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[Q] Spam since rooting evo 4g

I rooted my Evo 4G for the first time last Sunday (8/28/11) and installed Wireless Tether, Root Check, Quick Boot, and ROM Manager.
Ever since then, I've been getting ads in my notification bar. They show up with a green + icon and when I tap it, it opens the browser and goes to some website or to an app in the market.
Any idea where these are coming from, or which of those 4 apps I installed is causing this?
Thanks
J

jdm5000 said:
I rooted my Evo 4G for the first time last Sunday (8/28/11) and installed Wireless Tether, Root Check, Quick Boot, and ROM Manager.
Ever since then, I've been getting ads in my notification bar. They show up with a green + icon and when I tap it, it opens the browser and goes to some website or to an app in the market.
Any idea where these are coming from, or which of those 4 apps I installed is causing this?
Thanks
J
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Take a screenshot, and post it here. I think I know what it's for.

I'll try to catch it next time it comes up. It's already cleared from my notification area and I don't know if there a notification history anywhere.
The last one I got took me to the android market for an app to watch TV on a droid X. The notification said something like "Watch TV! Watch TV! (opt out at http: //xa....
couldn't see the rest of it since there's no word wrap in the notificiations.

jdm5000 said:
I'll try to catch it next time it comes up. It's already cleared from my notification area and I don't know if there a notification history anywhere.
The last one I got took me to the android market for an app to watch TV on a droid X. The notification said something like "Watch TV! Watch TV! (opt out at http: //xa....
couldn't see the rest of it since there's no word wrap in the notificiations.
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Could be caused by another app you have installed already, and what ROM are you using?

Stock ROM with Superuser installed. I've been getting them every day since Sunday. I have gotten updates to existing apps around that time, so one of them could have added it. Any way to figure out which one it is rather than uninstalling them one at a time?

jdm5000 said:
Stock ROM with Superuser installed. I've been getting them every day since Sunday. I have gotten updates to existing apps around that time, so one of them could have added it. Any way to figure out which one it is rather than uninstalling them one at a time?
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There's a app to monitor data, but otherwise I would check recently installed apps.

Found it.. it was "SPL Meter FREE" by Hashir N A. It's been renamed "ANDROID SPL METER" in the market.

jdm5000 said:
Found it.. it was "SPL Meter FREE" by Hashir N A. It's been renamed "ANDROID SPL METER" in the market.
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Good, malicious app caught.

and others...
Gotta love xda. I googled for an hour for this issue. Searched xda and it was the 2nd item on the list.
I don't have that app installed but I started getting those type messages today.
How did you determine the app that caused it?
Tia, ccbeam
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Process system isn't responding?

I'm using a rooted stock 4.4.2 Nexus 5 and messed something up. The phone works fine but when I reboot I get the pop-up attached. Despite this everything works fine.
I know it is something I did by either disabling or freezing some built-in app or preventing it from starting at bootup, but how do I find out which "process system" is the one not responding so I know what to undo?
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Anderson2 said:
I'm using a rooted stock 4.4.2 Nexus 5 and messed something up. The phone works fine but when I reboot I get the pop-up attached. Despite this everything works fine.
I know it is something I did by either disabling or freezing some built-in app or preventing it from starting at bootup, but how do I find out which "process system" is the one not responding so I know what to undo?
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Just unfeeze them all. Then freeze them one by one....wait a bit to know all is well, and freeze another.
Or print screen your frozen apps and let's look?
If that's even the cause.

Isn't there a simpler way by using some logging device that would tell what the problem is? I just don't know how to do that.

Anderson2 said:
Isn't there a simpler way by using some logging device that would tell what the problem is? I just don't know how to do that.
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Log cats, if you know how to read them. Not that I really do. But maybe something would be obvious.
You probably froze or stopped something from starting that you shouldn't have tho. Just undo your changes to ones you're not sure of.
I don't see a need to stop most system apps from starting tho....you won't gain anything by it. Aside from Google things, or weather apps. Not sure your motive???

Narrowed it down. It's not anything I froze or disabled. After a lot of testing and trials I discovered that the only thing that prevented the pop-up appearing at bootup was if I disabled xprivacy and because the problem is only recent I suspect it is in the latest update. Will check with them.

Anderson2 said:
Narrowed it down. It's not anything I froze or disabled. After a lot of testing and trials I discovered that the only thing that prevented the pop-up appearing at bootup was if I disabled xprivacy and because the problem is only recent I suspect it is in the latest update. Will check with them.
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I have the same problem and I also use xprivacy.

It was some permission I had blocked in some app. I can't tell you which app or which permission because I finally "cleared all xprivacy data" in xprivacy menu and reblocked permissions as I was asked in each app. Sort of like starting from scratch but it was worth it because it solved the problem.
Hope that helps.
If you find which permission it is let me know.

Has my N5 been hacked?

I keep getting popups:
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When I hit the 'back' button I get:
Something is also opening Google Play to a page for a specific app. I haven't paid much attention but the last time it was for a dating app. I thought that maybe I hit the advertising banner on some page or another, but I've been more careful about that and these still keep coming up.
I'm running 5.0.1, not rooted and using the Nova launcher. The only unauthorized (not from the Play Store) app installed is one I wrote.
Where are these coming from?
Thanks!

You're not hacked, those are popups which website use to infect/earn money on people. Just don't tap on it and you should be fine.

Yes, you've been hacked by anonymous.

Thanks.
I wonder how they can be blocked.

HankB said:
Thanks.
I wonder how they can be blocked.
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Install Sophos Security or AVG antivirus and run a full scan on your device.

HankB said:
Thanks.
I wonder how they can be blocked.
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Security software, or even AdAway should do it.

I had already tried CM and it found no threats beyond a lot of cookies. I uninstalled it and tried Sophos. It identified Real Piano as an app that could serve unwanted ads. I uninstalled Real Piano and so far have not seen these popups any more.

HankB said:
I had already tried CM and it found no threats beyond a lot of cookies. I uninstalled it and tried Sophos. It identified Real Piano as an app that could serve unwanted ads. I uninstalled Real Piano and so far have not seen these popups any more.
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I'm glad Sophos helped. People believe that there are no malware threats on Android. Unsolicited adware can even be more bothersome as they are installed inside of applications but can run whether or not the application is active (malware!)
You might be interested in Mobile Security|NowSecure (ViaForensics) for further insight into where your installed applications are connecting.

HankB said:
I had already tried CM and it found no threats beyond a lot of cookies. I uninstalled it and tried Sophos. It identified Real Piano as an app that could serve unwanted ads. I uninstalled Real Piano and so far have not seen these popups any more.
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Occasionally, some sites (including xda several months ago) will serve up similar fake (scareware) ads when they detect a mobile Android device. If you have installed adaway, these ads are usually not presented. Or if you aren't rooted, try out Ghostery browser from the play store. Works pretty good too.
Make sure you have the option to install from unknown sources (settings/security) disabled as a precaution.
(If you notice these ads on reputable sites, do contact the site administrators. XDA got the issue fixed 2-3 days after I reported it to them)

HankB said:
Thanks.
I wonder how they can be blocked.
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install Mozilla and use adblock plus addon.

I get failed to open that page, Im using adblock from the link below.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1916098

Disable Services App going berserk...

Today I tried fiddling a bit with this app. It's all good but after disabling a couple services in the Gmail app and finding out that they were needed a few minutes later, it seems like whenever I try bring them back to their prior unfrozen state they just won't stick, and every time I open the app they appear to be unchecked again. I'd really love to keep using this app but I damn sure need Gmail so...any idea on why this might be happening?
Edit: the app keeps killing the processes as shown on the attached pic.
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I also sent an email to the developer, looking forward to be able to use the app without issues if I manage, it solved all of my wakelock issues, then this happened...

Still nothing from the dev, in the meantime I switched to Inbox which doesn't seem to be affected, still hoping to fix this tho...

I am getting google play services not installed, contact manufacturer for assistance.

abs0lut3z33r0 said:
I am getting google play services not installed, contact manufacturer for assistance.
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I used to have the same problem. It turned out that I was being too aggressive with disabling limes into Google Play Services. However if I restore them it simply sticks as it should in the app, so it's not a big deal. With Gmail however it's a whole different story, at least on my device/ROM layout. I could try a full wipe but ain't nobody got time for dat...

A factory reset didnt repair the service status. I am rethinking of using disable service , does it slow down the phone over time ?

abs0lut3z33r0 said:
A factory reset didnt repair the service status. I am rethinking of using disable service , does it slow down the phone over time ?
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I'm mot using it right now, but I moticed that after I unistalled it the processes I blocked within the app remained blocked. A few seconds before uninstalling I just enabled Gmail, and being the app removed it just sticked for once. So even tho it's quite a crooked way to do it I managed to have Gmail working and the app doing its job anyway, even if it's currently not installed. It is a shame that one has to do such dirty workarounds in order to make things work as they should without breaking functionality, but that's the "fix" I'm using at the moment. Still no word from the dev so I've kinda lost hope anyways.

^Controlling App startup in android is tricky and i use disable services for apps that dont listen to AppOps , BootManager . All GCMIntent and Analytics Service are disabled

abs0lut3z33r0 said:
^Controlling App startup in android is tricky and i use disable services for apps that dont listen to AppOps , BootManager . All GCMIntent and Analytics Service are disabled
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I wonder how much of a difference all of our micro managing really makes. Sure some processes are pretty toxic but when running a very slim build like deodexed XtreStoLite there isn't really much left to kill...right now I'm just using Greenify after a fresh install and I seem to be getting pretty much the same battery life...
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No work for greenify on a clean install . The apps and service pile up over time . For me its :-
1. Freezing /unfreeze for facebook,kindle,amazon,etc
2.Disable services
3.App Ops
4. If apps crashes because of service disable then add on greenify
5. App Ops Startup + bootmanager
Using Old version of some apps like airdroid.

Ez Package disabler has been removed from Play Store by Samsung

Ez Package disabler is removed from the play store. I installed it in March, and now nothing works. They disabled the license check and the whole app doesn't disable apps. I'm so disappointed in Samsung right now...
To provide some context, Samsung basically told EZ to remove the app as Note7 users were using it to disable OTA updates that repaired some major phone instability issues

Nothing is removed,Package Disabler is still in Play Store. And works great, no license is disabled and all my disabled apps are disabled.
Dunno where you get this info from but for sure is not applicable for everyone.
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He mentioned "EZ Package Disabler" and yes, it's not in GooglePlay anymore.

Oh.. My bad then but I still don't get the point for removing it in this case. There are plenty of disabler apps, they should remove all in this case...
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He is right. The app cannot disable the apps anymore.
Ridiculous...

Some more informations here :
https://www.reddit.com/r/androidapps/comments/5bzbfl/rip_ez_package_disabler_thank_samsung/
https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS7/comments/5byyby/ez_package_disabler_pro_taken_down_by_samsung/

On top of all this what sucks about the other package disablers such as PDP, Samsung directly influences these app devs to not have the capability to disable Samsung specific apps, but allow for everything else to be disabled. I'm just surprised

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Rapier said:
Oh.. My bad then but I still don't get the point for removing it in this case. There are plenty of disabler apps, they should remove all in this case...
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Give them time..

EZ Package Disabler is back in the Google Play

I think all they had to do is to remove the corresponding OTA services from the disabling list
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Basically, blame Note 7 users refusing to return their phone bombs/disabling OTA updates. Samsung want to limit all Note 7 devices to 60% maximum charge.

Its still in the play store and even had an update, but it does not do anything anymore. Any package that I try to disable gives me the message "Cannot disable. Does this package have admin access?"

And it does?
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And it does?
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EZ Disabler has admin access, but the packages that I am trying to disable do not. It will not disable anything, including apps that I installed from the play store, not just system apps.

It's back, they just removed some modules.
You need to uninstall and reinstall, or remove and re-add administrator privileges.

neezy13 said:
EZ Disabler has admin access, but the packages that I am trying to disable do not. It will not disable anything, including apps that I installed from the play store, not just system apps.
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Apparently I needed to deactivate and then reactivate EZ Disabler for it to start working again.
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the_scotsman said:
It's back, they just removed some modules.
You need to uninstall and reinstall, or remove and re-add administrator privileges.
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It seems they have removed it again.
Do you have any info?

I'm not seeing it either. I had to buy a different package disabler app from another dev. Seems like every 6 months or so, I spend a few dollars on an app only for it to be taken down (indirectly) by Samsung!

Any one have some news !?