malware - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I got some worm in my local internet that infected my androids phones.
Someone is listeing my connection.
It did not got out from my samsung phones even after factory reset and installing another stock room.
Do you have any idea how can I solve it?
Clean all stuff on android partitions. How can I solve it?

What Android OS version?

blackhawk said:
What Android OS version?
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10 and 11 Android

A factory reset will clear all viruses and rootkits if they're running on stock firmware.
If they got reinfected it was something that was installed or downloaded after the factory reset.
Possibly in the data or SD card, more likely an app.

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[Q] Original Tablet S problems - factory reset or reflash?

Hi everyone,
I have an original Tablet S which is running quite badly (it's very laggy, and apps stop responding regularly), and it's getting worse. My first thought was to do a factory reset, but I'm wondering whether that will fix these sorts of problems, or whether I need to reflash the firmware to start completely from scratch (or does a factory reset have the same result?)
If a reflash would be worth trying, how would I go about doing that? Can I use the ALLinONE tool to do it? I'm running unrooted, stock 4.0.3 R5A.
Any suggestions would be gratefully received.
Thanks!
kevinwilson said:
Hi everyone,
I have an original Tablet S which is running quite badly (it's very laggy, and apps stop responding regularly), and it's getting worse. My first thought was to do a factory reset, but I'm wondering whether that will fix these sorts of problems, or whether I need to reflash the firmware to start completely from scratch (or does a factory reset have the same result?)
If a reflash would be worth trying, how would I go about doing that? Can I use the ALLinONE tool to do it? I'm running unrooted, stock 4.0.3 R5A.
Any suggestions would be gratefully received.
Thanks!
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These issues are in the firmware, factory resetting will remove the issues but then it will do the same thing again.
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kevinwilson said:
Hi everyone, I have an original Tablet S which is running quite badly (it's very laggy, and apps stop responding regularly), and it's getting worse. My first thought was to do a factory reset, but I'm wondering whether that will fix these sorts of problems, or whether I need to reflash the firmware to start completely from scratch (or does a factory reset have the same result?) If a reflash would be worth trying, how would I go about doing that? Can I use the ALLinONE tool to do it? I'm running unrooted, stock 4.0.3 R5A. Any suggestions would be gratefully received. Thanks!
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In my opinion, your problem is more likely being cause by the apps you have installed. A virgin install of 4.0.3r5a is fairly responsive and has very few bugs. Do a factory data reset via settings or system recovery to erase all non-factory installed apps and data and then sparingly re-install your apps until you notice the problem again to find out which app or apps are causing the problem. Free ad-based constantly-running-in-the-background-and-calling-home apps are the ones most likely to cause problems.

[Q] CM 10.1.3 RC install did not wirk

Hi,
My i9100 runs CM 10.2 Nightlies and I install these in this sequence:
Reboot recovery'
Format /system
Wipe Dalvik
Wipe /cache
Install new CM nightly .zip
This works every-time, except if I try and install the CM 10.1.3 Release Candidate. In this case my phone boots and displays the CM rotating boot animation until the battery runs out of juice. If I boot into recovery and flash CM 10.2 then my phone boots correctly.
Does anyone know how one should downgrade from 10.2 to 10.1.3?
( If you suggest a factory reset ( format /data) then please explain your logical behind your suggestion, if you could).
Thanks!
forgetmyname said:
My i9100 runs CM 10.2 Nightlies
if I try and install the CM 10.1.3 Release Candidate. In this case my phone boots and displays the CM rotating boot animation until the battery runs out of juice. If I boot into recovery and flash CM 10.2 then my phone boots correctly.
Does anyone know how one should downgrade from 10.2 to 10.1.3?
( If you suggest a factory reset ( format /data) then please explain your logical behind your suggestion, if you could).
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Check these threads out first:
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/77376-cm-1013-rc-for-i9100-int/#entry406963
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/77807-how-to-downgrade-to-101-rc1/
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Yes I do suggest a factory reset. It's recommended whenever you change android version to do a factory reset. Flashing a new nightly of the same android version it's ok not to (I still do) but when you upgrade /downgrade android versions unless you reset you'll get trouble, as you've already found out.
Edit: just read those links that immortalneo posted, there you go.
Sent from a galaxy far, far away
Hopper8 said:
Yes I do suggest a factory reset. It's recommended whenever you change android version to do a factory reset. Flashing a new nightly of the same android version it's ok not to (I still do) but when you upgrade /downgrade android versions unless you reset you'll get trouble, as you've already found out.
Edit: just read those links that immortalneo posted, there you go.
Sent from a galaxy far, far away
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Hi, Thank-you for your links.
Funnily if I upgrade on Android versions I don't reset. I just format /system, wipe cache & Dalvik, and then install the right gapps. I have never downgraded before.
However, perhaps I could roll back to a 10.1 nightly backup I took with CWM, and then upgrade with this and avoid a Factory Reset
forgetmyname said:
Hi, Thank-you for your links.
Funnily if I upgrade on Android versions I don't reset. I just format /system, wipe cache & Dalvik, and then install the right gapps. I have never downgraded before.
However, perhaps I could roll back to a 10.1 nightly backup I took with CWM, and then upgrade with this and avoid a Factory Reset
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I don't understand why you're shying away from a factory reset? If you're flashing ROMs it should be a regular part of your routine. Use an app such as Titanium backup to restore user apps & data afterwards. Doing a factory reset will erase everything which isn't compatible with the new ROM. Titanium, used correctly, only restores things which are compatible.
As for restoring your nandroid, if it's a downgrade, you should also factory reset before restoring it. Like I said, I don't know why you're trying so hard to avoid it.
Hopper8 said:
I don't understand why you're shying away from a factory reset? If you're flashing ROMs it should be a regular part of your routine. Use an app such as Titanium backup to restore user apps & data afterwards. Doing a factory reset will erase everything which isn't compatible with the new ROM. Titanium, used correctly, only restores things which are compatible.
As for restoring your nandroid, if it's a downgrade, you should also factory reset before restoring it. Like I said, I don't know why you're trying so hard to avoid it.
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Hi,
Because restoring from TB all my apps took me 5 hours last time.
More importantly I have to add back all of my accounts (FB, Dropbox etc) and k don't always recall my passwords, so they all have yo have password resets. Factory resets mean several days of extra work. I have 1.5 hours each evening to myself and I'd rather watch TV (18 month old child is source of time consumption)) ).
Cheers.
forgetmyname said:
Hi,
Because restoring from TB all my apps took me 5 hours last time.
More importantly I have to add back all of my accounts (FB, Dropbox etc) and k don't always recall my passwords, so they all have yo have password resets. Factory resets mean several days of extra work. I have 1.5 hours each evening to myself and I'd rather watch TV (18 month old child is source of time consumption)) ).
Cheers.
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:0 :0 how many apps do you have installed? It takes me about 10 min absolute tops. But sure, definitely spend time with your child
Hopper8 said:
:0 :0 how many apps do you have installed? It takes me about 10 min absolute tops. But sure, definitely spend time with your child
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I have 51 apps and a few like Touchdown (for Lotus Notes) won't play well with downgrades or even upgrades sometimes. This is the bane of 'enterprise' applications...

[Q] Updated my ZTE Supreme and now the phone won't work?

So yesterday my phone popped up with an update. I installed it not thinking anything of it. Well now my ZTE Supreme won't work. It turns on but it will not connect to the Virgin Mobile Service and I cannot get the camera to work and it runs slow and when I go to click on an app the phone basically freezes. What are my options?
I have a ZTE Supreme running Jelly Bean 4.1.2
kevinnnn said:
So yesterday my phone popped up with an update. I installed it not thinking anything of it. Well now my ZTE Supreme won't work. It turns on but it will not connect to the Virgin Mobile Service and I cannot get the camera to work and it runs slow and when I go to click on an app the phone basically freezes. What are my options?
I have a ZTE Supreme running Jelly Bean 4.1.2
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Was your phone rooted and / or modified before the update? Is it an official Virgin phone or flashed from another service? Please share the build version of the software update. But basically your 3 options are to factory reset, reload original system (after reset), or installing a custom recovery and custom rom.
es0tericcha0s said:
Was your phone rooted and / or modified before the update? Is it an official Virgin phone or flashed from another service? Please share the build version of the software update. But basically your 3 options are to factory reset, reload original system (after reset), or installing a custom recovery and custom rom.
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I hadn't done any rooting to the device. Also I did a reset like 5 times already. Didn't help. (By that I mean I went into the setting and hit the reset button and it wiped everything.) That didn't work at all. Also this is an official ZTE Supreme I bought from their website about 6 months ago.
Where do I go to get the build version? I see baseband version which is N9810B01. Is that what you wanted?
I am getting really pissed thinking that my phone might be ****ed because of an update :/
Just thought of a possible issue with the data... See if you can update the profile and prl in the Settings. Most likely will be near the bottom above About Devices, or in About Devices. If that doesn't work, dialing this: ##rtn# is supposed to wipe user data and activation data so upon reboot should attempt to reconnect to Virgin services. As far as the camera, well, try clearing the caches of the camera and gallery in the Settings / Application Manager / All. As far as the slowness, I can't think of anything besides reloading the OS or a custom one. If the issue is in the /system then factory data resets don't touch that part.
Stock files found here: http://androidforums.com/vital-all-...supreme-system-boot-recovery.html#post6305878
Guide for flashing here: http://androidforums.com/vital-all-things-root/820524-guide-zte-vital-supreme-unbrick-guide.html
es0tericcha0s said:
Just thought of a possible issue with the data... See if you can update the profile and prl in the Settings. Most likely will be near the bottom above About Devices, or in About Devices. If that doesn't work, dialing this: ##rtn# is supposed to wipe user data and activation data so upon reboot should attempt to reconnect to Virgin services. As far as the camera, well, try clearing the caches of the camera and gallery in the Settings / Application Manager / All. As far as the slowness, I can't think of anything besides reloading the OS or a custom one. If the issue is in the /system then factory data resets don't touch that part.
When I tried to update PRL I got erorr 25606. Tried dialing that thing you suggested but I can't get the phone to come up. Just keeps freezing and then something pops up saying launch failed or something like that. Also, how do I reload OS or a custom? Sorry I can be a bit of a newb to this kinda stuff. I don't normally do anything to my phone other then the basics.
Oh I just got the phone to come up and I put in what you said and it says 'please input MSL... what is that?
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kevinnnn said:
es0tericcha0s said:
Just thought of a possible issue with the data... See if you can update the profile and prl in the Settings. Most likely will be near the bottom above About Devices, or in About Devices. If that doesn't work, dialing this: ##rtn# is supposed to wipe user data and activation data so upon reboot should attempt to reconnect to Virgin services. As far as the camera, well, try clearing the caches of the camera and gallery in the Settings / Application Manager / All. As far as the slowness, I can't think of anything besides reloading the OS or a custom one. If the issue is in the /system then factory data resets don't touch that part.
When I tried to update PRL I got erorr 25606. Tried dialing that thing you suggested but I can't get the phone to come up. Just keeps freezing and then something pops up saying launch failed or something like that. Also, how do I reload OS or a custom? Sorry I can be a bit of a newb to this kinda stuff. I don't normally do anything to my phone other then the basics.
Oh I just got the phone to come up and I put in what you said and it says 'please input MSL... what is that?
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You can try this app to get your MSL (also referred to as SPC depending on the situation) http://www.4shared.com/android/M8qqY_ge/MEID_Converter_052.html
But I provided links to both, the files you need, and the guide for how to install them. Did you not even bother to click on them?
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es0tericcha0s said:
kevinnnn said:
You can try this app to get your MSL (also referred to as SPC depending on the situation)
But I provided links to both, the files you need, and the guide for how to install them. Did you not even bother to click on them?
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I did click on them. But like I said I am a big newbie with this stuff. I have never dealt with any of this stuff before. Do I wanna download the system, boot, or recovery? (from the link you provided...) Also, I entered my phone into FTM mode but now what? I'm really sorry, maybe I'm just stupid.
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It'd be best if you read through the thread and then asked questions afterwards if there is something that isn't spelled out somewhere throughout the thread. They aren't THAT long and you could learn a lot. This stuff is not rocket science, but it does need patience and reading comprehension. The threads there are populated by n00bs and advanced users as well, so there's a good chance someone has had the same questions as you do. The people on those threads will also probably be more likely to help as it's not a very popular phone and not much support for. xda doesn't even have a specific forum for it. But, as you start, you'll need a working Windows (XP/Vista/7/8/8.1) computer or Linux, if you're more comfortable with that for some reason. A good data sync cord. The correct drivers. You probably only need the system.img, but won't hurt to do the others to get a complete full restore.
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How to hard reset after Nougat update?

Recently my phone started rebooting in random moments. After doing some research I think that some system files are corrupted. I tried doing factory reset in recovery, but thats not what I wanted because my system version is still 7.0, while initially it was 6.0 and the problem still occurs. Is there a way to do complete reset to factory setting and restore system?
There's no way back to 6.0 for now unfortunately, updating to 7.0 updates the bootloader so any attempt to flash 6.0 back with a pc will leave the phone unable to boot. I think a signed bootloader from 6.0 would be required, and hasn't been released.
There are ways to re flash the stock firmware of 7.0, but I'm not sure if that'd help as I did that recently and still get the occasional reboot.
You also get this random reboots? Is it more common problem?
Your best bet is probably to find an alternative download for the same firmware you have now. Hopefully that helps.
I OTA'd to Nougat the day I got my Z, it was on MM, and all is well. So not sure it's an issue with N itself, more likely corrupt download, as you said.
No, you cant downgrade, not without great risk. Same for all Moto's these days.
wojwen said:
You also get this random reboots? Is it more common problem?
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Yeah i do get them but rarely, and i am on a custom kernel so it could be that causing it for me. If factory reset doesn't help I would try flashing stock Nougat again.

Android 12 problems

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I got the s21 Exynos. After the android 12 update many of the apps keep crashing. They are all up to date. I cant seem to find any solution to this problem. Am i the only one with this problem ? Cant find any other info about this issue.
Factory reset. Do not use SmartSwitch to reload the apps.
A factory reset is always best to do after a major OTA firmware upgrade to avoid issues.
blackhawk said:
Factory reset. Do not use SmartSwitch to reload the apps.
A factory reset is always best to do after a major OTA firmware upgrade to avoid issues.
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Okey, is this a common issue ? Never had it before.
Dardo27 said:
Okey, is this a common issue ? Never had it before.
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Don't know but a factory reset is SOP.
I never upgrade an Android if it's fast, stable and fulfilling its mission.
Upgrades tend to break things...

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