Questions tagged [malware]
For questions regarding viruses, trojan horses, spyware, and other malicious software, especially in removing or preventing it.
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Will this Remove a Permission from an App?
So I downloaded an app from the web today, but it had some permissions I was uncomfortable with granting. So, I used APKTool to decompile the APK, removed the suspicious permission from the manifest, ...
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One Plus 7 - phone restarted after downloading an app and all apps permission got reset to default
I recently downloaded a game from the play store (Hitman Sniper). After the game completed installing, the phone automatically restarted and after that whichever app I opened, it asked for the ...
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Replacing Malware System Apps with Clean Versions of Apps
I have many times found devices or ROMs that have malware installed as system apps. This thread is intended to define a recurring problem and discuss and determine solutions.
Background:
In many ...
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What can malware on Android 10 actually do? [duplicate]
I was hoping to get an idea of how well modern versions of Android protect your phone using sandboxing. If you install an app and don't grant it any permissions what types of common malware activities ...
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Malware downloads APK
Some app is repeatedly downloading APK files in my Lenovo Android phone.
How can I find which program is doing this ?
I have installed all my apps from Google Play store.
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Android Malware Connections
Is it possible for android malware (with root privileges) to hide it's connections from network monitoring apps installed on the infected device?
Are android network monitoring apps (such as Net ...
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Today, my phone out of nowhere started opening random spam/scam sites. What can I do to make it stop
I have an Huawei mate 10 lite, and today it started randomly opening my browser and showing me scam sites. I have tried some anti-virus apps, but after a full scan they didn't find anything. I also ...
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Samsung galaxy 8+ taken over
I am experiencing very severe issues with my Galaxy 8+. I am on my 3rd replacement. As soon as I create a Google account someone/something accesses it and changes my account recovery info, adds ...
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Run applications Isolated, avoid embedded trackers
So i'm going to be using microg trying to avoid the million trackers hidden in applications on the play store and mainly use applications from Fdroid as they don't for the most part. I actually had a ...
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Weird apps on my wifi data usage. I wonder is this the problem to my phone being really slow and overheating? Does anyone have them aswell? [duplicate]
My phone would sometimes get really slow. Like it would take it 15 seconds to close the app that I was currently using and everything starts glitching. It would also heat up when that happens. So I ...
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What is “GPUwatch Interceptor app”
I was going through my settings today and I clicked on privacy then checked my special access and noticed something I've never seen before. An app called watch GPU interceptor it had full access ...
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If I buy a used and infected android phone, will flashing a new custom recovery and custom ROM make it safe to use?
If I buy a used and infected phone with a expensive spyware on it that the antivirus does not detect or is unable to remove than will flashing a new custom recovery and custom ROM make it safe to use?
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Is appgallery.cloud.huawei.com a Huawei site or kind of malware?
I started to receive notifications urging to install the official Huawei app store, kind of alternative to Google Play Store. I would be glad, but the app immediately requires to give about all ...
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Malware automatically installing unless I disable the play store
So I have been working on my brother's Elite 6.0l+ Sky device. This poor thing has been struck by the xhelper virus which auto installs firedoor, firemyn and an app that likes to hide itself by ...
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Will a hard reset remove any malicious software/viruses/malware from my Experia X?
I suspect my phone is compromised, and if a simple hard reset will fix all potential problems, I'll do that. Will that solve all potential problems? I'm concerned that the guy who just replaced my ...
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Avoid getting infected by Faketoken malware
In the past, the Faketoken malware was quite spreading, and in these days, it has started spreading again. I found article about few thousand Android phones being infected.
How to avoid getting ...
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how to *really* kill adware app
the BLU Dash X2, Android 6.0, has a known adware app shown as Preinstall Data2 in the Settings | Apps list, and I finally figured out this is the same as com.android.packages.oseasapps shown in pm ...
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If I root and unroot my phone, is it safe for banking?
I have a Micromax phone that comes with App Center, bloatware that automatically installs nasty apps without permission. I'd like to get rid of it. I have tried this on my other phone by the following ...
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Should warnings about not charging your phone at airport/public usb ports be taken seriously?
There are many articles on the internet saying that charging at the usb ports available at the airport and public places can cause your phone to get hacked.
Is there any any truth behind this?
If ...
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How can I check that my Samsung phone is original and hasn't been modified?
How can I check that the mobile device that I am using has not been altered after leaving the factory?
By this I mean no changes whatsoever have been made to the device. Whether it's the whole OS (...
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Google Search Bar Code Execution
So, is it possible to write a simple script in a Google search bar that can be executed? Is it possible to write out a sticker line of coffee that would, let's say, display a notification for the site....
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Does the use of Android One remove the risk of OEM spying?
China is forcing tourists to install text-stealing malware at its border.
Also, U.S. intelligence officials imply that Huawei, ZTE devices aren't safe for consumers (even in the West).
Some ...
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'Your device is 10 days out of date' … unexpected notification, is it malware?
I have a Pixel 1, unlocked (bought direct from Google in 2016). I've never installed anything from an untrusted source.
I just unlocked my phone and saw a popup similar to the 'emergency broadcast'/'...
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advert web pages opened on phone by bg app [duplicate]
I have some unwelcome behavior on my Samsung S4 AOS 5.0.1 (unrooted) phone. A few days ago I start to get attempts to open my web pages (up to 3 times a day so far) while my phone is idle. All cases ...
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What to do if I suspect my device is compromised?
I recently bought a Pixel 2 XL "open box" off eBay. The device appears slightly used, and a couple of days after registering with my Google account, I received security notifications of attempted ...
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Is it possible to get the SHA256 of an APK solely through ADB?
I am currently working on a project which will identify malware that are residing on a device.
My aim is to make a hash-based detection of Android malware on a device by only accessing the ADB port ...
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Malware that destroys the color yellow?
I have no idea where to turn with this, but I am worried that malware or other misbehaving software is causing a color distortion. The story is:
my phone, a Moto G5 Plus, at some point lost the ...
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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 notifications “Activate Anti-malware service” and “Battery fully charged” on rooted Samsung S10
On my Samsung S10e device I often get these notifications:
Device care - Activate Anti-malware service
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Battery fully charged
When I try to turn one of them off, I am told:
These ...
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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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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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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-...
