I have a live wallpaper and it gives me ads, but they are Notification ads and the ad blocking thing don't stop it
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I use Ad-blocker.
So do I it's also built into my ROM and still not blocked
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Are they AirPush ads?
would either of these help?
AirPush Detector
https://market.android.com/details?...DEsImNvbS5icm9zbWlrZS5haXJwdXNoZGV0ZWN0b3IiXQ..
Airpush Permanent Opt out
https://market.android.com/details?...1bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5haXJwdXNoLm9wdG91dGFwcCJd
If you're able to, just use the script I made in my signature. I update my ad blocking regularly.
It was some stupid live Wallpaper
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I have never heard about this before lol but i would try ad blocker as well.
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Ad blocking on your android will save you data, it is very helpful. just like on the pc.
so i will start a list of all the sites and include my own host file. what i do is use a program called hostsman and download the hosts from there. feel free to add your own. thanks guys.
http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/http://hostsfile.org/
http://www.malwaredomainlist.com/hostslist/hosts.txt
http://mirror2.malwaredomains.com/files/
http://hostsfile.org/hosts.html
a helpful program to monitor sites being visited on your pc that you cant see is fiddle2:
http://www.fiddler2.com/fiddler2/
Does not AdFree not do a good enough Job??
Adfree isn't blocking everything ATM. Adds started to pop up in some apps lately
Ofcourse now that I posted that address prompted an update within 2 minutes
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Thoughtful, but you can do this with a one-click free app.
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Thoughtful, but you can do this with a one-click free app.
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Actually no. Tons of ads aren't blocked. Ill post a few that weren't wit gtgs host file. Which is the adfree app.
tracking.cornerblue.com
ads2.mojiva.com
theres tons more. try downloading an app with ads and ull see what I'm talking about
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For the last few days, I have been getting a notification about "new information" or some such. I hit it and it opens the browser and takes me to a spam site, saying I have won an air mac, iphone 4 or ipad 2 which is of course bull****.
I've got lookout (premium) on my phone, but it says no malware on the phone.
So if I could just figure out what program is posting the notice..I would have my culprit.
Rebooting phone doesn't help. Clearing cache, history, form data in browser doesn't help.
Tonight I cleared /cache and davlik-cache. Will have to wait to see if that helps.
The website the browser goes to is com-ws.us/test/.....
Whois shows that to be a new registration (Dec 13th) in the UK via godaddy
I am in the US
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Download the airpush detector app in the market and it will tell you what app on your phone is sending the notifications
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jimmyUT said:
Download the airpush detector app in the market and it will tell you what app on your phone is sending the notifications
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Thanks! Got Airpush detector and a few others.
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Nope, none of them caught it. Apparently these products only let you know which apps can do things, but not which did them.
Anyone else have any ideas?
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Airpush should let you know what app is set to push notifications.
What is the actual notification you are getting and what icon does it have next to it in the status bar when u see it?
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If you have adaway then add "api.airpush.com" (without the quotes) to the list of sites to block and then redownload the hosts file. That will take care of airpush spam without having to download anything (who knows what data the airpush "opt out" app tries to collect).
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Airpush should let you know what app is set to push notifications.
What is the actual notification you are getting and what icon does it have next to it in the status bar when u see it?
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Either a green plus sign in the notification bar or a red star with a red circle in it. The notification text is "You win! an iPad2 is yours!" Or similar.
Airpush detector showed no apps.
When you select the notification' it opens the browser and takes you to a ws-com.us website.
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nl3142 said:
If you have adaway then add "api.airpush.com" (without the quotes) to the list of sites to block and then redownload the hosts file. That will take care of airpush spam without having to download anything (who knows what data the airpush "opt out" app tries to collect).
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I didn't have adaway, but do now and added that host. Lets see what that does. If nothing else, I may put a network sniffer on here to see what's up.
I've got 90% of the same apps on my Xoom and don't get these notifications.
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Do you have mp3 music download?
I had an app named something like that and it was the culprit...
Deleted it and notices went away
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jimmyUT said:
Do you have mp3 music download?
I had an app named something like that and it was the culprit...
Deleted it and notices went away
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I've got WinAmp. But had that for a while. I'll get rid of it, see what happens.
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Someone else had this problem and found it to be some live wallpapers that were installed. I doubt it would have been winamp.
FOUND IT. The free version of Bloat Freezer.
I installed a sniffer and it found this:
apikey=airpush&appId=23340&imei=b0ec891afc8c881867d891bc906321e3&token=ec178b3329bab921f52ec46160b1ff29&request_timestamp=Tue+Jan+03+12%3A01%3A09+MST+2012&packageName=com.bloatfreezer.free&version=10&carrier=Verizon+Wireless&networkOperator=Verizon+Wireless&phoneModel=ADR6400L&manufacturer=HTC&longitude=0&latitude=0&sdkversion=4.02&wifi=1&useragent=Mozilla%2F5.0+%28Linux%3B+U%3B+Android+2.3.4%3B+en-us%3B+ADR6400L+Build%2FGRJ22%29+AppleWebKit%2F533.1+%28KHTML%2C+like+Gecko%29+Version%2F4.0+Mobile+Safari%2F533.1&android_id=b7b691711e46ba6b&model=log&action=settexttracking&APIKEY=airpush&event=trayDelivered&campId=14855&creativeId=27768
Funny airpush detector didn't find it AND I got the adfree update to bloat freezer.
That's the end of that app!
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And now I see bloat freezer has been pulled from the market.
Oh well, Titanium freezes stuff just fine.
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I have never used an app to freeze.other apps. If there is an app I don't want, like bloatware or stuff like Facebook, twitter, HTC mail etc., I just use root explorer. Navigate to system/apps and then rename the apk's extension to apkbak. Makes the system not recognize it as an app and therefore never runs, and if I need it again, just remove the bak and its good to go. Has worked for me on every Rom I have had since the OG droid
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So are we still going to be able to receive updates for apps like AdAway? Maybe there should now be a dedicated subforum.
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I pulled the APK from my phone so hopefully I can install it off of that in the future. Adaway blocks via HOSTS file, so you can edit that manually (download and merge ad server lists into a text file, push to your android device)
EDIT: Or you can just flash this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1916098
Looks interesting.
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AW: No more ad blocking apps allowed in Play Store
Just Google search it. I got it from f-droid.org
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Just Google search it. I got it from f-droid.org
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F-droid seems to be the way to go. I downloaded the f-droid app.
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jackdubl said:
So are we still going to be able to receive updates for apps like AdAway? Maybe there should now be a dedicated subforum.
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you can download Adblock plus, just search it on google it bypasses google play store to get updates.
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you can download Adblock plus, just search it on google it bypasses google play store to get updates.
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also a good host file pack at
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1916098
Avast with firewall. That's how I roll!
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LIFE!
IT'S WHAT YOU MAKE OUT OF IT!
I wonder how Droid Wall is managing to stay in the play store?
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I wonder how Droid Wall is managing to stay in the play store?
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I think the difference is that DroidWall acts like a firewall (respectively is a firewall) blocking the whole traffic of an app and not only blocking access to ad-servers
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I think the difference is that DroidWall acts like a firewall (respectively is a firewall) blocking the whole traffic of an app and not only blocking access to ad-servers
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Seems like it's "interfering" with an app in the same way as ad blockers, according to Google's own language.
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You could download PimpMyRom
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Seems like it's "interfering" with an app in the same way as ad blockers, according to Google's own language
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That's the difference. It does not interfere with an app. It's blocking the network connection like when you disable it yourself.
Btw when Google would be really strict with interpreting their "laws" they have to block all privacy protecting apps (like lbe) and also nearly every root app and then they will get a problem with users and several privacy organizations and governmental institutions. :cyclops:
So stay and lets see what the future brings...
I wish they Google makes them come back !
Avast conjures up images of bloatware and sluggishness.
But it is a surprisingly good replacement.
Alright, the majority of us here on xda are root users, and I'm sure we all use or have used AdAway to remove ads from our apps. Well lately AdAway hasn't been working for me at all. I go in to it, grant root, download and apply, reboot, then whenever I open up an app to test it, there are ads everywhere! Is anyone else experiencing this?
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blkhrt13 said:
Alright, the majority of us here on xda are root users, and I'm sure we all use or have used AdAway to remove ads from our apps. Well lately AdAway hasn't been working for me at all. I go in to it, grant root, download and apply, reboot, then whenever I open up an app to test it, there are ads everywhere! Is anyone else experiencing this?
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I use crossbreader that blocks most ads internally, but I know adaway works by using host sources to apply patches. It's possible some of the initial lists included with the download are down. What I would do is use Google and try to find additional sources, and add those paths to the settings. That might improve it.
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I use AdAway with the Hosts list from this thread as well as MinMinGuard Xposed module. Very good results. I can confirm AdAway is still working for me, just updated/applied my hosts lists through the app.
blkhrt13 said:
Alright, the majority of us here on xda are root users, and I'm sure we all use or have used AdAway to remove ads from our apps. Well lately AdAway hasn't been working for me at all. I go in to it, grant root, download and apply, reboot, then whenever I open up an app to test it, there are ads everywhere! Is anyone else experiencing this?
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try this https://adblockplus.org/en/android-install
Just wondering what ya'll use for blocking ads on your phone (Youtube ads, browser ads, game ads, etc.). Thanks!
YouTube ad block is what I only use. Sucks that xposed doesn't work on 5.0 that's the only thing I'll miss
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I've used Adaway for a few years now, works just fine for me.
Adaway is excellent.
Adaway
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I use adaway but always have to disable it if im on tapatalk because the redirect wont work
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I use adaway but always have to disable it if im on tapatalk because the redirect wont work
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Yes I've noticed that as well.