internet are you using? I am using PTCL
Do you also have this on another mobile or on computer?
no, there is only one mobile and it is only happening with it.
It's most likely a simple ad that is displayed when they detect your device and want you to download their app I stead. Use an ad blocker and you will be fine.
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It's most likely a simple ad that is displayed when they detect your device and want you to download their app I stead. Use an ad blocker and you will be fine.
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It's also appearing on computers. And I can say it's not coming from the website's owner because I personally work on a website and one time clicking on its logo triggered the ad. That website would never put an onClick ad on its logo.
terraclicks ad virus
You should install a new window on your computer which will definitely remove these ads but what to do with this in the android. I have installed every antivirus , antimalware and have performed a reset too but no effect.
OMG, I was also infected with Terraclicks. All I can find is removal guides that have nothing to say about Android system.. Can I just reinstall by browser or reset my phone to factory settings? I would prefer the second option because I have lots of photos that are important to me on my device. thanks
It's almost a year since the original post on this thread, and still searches for info on this insidious malware, Terraclicks shows just non-android solutions and generic adware removal info.
Like several other posters I have tried dozens of AV and anti-malware apps but nothing works so far.
Has anyone found a solution??
Clear all apps cache, browser cookies (it will log you out of all websites in the browser), and browser history (only if needed).
Try the above steps one by one and give some time between them to see if the problem goes away without doing the other steps.
It probably comes from visiting cheap websites like those sharing apk files or songs etc. They don't give a damn about the users.
For me this was solved by making uTorrent pro inactive, the adds stopped.
Once I uninstalled it they never came back.
Assuming you have cleared your Chrome cache etc, I suspect you have an app which has been installed which is causing this. In my case it was an .APK which I had downloaded externally (because I couldn't get it from the Play Store). As it happened, this particular app made itself a device administrator (you can check by going into Security, Device Administrators) and it also had greyed out the ability to uninstall it. The app was also running as a background process which is how it keeps spawning those ads. Nothing picked it up as Malware (Malware Bytes, Trend, CCleaner). That was the giveaway to me, that something wasn't right with this app. This would also explain why a phone reset wouldn't remove it, because that typically reinstalls all your apps (except in your case) the app would have probably come from the Play Store. Since removing the app, I've had no problems and the dreaded problem has gone away. Now I am a lot more careful about which APKs I loaded. Good luck
I had this issue and it ended up being one of the apps I downloaded. Once in uninstalled the correct app the problem ended. If you do factory reset, then redownload all your apps, then the problem would come back because you redownloaded all the apps you originally had. This is especially true if you use an app that's not in googles playstore so what he is saying sounds almost exactly the same as what happen to me.
Thank you that fixed it. I downloaded showbox of a site. N it messed up my phone.

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