Hello,
I have an Evo 3D running on Android 4.0.3 on Virgin network.
Few weeks ago I installed GData free antivirus from Google Play and did a full scan and it found a malware that says:
Android.Application.Cosha.D
The infected app is the native Android video viewer service.I uninstalled it completely(after doing this my videos stopped playing) by using Titanium app and ran a scan again and this time it reported everything as clean.
I downloaded the original operating system for my phone(I think from XDA website) and re-installed everything.Now I have a fresh phone which is not even rooted but GData is still detecting the "View video" app/service as infected.
I Googled Cosha.D and very few results came up.Norton's database says it's a spyware that can send SMS and monitor other activities but the dangerous rating is "Very low".
I tried uninstalling View Video app from inside GData but it gave an error.I had to use Titanium app to remove this system file.I installed about a dozen other Android antiviruses but none of them detected it.Only GData does.
Is this a false positive or is this possible ? Do you get the same detection while scanning your device with GData ? I sent a letter to them but so far no response.
Any help is appreciated.Thanks.
Reinstall the native video app. Then from settings/application/ manage applications disable it. Download MX video player. I don't use av's on any of my cells so I can't begin to explain the issue or why its giving you the result your getting. What I'm suggesting should allow you to play videos again. Also with the native app disabled you shouldn't get any positive hits. Sidenote- Unless your running pirated apps or downloading apps from some market besides the playstore having an av installed isn't necessary "IMO"
#Root-Hack_Mod*Always=LTE
OK I disabled the native player and installed the MX app.If the native app was truly infected and I just disabled it will the malware work ? Or it has to be enabled in order to work ?
I don't have 3rd party pirated apps.I just reinstalled the whole thing and my phone isn't even rooted.
I really don't think the app was infected "imo". Your the first post I've ever read on xda to say that the native video app on a stock android rom was infected. So I wouldn't be to concerned about it. Anti virus apps are well known to give false hits. Also with the app disabled it can function. However if you want to you can always perform a factory reset which will mostly wipe you phone clean. If you do make sure to back up all of your important data.
#Root-Hack_Mod*Always=LTE
Hi there,
I have facing issue in my Android 4.2.1 JB from alst 7 days. There are few apps which automatically getting installed without asking my permission. It hapeens when they detect i am connected to Wi-Fi or mobile data connection. i didn't rebooted my device. Everytime i have to uninstall these apps but after few hours they get automatically installed . Device rooted 2 months back
Apps are:
Baidu Browser
UC browser
Flapy Bird
Poker
Option like USB debugging and installed from unknown source are turned off. Even scanned by device through multiple anti-virus like Avast, AVG & CM Security. Below are the apps which are currently in my device:
Adobe reader, all-in-one toolbox, angry bird, avg, avast, axis bank app, B1 free archiver, backup& restore, barcode scanner, battery doctor, call control, cam-scanner, chrome, clean master, CM Security, Easy Video player, EN-HI dictonary, fusion (music player), goggles, hdfc app, iMedia share, kickass torrent, linkedin, FB messanger, My Tom, Next Launcher 3D, Outlook, Oaytm, Push mail, Quickoffice, Rails, Ringtone Editor Pro, root uninstaller, skype, speedtest subway surfer, superuser, temple run 2, tubemate, whatsapp, youtube.
Please help.
aadishivan said:
Hi there,
I have facing issue in my Android 4.2.1 JB from alst 7 days. There are few apps which automatically getting installed without asking my permission. It hapeens when they detect i am connected to Wi-Fi or mobile data connection. i didn't rebooted my device. Everytime i have to uninstall these apps but after few hours they get automatically installed . Device rooted 2 months back
Apps are:
Baidu Browser
UC browser
Flapy Bird
Poker
Option like USB debugging and installed from unknown source are turned off. Even scanned by device through multiple anti-virus like Avast, AVG & CM Security. Below are the apps which are currently in my device:
Adobe reader, all-in-one toolbox, angry bird, avg, avast, axis bank app, B1 free archiver, backup& restore, barcode scanner, battery doctor, call control, cam-scanner, chrome, clean master, CM Security, Easy Video player, EN-HI dictonary, fusion (music player), goggles, hdfc app, iMedia share, kickass torrent, linkedin, FB messanger, My Tom, Next Launcher 3D, Outlook, Oaytm, Push mail, Quickoffice, Rails, Ringtone Editor Pro, root uninstaller, skype, speedtest subway surfer, superuser, temple run 2, tubemate, whatsapp, youtube.
Please help.
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Is someone messing around with your Google Account?
If someone login from your google account from computer and install app from play store site, it is installed from internet.
When you say it happens when you are connected to Wi-Fi or data, so I am 99.99% sure, it is due to messing with Google Account.
ok. Let me try removing my all google account from device and some other account to see if this happen again.
Thanks
hnkotnis said:
Is someone messing around with your Google Account?
If someone login from your google account from computer and install app from play store site, it is installed from internet.
When you say it happens when you are connected to Wi-Fi or data, so I am 99.99% sure, it is due to messing with Google Account.
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Hi there,
I removed all my google account from mobile and added new gmail account. But issue is still same.
Maybe you could try to disable "Auto-update apps" in google play.
Even i have the same problem. I even removed the auto-update but still its happening.
Please help ?
he_arslan said:
Maybe you could try to disable "Auto-update apps" in google play.
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"Auto-update apps" is disabled in google play. But same this is keep happening. Did hard reset of my phone but same issue.
i have that same problem with my tablet from ebay running 4.2.2 app DU Battery Saver & Widgets is installed without my permission and i don't even have google account on this device, but tablet is connected on wifi 24/7 and all apps are stock i have original firmware and i try to reflash device but this is happening again
Very odd... Have you tried disabling the Install from Unknown Sources option?
now it is, let's see if this will help
i have something the same problem
I bought on e-bay a Chinese 10.1" M10 type with MTK8127 chipset and Android 4.4.2 Kernel: 4.3.67 tablet.
It works great except that it is every day i get a new surprise "great" application that are installed on their own, do not ask for anything and ready to license to be posted.
The tablet was rooted with VRoot_1.7.3.4863_english_cid1005_7337ba1e_89.exe and with MtkDroidTools_v253 do full backups.
Telepütek follows so far:
27/10/2014 1:16:17 DU Battery Saver
28/10/2014. 1:07:51 Flappy Cow
10/29/2014. Happy Jump 1:39:45
30/10/2014. 1:39:13 Freaking Math
31/10/2014. 1:49:11 Amazing Candle
11/1/2014. 1:28:43 Monkey (/data/app/com.candh.game.monkey-1.apk)
In addition, after each start / restart after a few minutes received a message in the notification area:
Du Battery Saver -> The key to optimize, clean up backstage power applications, rapid power
What I have tried:
Factory reset, after of course, google restore disabled and manually put up everything again.
Note that this is after factory reset the same applications in the same order almost exactly in same time per day.
The version numbera are earlier or actual that you can download from play.
The applications that I use on that device are the same that i use on other (Samsung) device so it is sure that there is no problem with them but i think the system itself compromised.
I tried Avast, Avira, eset, AirPush Block, Network connections, OS Monitor, Addons Detector, Trust - Event Logger but not found anything and I could not figure out what was happening.
I put CatLog - Logcat Reader to get it know whats happening but could not really understand what was happening.
Please help to figure it out based on the log to see what happens and how it happens and how can I get rid of this.
The following is a brief log details, of course, I will send out more on request.
See attachment.
kisger13 said:
I bought on e-bay a Chinese 10.1" M10 type with MTK8127 chipset and Android 4.4.2 Kernel: 4.3.67 tablet.
It works great except that it is every day i get a new surprise "great" application that are installed on their own, do not ask for anything and ready to license to be posted.
The tablet was rooted with VRoot_1.7.3.4863_english_cid1005_7337ba1e_89.exe and with MtkDroidTools_v253 do full backups.
Telepütek follows so far:
27/10/2014 1:16:17 DU Battery Saver
28/10/2014. 1:07:51 Flappy Cow
10/29/2014. Happy Jump 1:39:45
30/10/2014. 1:39:13 Freaking Math
31/10/2014. 1:49:11 Amazing Candle
11/1/2014. 1:28:43 Monkey (/data/app/com.candh.game.monkey-1.apk)
In addition, after each start / restart after a few minutes received a message in the notification area:
Du Battery Saver -> The key to optimize, clean up backstage power applications, rapid power
What I have tried:
Factory reset, after of course, google restore disabled and manually put up everything again.
Note that this is after factory reset the same applications in the same order almost exactly in same time per day.
The version numbera are earlier or actual that you can download from play.
The applications that I use on that device are the same that i use on other (Samsung) device so it is sure that there is no problem with them but i think the system itself compromised.
I tried Avast, Avira, eset, AirPush Block, Network connections, OS Monitor, Addons Detector, Trust - Event Logger but not found anything and I could not figure out what was happening.
I put CatLog - Logcat Reader to get it know whats happening but could not really understand what was happening.
Please help to figure it out based on the log to see what happens and how it happens and how can I get rid of this.
The following is a brief log details, of course, I will send out more on request.
See attachment.
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Did you disable the option to install from unknown sources?
es0tericcha0s said:
Did you disable the option to install from unknown sources?
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Yes, sorry i forget to write it.
I just. This morning also am getting random apps installed. Dominos pizza, panda pop and cookie jam the newest app i have installed is brave frontier can it be malware or something else.
4218kris said:
I just. This morning also am getting random apps installed. Dominos pizza, panda pop and cookie jam the newest app i have installed is brave frontier can it be malware or something else.
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It could be if you got it from anywhere but the official play store. Never install apps not from a trusted source.
4218kris said:
I just. This morning also am getting random apps installed. Dominos pizza, panda pop and cookie jam the newest app i have installed is brave frontier can it be malware or something else.
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I got the same apps today - Domino's PandaPop, and Cookie Jam plus Drippler. I did not install Brave Frontier, so that isn't the source.
The only things done recently for me are:
- Connected up to my work Office 365 service, which requires admin access (for wipe, etc)
- Updated su binaries a few days ago - at prompt from SuperSU
Oh lovely...
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2853...aller-spotted-on-t-mobile-verizon-phones.html
yep thats it i bet, its on my tablet. thanks carrier...
Doktor-X said:
i have that same problem with my tablet from ebay running 4.2.2 app DU Battery Saver & Widgets is installed without my permission and i don't even have google account on this device, but tablet is connected on wifi 24/7 and all apps are stock i have original firmware and i try to reflash device but this is happening again
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I just got DU Battery Saver installed on my Onix tablet. You read stuff on the internet about cheap Chinese tablets coming loaded with spyware and other sorts of stuff and I wonder whether apps can be freely installed via some hidden app on the device.
You all suck dumb asses
Thats why i hate these blog sites they call themselves experts but cant solve any damn thing untick auto updates, really you think we didn't knew that much really man,my problem never got solved in online sites infact you will get more confused why would some hack someone's google account and download du app make some sense guys you all suck
Dear all, I have just taken on a Moto E (2nd generation) with 4G LTE, Android version 6. Have performed a factory reset. Would like to know which Apps can be safely removed to reduce the bloatware and maximise the potential of the phone without having to root it. Not opposed to rooting just not experienced. Am keen to learn - have recently switched my old laptop to Devuan for example. Am not a gamer and will use the phone mainly for calls, texts, browsing net and emailing. Any email provider suggestions that works well with both Android 6.0 and open software would also be welcome. Riseup would be my preference. Many thanks.
Moto has a reputation of providing purest stock android. Nevertheless some games and apps may come pre-installed. Any app you are unable to uninstall in app info is a system app. Most of the system apps are mandatory (Launcher, Playstore) but you can disable Google Play Music, Play Movies & TV & whatever seems unnecessary for you. Without root, performance can hardly be maximized.
Gmail works fine for me. Install K-9 Mail from Playstore for using Riseup email. ProtonMail (supports encryption), Zoho Mail (Ad-free) are some good alternatives.
Hello, thanks for the reply and apologies about the delayed reply. Have followed your advice about the apps and will now look into the emails. Any thoughts re the value of rooting the phone - worth the effort or little to be gained?
Hello, i asked this question over at the Tab S6 but haven’t gotten any replies so I thought i would ask here since its a newer device.
I want to be able to uninstall apps that come pres-installed on the tab and would like a list, if possible, of apps that i can safely uninstall without affecting the tab itself. I would not be using a lot of the apps so i want to free up as much storage and ram as possible. That only thing I will be using the tab for is:
Lightroom, photoshop, snapseed, Facebook, instagram, Flipboard, youtube, firefox browser, file manager and Google play to download mentioned apps and keep them updated.
I would be using ADB to remove unwanted apps, i dont want to root my tab as i want to be able to perform future updates.
Thanks in advance.
Enable USB debugging.
check apps ids from app info , for an example "com.google.youtube"
wirte all of them on plain paper.
then
Use ADB with correct command.
more information here: https://www.xda-developers.com/uninstall-carrier-oem-bloatware-without-root-access/amp/
adinis78 said:
Hello, i asked this question over at the Tab S6 but haven’t gotten any replies so I thought i would ask here since its a newer device.
I want to be able to uninstall apps that come pres-installed on the tab and would like a list, if possible, of apps that i can safely uninstall without affecting the tab itself. I would not be using a lot of the apps so i want to free up as much storage and ram as possible. That only thing I will be using the tab for is:
Lightroom, photoshop, snapseed, Facebook, instagram, Flipboard, youtube, firefox browser, file manager and Google play to download mentioned apps and keep them updated.
I would be using ADB to remove unwanted apps, i dont want to root my tab as i want to be able to perform future updates.
Thanks in advance.
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Hi have a look at the S5e threads there is a list of apps to uninstall there