Questions tagged [malware]
For questions regarding viruses, trojan horses, spyware, and other malicious software, especially in removing or preventing it.
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Red-and-White Megaphone App coming up unsolicited
For about a month, an unknown app has been occasionally coming up on my cell phone's screen, interrupting whatever I'm doing, displaying a black screen and that rolling circle in the middle that means ...
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Remove notification “Activate Anti-malware service”
On my Samsung S10e device I get this notification:
Device care - Activate Anti-malware service
When I try to turn it off, it says:
These notifications can't be turned off
Which raises the ...
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CamScanner Malware: Do I need to uninstall older version?
Recently a malware was found in the popular android app CamScanner.
The app is now removed from Google Play store.
The company has also acknowledged the existence of the malware in an official ...
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Password reset screens appearing while inactive; was I hacked?
I put down my Samsung Galaxy S7 phone after making a phone call, and then noticed that the settings appeared on screen, and things like "reset password" were being clicked and text was being entered ...
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My android phone is often getting affected with virus
My problem :
Hello friends. I use Asus zenfone go T500 android phone. My problem is, my phone often gets affected by some kind of virus which sometimes installs some chinese apps without my knowledge ...
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Some apps are installing constantly
Some apps are installing constantly and when I delete those apps, they again get installed. Quick Heal mobile antivirus shows that these are malware and resolve the problem, but sometimes they are ...
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CamScanner: Trojan detected by ESET
I usually use CamScanner to scan my documents. After updating to the last version, ESET told me I have to remove it, because this app has Trojan and it can provide remote access to the infected device....
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Can a malicious application running in a container root the Android?
Can a malware root the Android when running in a container such as when running through VirtualXposed or Parallel space, or when a person is using the Guest user or any other secondary user in Android?...
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How to identify the app/process which re-mounts partitions R/W, creates files and changes file permissions?
I have a rooted device, with superuser rights granted to a few apps I trust. I have often found my /system or /vendor partition mounted read/write, and some files chmoded to 0777. Similarly ...
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Gaining higher privileges
When an application requests access to some features of the phone, for example to read SMS storage, it always asks the user for permission for the second time.
Is there a way to bypass/disable this ...
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Android asks to re-enter WiFi passwords. Is my phone compromised?
I have a Galaxy S8 (SM-950F) with Android version 8.0.0. I have rooted the device with Magisk. I have a couple of Magisk modules, including Bixby remapper, F-Droid Privilaged Extension, liboemcrypto ...
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How do I safely flash a new rom on an infected android phone? [duplicate]
Is using a live cd a good idea? Will it keep the rest of my computer including storage and installed OS safe?
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Can my father's smartphone be compromised?
My father said to me that he allowed installation of apps from unknown sources when he was asked to do it to go further with something (he said that he don't remember when or what he was doing).
In ...
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Why is there “/proc/net/snmp” file on my device? Could it be due to a malware?
After reading this paper I observed a little and I realized that an SNMP socket (exactly two: v4 and v6) exists when I use ls /proc/1/net. I see them clearly.
My question is simple, do the bootkits ...
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Why is Amazon Shopping app showing 'null' after the product price?
I've heard that if a website or an app appears in a weird way, it means that your device might have been hacked. I have Android 8.1 Oreo, and below is the Amazon Shopping app showing 'null' after the ...
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Find out the URLs opened by each app on my phone [duplicate]
Every morning around 5 AM and in the evening around 4 PM, some app installed on my phone tries to reach out to the test.com website or other sites such as arlo-banners.weareenvoy.net. I suspect it ...
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Why is there another Phone icon in my Apps?
The second Phone app on the list appeared a few minutes ago after I accepted the permissions of my Messaging app. It wasn't there earlier when I took look at the Apps which is weird. Also it looks ...
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When Google removes malicious apps from their Play Store, are users notified?
This Check Point Research article describes over 200 malicious apps on the Google Play Store that were downloaded over 100 million times. Google has now removed the apps from their Play Store.
But ...
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For basic users - Any reason to install mobile security App?
For users that play it straight, never going to doubted sites, never enabling APK from non-play sources... (e.g typical seniors)
Any reason to install a mobile security app?
Because
Such users ...
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Apps whitelisted in AFWall+ without my knowledge
I've installed a firewall (AFWall+) on my phone, and I've manually whitelisted every app I wanted to allow accessing the Internet, including system apps. So everything is blocked by default, and I add ...
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How do I get rid of com.android.Pet.mediaproxy?
I found this on my phone on my Files after I woke up. I accidentally fell asleep and I have a housemate who likes messing with my things and decided to put something on my phone that is actually a ...
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File level changes by an Android app
How can I track the file level changes done by an application during execution on an Android device. Specifically I am interested in file level changes done by a malware - create, delete, save a file ...
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Android malware debugging
To understand a malware better when it is running on a device, I would like to get a view of what is happening in the background. For instance if a malware is loading a page using LoadUrl, I want to ...
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How to locate app which installed a potentially malicious certificate?
On my S8 (Oreo) today, I got the notification: There is a certificate installed that may or not monitor your internet traffic.
Did spyware install itself? Or is this normal?
I updated from 7.0 to 8....
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Factory reset did not remove malware problem on my ZTE zmax blade. What do I do at this point?
Surveillanceware or a worm of some sort has highjacked my Android and Facebook and email accounts. I'm unable to scan with my premium plus lookout account because the virus has disabled lookout and ...
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Can a malware compromise safe-mode of non-rooted device?
Was there any known malware running on Android (let's say since Nougat) which can compromise non-rooted Android device in a way that the malware is active also in the safe mode?
So when booting non-...
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Is GetApk Market application trustful?
Is "GetApk Market" application trustful or malicious? Will it affect one's smartphone or tablet?
I have checked via VirusTotal & it mostly detected as Android.Riskware.Downloader:
Can anyone ...
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How to remove a persistent malware that downloads unwanted apps? [duplicate]
Some months ago, I purchased an Azumi cell phone from an official store in a shopping mall in Mexico and subsequently discovered its firmware contains a ton of malware. The malware connects with a ...
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What kind of applications use internet on the background? [duplicate]
Viewed the list of applications that use Wi-FI and came across what is shown on the image below.
What it is? Virus? Instead of Google I use F-Droid. Root is there, but only Total Commander and ...
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How to remove a persistent malware?
My Samsung Note 8 has gotten very weird lately. I get programs I never have installed, and when I try to reboot/reset my device with no backup they still come up after I'm finished with the reboot.
I ...
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Vital signs of unfamiliar software are present in safe mode: TopBuzz in Galaxy Note8
In Device Maintenance system app on Samsung Galaxy Note8, there is a TopBuzz cache shown when caches are being cleaned. Also in the safe mode.
It reappears as a cleanup item every few minutes together ...
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How to uninstall an app which restarts the phone when uninstalling it?
This app named Handwriting Fonts for Samsung, Oppo and HTC phones is acting like a malware. Whenever I try to uninstall it, my phone restarts (or probably reboots) and the app doesn't get uninstalled. ...
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How can I identify the cache if I see its name? One name is suspicious
If Device maintenance app is launched in Samsung S8, after pressing Clean Now button, storage cleanup briefly shows different apps, storage space of which is being cleaned:
System cache
OneNote
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Malicious software runs on the background of Android phone, but I cannot see it - how to find and remove it?
I know that a malicious malware/spyware has been installed on my Samsung Galaxy S3 phone and I constantly get the message to close apps not in use because they drain my battery. But I do not have ...
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How do I disinfect my device infected with a malware?
In the process of trying to resolve the infection, I kept hitting major, dangerous hurdles. I had a pretty good guess as to what had led to the infection, but hit hurdle after hurdle as I tried to ...
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Problems with the DNS Network part (or maybe virus/malware-related) on Android 6.0 Marshmallow (Alcatel Vendor)
I've been experiencing some strange problems maybe that be related with the DNS Network part in Android 6.0 Marshmallow, and could mention these two origins as the main likely sources of problems:
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Audio file opened by itself?
This morning I woke up to the alarm on my phone, as I snoozed it I noticed that the Total Commander player had a notification open, with an audio file open but on hold.
When I tapped on play I got ...
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Finding out what App causes unwanted new tabs in firefox on Android [duplicate]
Recently some app started opening new firefox tabs with the adress 'livemobilesearch.com'. I uninstalled the most recentently installed apps, but the problem still persists. I assume the pages get ...
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How to know what is causing a weird lock screen with ads to show up?
I have a Samsung Galaxy J7 that just started displaying this as the lock screen. Sometimes, it displays my regular lock screen, but if I let my phone sit long enough, it will display this screen. It ...
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Is possible to invoke an Android API without declaring the related permissions but with root access?
While reversing some malware, I have realized that despite they use an exploit that gives them root access, such malware declares a lot of permissions in the manifest.
Because (AFAIK) "normal" apps ...
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Detecting a Bad File
I have an LG STYLUS 3 phone and suspect that it may be remotely controlled or linked to another person. What do I look for to know whats up?
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How do I remove Trojan horse virus from my android smartphone?
There is a virus in my android phone named com.wgjvp.idck and I tried every possible solution to remove it but couldn't find any solution.
What I did:
I hard-reset(factory-reset) my phone twice but ...
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Popups with promotion
Sometimes, I'm getting popups on my Samsung S8 with promotions. Especially it is annoying during navigation with Google Maps. How to disable popups? How to know which application is responsible on ...
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How to remove adware popups from notifications in S8?
So I visited a torrent site (not sure if it's the cause 100% though) on my S8 last night & since then have been getting the popups shown in the screenshot. I downloaded & ran Malwarebytes, ...
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What is the scope of Google Play Protect's scanning?
Even though I don't recommend relying on it (because it is not very effective), I know quite a few people who only use Google Play Protect.
Does Google Play Protect only scan apps installed via the ...
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WIndows Antivirus reports Arp Cache Poisoning Attack by Android device
A Windows computer running ESET reports Arp Cache Poisoning Attack by the IP of my android phone.
It's Redmi Note 4,
MIUI 9 Global Stable,
Android 7.0.
I scanned it with Avast, Malwarebytes, MIUI ...
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What is the best practice to deal with suspected malware infections in Lineage/Android?
I have reason to believe that my Lineage OS (14.1-20180620 nightly build) may be infected with malware. How should I deal with this?
Other questions recommend running Malwarebytes. A question asking ...
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How to stop Wi-Fi from using all my mobile data?
My phone all of a sudden is consuming huge amounts of mobile data ; apps usage report shows that 'Wi-fi' is causing this: from less than 500Mb per month is has consumed 2GB in a day , and it continues ...
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Samsung phone charges poorly, periodically
My Samsung S8+ has started having periods when it does not keep up 100% charging when connected and in simple editing usage. If I leave it idle it charges slowly and the "charger beep" occasionally ...
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Where are LineageOS nightlies compiled & Who has commit rights to the codebase?
A] Where are LineageOS nightlies compiled?
1) Are they compiled on maintainer's machines
2) On a project controlled build farm?
3) Pool of contributed (random) machines?
B] Who has commit rights to ...
