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Questions tagged [virus]

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Possible Virus? Link at the bottom of some messages

My friend is getting this Chinese writing at the bottom of the odd sent text message, only on very few texts. It seems to be a link to a website something like 11.am. I have used AVG, Malwarebytes and ...
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Android viruses are infecting my phone [duplicate]

My phone has been infected with viruses for 6months now. At first it was just a virus in disguise called "settings", but then it spread to my browsers opening many different sites. I had to disable ...
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Virus automatically downloading on my phone [duplicate]

Some random apps are installing on my phone automatically. These apps don't show on the home page but they are shown on the settings/apps. There is a folder on my internal storage called "Ibingo" and ...
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Is it possible to scan an android phone using computer software? [duplicate]

My two year old oukitel K6000 pro just works on itself, apps open and I have to close them. I can not use certain letters when writing so I suspect it is a virus. The phone is at this point ...
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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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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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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 ...