They keep changing my facebook password, monitoring practically everything I do, harrassing me, just to harrass me, because they get some pointless satisfaction out of it. I already have this Kaspersky anti everything package that does not seem to help at all. I might have pissed off the owner or two of a few tech companies a while back but I have tried to make amends. I know what is going on, I just don't know who is doing it or why. Pleaae help me to make them stop harraaing me by referring me to good antihack software, free perhaps? as I am physically disabled and cannot make much money. Thank you in advance.
PS: It could also be a psycho-ex-girlfriend p.i., after I told her that it was possible to do this.
LG CT810 Incite
Windows Mobile 6.1
LOOOL!!! maybe u should ask Facebook to detect whos hacking u !!!
Always Remember : Never Save Your Password In aShared Computer... ;P
Hope it helps.. hehe
More than likely you have a keylogger or a trojan on your computer, or someone is sniffing traffic on your wireless network. My suggestion would be to temporarily stop using facebook, use another computer on another network to change your password, format your computer and don't use wireless at home.
This may sound extreme, but you wouldn't beleive how easy it is to pull passwords off of an open network (bookstore, Hotel, or Airport). You can try to use spyware, and anti-virus software, but most software packages out there are hit or miss. You can also try changing your SSID, hide it, and encrypt it, but it's still not the most difficult hurdle to get through. My guess is that you have an open network broadcasting SSID, or you have a some kind of keylogger or trojan reporting back to someone on your machine. So once you've got your machine cleaned (reformated), install some good spyware/antivirus/firewall software, avoid opening emails from anyone you don't know, and avoid entering personal information over wireless networks.
Hope this helps, and good luck!
Moved as not software release..
The best option is:
1. Download Ubuntu Linux CD image (.iso).
2. Burn it to CD.
3. Boot the CD.
4. Now you can use everything, you are safe.
So, change your passwords, etc...
5. You cal also try to search for those harmful files and delete them, but it would be best to reinstall Windows system.
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ActiveSync has decided that my device must be called WM_Administa1,2,3,4 etc. I've deleted the Partners keys in the registry on my PC and device, but it still remembers things. Anyone know how to make it completely forget and let me name my own device?
Thanks
at45 said:
ActiveSync has decided that my device must be called WM_Administa1,2,3,4 etc. I've deleted the Partners keys in the registry on my PC and device, but it still remembers things. Anyone know how to make it completely forget and let me name my own device?
Thanks
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Not the answer you want. But honestly? Active sync is so retarded and has always been more of a pain than a gain.
And it's probably gone in WM 7... So, why not take this opportunity to "get in sync" with the better way this stuff is done now:
One such way is to use Google Sync -- and move all your contacts to a gmail account, which then has a google calendar associated with it. Once it is there, in the google cloud, then it can sync with your phone without active sync ever entering the picture again. Then you can just use the cable as a USB connection only.
It's been a while since i made this transition, but i am so less bothered by all the anxiety caused by active sync when going rom to rom etc.
STEP 1: getting outlook data to google - to then enable google sync, and contact sync.. i can't recall now if google had a tool for this, re exporting out of outlook for the one time to get gmail/cal in sync.
but there is an app that does it, called OGGsync -- and it works perfectly. only prob is it is not free, and cost $30 ... others may know of some other way to do this, if it appeals to you at all...
in the meantime, sorry for your problems. I ran into that, as we all have, many times. and frankly i never knew HOW to fix it... i thonk it always ended up being trial and error wasting hours ... and.. certainly your time is way more valuable per hour than $30 ... that was my view in the end.
good luck
Erm, no. Sending all my data to a 3rd party via the internet only to have them scan and index it before returning it to a machine one foot away from the first is not progress. There's nothing good about that model at all, and it's offtopic.
at45 said:
Erm, no. Sending all my data to a 3rd party via the internet only to have them scan and index it before returning it to a machine one foot away from the first is not progress. There's nothing good about that model at all, and it's offtopic.
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yeah well screw you for a ****ty attitude. You don't need to be an asshole. You can just say "that's not what I want". Most people on this site do not behave as you do, thankfully. But their numbers are growing and I would like to STAMP IT OUT. This site wasn't created for assholiness. have a nice day!
Ha. I didn't read that after the first few words. No need to. The 'net's full of people like you, which unfortunately means that the world is, and we've all met your local counterparts.
Anyway if you'd kindly get off my thread and be a prick in reality where less people have to put up with you I'm sure many users would be appreciative.
Back ONTOPIC it turns out the solution was to simply erase the Partners keys in the registries and re-install ActiveSync. Probably not ideal but only takes a minute to do and it works fine.
The keys are something like [HKLM\software\microsoft\windows ce services\partners]
at45 said:
Ha. I didn't read that after the first few words. No need to. The 'net's full of people like you, which unfortunately means that the world is, and we've all met your local counterparts.
Anyway if you'd kindly get off my thread and be a prick in reality where less people have to put up with you I'm sure many users would be appreciative.
Back ONTOPIC it turns out the solution was to simply erase the Partners keys in the registries and re-install ActiveSync. Probably not ideal but only takes a minute to do and it works fine.
The keys are something like [HKLM\software\microsoft\windows ce services\partners]
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oh coool!! thanks for the info!!i never thought if it that way..b.t.w. great attitude and you are smart !! we need that attitude in the whitehouse!! ,that was a cool burn
You two should joust.
just delet ur sycned phone from settings
is it possible to use active directory on android? my work has a domain with active directory and i'm just thinking is it possible to get galaxy tab on that.
do i need a 3rd party software or is it even possible?
thanks.
I know that you can add it into DHCP for a static IP. I dont think there is a way to " join " it to the domain. I cant really think of any reason why someone would want to. unless you just wanna do it to say you did hehe. Ill see whati can dig up
If you could get AD Users and Computers installed on it, for instance, it could be good for doing account maintenance while running around the office. But I usually just RDP into my PC from wherever I am and do it that way.
Im looking into trying to do that with an ubuntu box right now. My guess is if i can get it working on there then it can be done on an android os. I tend to just use a remote pc app on my phone to connect to my PC. I know microsoft would not be happy about something like that. It would be a HUGE security risk to have a moble admin pack running around. You can lock your phone yes but still scary to think about as a network admin myself. Ill post what I find if anything when i get this ubuntu box running.
Hi,
Did you find a solution?
^ title says it all.... Tried searching but came up emtpy. Any info would be great.
Thank you
I'm pretty sure it's 20 MB, but I don't know of a way to remove the limit. It's frustrating (unlimited data plan, yo!) but unless it's stored in the registry somewhere (you could try grabbing a reg dump and searching it), you'd need a custom ROM to change that behavior anyhow. It is the kind of thing I'd expect to find in the registry, though...
Yah this is more of an inconvenience than anything. I got unlimited data. O don't care about download size. Though for those people who don't its good I guess. Wish instead of making you download via WiFi it would pop up a message saying large download needed. And give you the option to download via data or WiFi your choice.
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That limitation is, more likely, on behalf of the carriers and not for protecting the users from excessive data usage. It could, very well, be 15 for one and 20 for another depending on the model and carrier firmware version. This is to keep the devices from overloading the WAN network. Hope this helps explain.
matt
Does anyone know if this is a registry setting, or is it blocked from Marketplace itself?
I really need the solution for unlimit.
On my old iphone, if you jailbroke it, you could bypass the limit, so i'm sure it shouldnt be too hard to accomplish this
Hey guys!
This is my first post here, and I come with a problem that affects 2/3 android devices and possibly one desktop PC (Windows).
The problem:
I have malware on my devices and said malware redirects my current page to a russian advertising one. Most of the time i'm redirected to one that activates the vibration, knows the device i'm currenty using and says that I should run a virus scan with AVG.
If I hit return, the page just reloads, If I hit it enough times, I lose the page I was visiting as if I hadn't visited it in the first place.
Here
Code:
imgur.com/a/5dvVR
are some of the URLs I'm redirected to and sometimes, I happen to suffer the problem on the last page, where an ad sits in the middle of the page I'm visiting and If I close it, another tab opens and leads me to the addresses above.
Symptoms:
This problem happens with Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and the built-in browser of "Reddit is fun".
This problem happens with and without a WiFi connection. It is more common to happen while on WiFi vs on mobile.
Sites like knowyourmeme.com, foxtrotalfa.jalopnik.com and albums on imgur.com can trigger the malware.
Devices:
Definitively affected:
Lg G2 D-802 , Android 4.4.2
Galaxy Tab S 10.5" SM-T800, Android 5.0.2
Probably affected but not 100% proven:
Huawei Y600 (another carrier, but the problem happened on my GF's WiFi rarely on mobile), workphone
A desktop PC (the ad blocking the page happened just once)
Networks
This desktop PC is my GF's. It's in her WiFi signal that I usually connect and update the apps on my devices. In my house's WiFi the problem seems to happen as well on my devices but not on my Desktop PC (or perhaps it does, but I have ublock origin on my browsers).
However, I can trigger this problem on my G2's carrier Movistar and not on the Huawei's Carrier Telcel.
Working on the problem:
Disabling scripts
The very first thing I did was testing disabling scripts (as suggested by one page I found on google), It did work, to some extent. However, I knew that this wasn't a solution but a workaround.
Suspicious APPs
I know that apps are the main entrance for malware and since the problem DID happened on both devices (G2 and Galaxy Tab) It.HAD to be a common app, so I made a list of common apps and started by the less trustworthy.
I uninstalled and tested Advice animal creator, BS player free, zooper pro, Days counter widget, Disk Usage,electrodroid, ****ing weather, Google tasks organizer lite, GPS test, meme generator, system info for android,reddit is fun , add watermark and Think.
Keep in mind that these apps fill the criteria in which both are present on the phone and tablet and are suspicious to me (a very ambiguous term), however, I'm not stating that any of these have malware on them.
Sadly, after uninstalling and testing on the phone, the problem persisted.
G2's Factory restoration (Through options menu, not recovery menu)
After going through a factory restoration on the phone, the problem persisted. The only things I had installed were Reddit is fun, facebook and whatsapp.My request to you guys:
After all ofthis wall of text (in which I show the symptoms, what I've done, etc) , here comes my request.
Can you guys point me to the right direction?
I just don't want to wipe my devices without knowing what is the problem, how to eliminate it and, MOST IMPORTANTLY, how to prevent it.
What I want to discard is if the problem comes from my GF's network (If that is the case, a factory-through-recovery restoration would be useless), an app or just random malvertising.
I would hate to wipe my cellphone and tablet everytime I jump into this problem and that is not practical for me, I prefer a head-on approach.
Thanks in advance guys!
Hi!
First, here is a little info on avoiding Malware, http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/general/guide-simple-steps-to-avoid-installing-t3000682
And another, http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/guide-little-guide-to-security-privacy-t3042460
As far as Malware you already have....there are malware removal tools on the Play Store...many of them to try.
And if all else fails, here are the device sections or the mobile devices you have.....you could ask for help in the Q&A sections...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s
Now, if you want to ask about all in one, and the PC....you could try asking or help here...http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help
Good luck!
Darth said:
Hi!
First, here is a little info on avoiding Malware, http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/general/guide-simple-steps-to-avoid-installing-t3000682
And another, http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/guide-little-guide-to-security-privacy-t3042460
As far as Malware you already have....there are malware removal tools on the Play Store...many of them to try.
And if all else fails, here are the device sections or the mobile devices you have.....you could ask for help in the Q&A sections...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s
Now, if you want to ask about all in one, and the PC....you could try asking or help here...http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help
Good luck!
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Thanks Darth!
But as I said, I tried several apps and didn't find anything wrong.
However, I switched my focus to the possibility of a router infection, and oh surprise it seems to be the rootcause.
Here are some links that report being redirected on several devices to ads pages (I use code since I can't post links in a new account), in this case adsmatte.com:
Code:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/protect/forum/protect_other-protect_scanning/how-to-get-rid-of-adsmattecom-adware-opening/06b20667-586a-4ebd-9876-6d28c8528a1f?page=1
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7052365
http://forums.androidcentral.com/moto-g-2014/528571-adware-redirects-most-websites-how-can-i-get-rid.html
http://www.asus.com/zentalk/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=8189&extra=&page=1
Then I tried searching for the page I get redirected to, somethingsomething.epara.ru, so I searched that last common part epara.ru (I thought I had done this before ):
Code:
http://forum.kaspersky.com/index.php?showtopic=334600
https://warosu.org/g/thread/S50749199
http://www.xataka.com/respuestas/malware-adware-en-todos-mis-dispositivos (SPANISH)
What is VERY suspicious is that many of the results, suggest downloading "Spy hunter".
Here are some examples:
Code:
http://solvepcproblem.com/remove-359198-epara-ru/
http://removevirusvideo.com/stop-epara-ru-from-redirecting-epara-ru-removal-tips/
Now, how do you solve it?
Simple:
Disconnect from any WiFi, clear your browser's cache (and even your OS's). CCleaner does a pretty good job for this.
Then go to your suspicious router and factory reset it (or ask your ISP to do that remotely) and update its firmware. After all thosesteps, you can connect again.
What the malware does is change your DNS towards a malicious one.
I haven't done that reset to my GF's router, but that should solve the problem.
Thansk for everything, and I hope this works for somebody else!
Glad you got it sorted. If you want to find further help on anything, use the links I suggested... And if you want to post info to help others, you could post here, http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/general
I'll close this thread now.
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I will need to cross a border soon and there's a chance a customs officer may install malware onto my phone so I need to be prepared.
The most likely threat is this APK:
https://github.com/motherboardgithub/bxaq/blob/master/base.apk
The preparations I am making are:
- delete password manager apps
- delete chrome password manager
- delete Gmail app, gdrive
I'm not going to delete 2FA as that can be reset.
I don't have anything obvious to hide and I'm not expecting this to actually happen but having to reset thousands of passwords would be a major inconvenience and the risk is quite high.
It would be nice if I could make it look like the APK is already installed or something like that.
Oh. Well.
Wish me luck!
jago25_98 said:
I will need to cross a border soon and there's a chance a customs officer may install malware onto my phone so I need to be prepared.
The most likely threat is this APK:
https://github.com/motherboardgithub/bxaq/blob/master/base.apk
The preparations I am making are:
- delete password manager apps
- delete chrome password manager
- delete Gmail app, gdrive
I'm not going to delete 2FA as that can be reset.
I don't have anything obvious to hide and I'm not expecting this to actually happen but having to reset thousands of passwords would be a major inconvenience and the risk is quite high.
It would be nice if I could make it look like the APK is already installed or something like that.
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Just deleting apps likely won't help as files are not actually erased, you'd need to use a scrubber to overwrite them.
Installing that app would also likely not work either. As I understand it they normally install, run scan & download data at the border, (normally it's then uninstalled) if they find it's not genuine you are going to be "investigated" big time! Or worse!
Even if you have nothing to hide your meta data may be used against someone else even if totally innocent or maybe even you eg your txts show you had arranged to meet someone where there was also a religious festival taking place, even if you had no interest in it, they might consider it worth further investigation.
Best to take a dumb phone
IronRoo said:
Just deleting apps likely won't help as files are not actually erased, you'd need to use a scrubber to overwrite them.
Installing that app would also likely not work either. As I understand it they normally install, run scan & download data at the border, (normally it's then uninstalled) if they find it's not genuine you are going to be "investigated" big time! Or worse!
Even if you have nothing to hide your meta data may be used against someone else even if totally innocent or maybe even you eg your txts show you had arranged to meet someone where there was also a religious festival taking place, even if you had no interest in it, they might consider it worth further investigation.
Best to take a dumb phone
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Which country are you referring to? Thanks for the reply. The scrubber idea could be helpful.
The defeatest POV isn't though. I totally get that a state actor probably can't be defended against. The easiest thing is just to not go of course or find a suspicious dumb phone. I already avoid the USA if I can when flying.
But I'm not trying to defend against a country here. I just want to make the slightest effort to slow down a TSA thief or a Chinese official storing my credit card data on a riddled copy of windows xp - that kind of threat level.
A panic button, everything in the cloud and not cached. There are ways. There has to be ways because how else would business meetings and trades be made?
jago25_98 said:
Which country are you referring to? Thanks for the reply. The scrubber idea could be helpful.
The defeatest POV isn't though. I totally get that a state actor probably can't be defended against. The easiest thing is just to not go of course or find a suspicious dumb phone. I already avoid the USA if I can when flying.
But I'm not trying to defend against a country here. I just want to make the slightest effort to slow down a TSA thief or a Chinese official storing my credit card data on a riddled copy of windows xp - that kind of threat level.
A panic button, everything in the cloud and not cached. There are ways. There has to be ways because how else would business meetings and trades be made?
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Any update on what happened? If it's still of interest to you, I could probably come up with some ideas.