Questions tagged [virus]
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An Android phone on my network keeps connecting to a malicious site
My wifes phone keeps reaching out a malicious site (udmserve.net), and it is being blocked by my router's Trend Micro network scanner. I ran Trend Micro's virus scan, as well as Clean Masters, but ...
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Android viruses infected my phone (Tecno)
My phone has been infected with viruses for nearly a year. At first it was just a virus in disguise called 'settings', but then it spread to my Chrome, opening a site called 'aiboo.com' SmartSite. I ...
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Could someone have installed a ROM virus on my Xperia XA?
I posted this question over at XDA forum but I hope someone here may be able to help.
I recently went on vacation and left my Xperia XA F3111 at home. Someone had access to it for over 2 weeks and ...
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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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Is it possible for a virus to be embedded in a image and can this image execute on Android Oreo by just opening the image?
I am aware that on Windows this is very much possible. But is it possible on Android (latest OS with all the security updates)? Can you install a virus/malware/spyware by just clicking on an image? ...
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How can I find out which app is randomly displaying fullscreen ads?
My mom's phone (a galaxy model) has developed the issue that randomly, ads will show during normal use which are not connected to the app being used.
The ads occupy the entire screen and can be closed ...
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How to remove a pharming bookmark on my andriod phone ?
A webpage with whatsapp logo automatically adds itself on the screen and upon clicking it , redircts to a webpagee which does not open on chrome
On removing It gets installed again.. And sometimes ...
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Dodgy App ripping me off?
I am suspicious about the following:
My data usage tripled last month.
I have found an app which I don't recognize.
I have received multimedia messages from someone who denies sending any.
Is it ...
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How do I stop my child installing apps via Google Play's web interface?
For various reasons (probably because I'm not a very good parent :-)) I've needed to use applock by Domobile Lab to prevent my 14 yo from
putting viruses on my android phone from Google Play
putting ...
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Suspicious android apps
Few days ago I found on my mobile phone with Android 6 that during one day it was used ~80M of mobile data by Devices app ~50M by Attps app
When I check in installed apps list that 2 instances of ...
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Virus alert in my android phone
A message that my phone is infected by virus is displayed and a button appears to deactivate it now.Its not my antivirus anyway. Sometimes a countdown also begins. what is all this? is it really a ...
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Users are getting “pop-ups blocked” when using my website
I have no intentional pop-ups on my website at all.
However, a number of users on different devices and countries seem to be getting "pop-ups blocked" alerts only when using my website, since ~1 or ~...
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Your system is heavily damaged by Four virus! [duplicate]
I'm using Google Pixel XL / Android 8.1.0 w/ March 5, 2018 security patch level.
Yet, I've got following pop-up on my screen:
Per Play Protect - "Looks good" - No harmful apps found.
I understand ...
