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Android System Info ?

Recently, I found that the "Android System Info" app below is using Flurry Agent to send data / report via 3G/internet whenever I start using it. At least, it came out in the logging.
Do you know any alternative that does not use Flurry Agent?
I hate that thing because it uses 3G/internet and it cannot be disabled
I know Astrid is using Flurry Agent as well, but it can be disabled.
Android System Info
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i believe that is for the download of the ADs to sustain their income & development
use Adfree perhpas?

Well, I think that is not ads ... Ads should be the AdMob SDK or something in the logging.
Flurry Agent is about analytic:
http://www.flurry.com/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=673146
To be honest, I don't mind with ads ... Especially if that can support the dev and the app is good.
But, I don't like sending usage pattern, statistical data, usage analysis, that kind of things.
AllGamer said:
i believe that is for the download of the ADs to sustain their income & development
use Adfree perhpas?
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Many devs find analytics to be important information to them.
You could edit your hosts file manually to block any flurry.com urls...

Not rooted, you cant do that.
Good developer will add an option to disable this, like Astrid.
distortedloop said:
Many devs find analytics to be important information to them.
You could edit your hosts file manually to block any flurry.com urls...
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gogol said:
Not rooted, you cant do that.
Good developer will add an option to disable this, like Astrid.
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Your last sentence doesn't quite sit right for some reason, but I agree overall.
Something in the back of my mind tells me there's a revenue stream to the developers who include this. Like flurry pays them a royalty for data collected. That needs confirmation, but while many devs put stuff out for the love of the device, many more need to get some income off the app to stay interested in developing/maintaining it. We all want "free" apps, but we're going to have to get used to either paying up in cash, or paying up in seeing ads, or paying up by having some analytics collected on us.
I don't want my phone spied on either. Best thing you can do is uninstall the apps that spy on you without the feature to turn it off, give the app a 1-star rating on the market, and leave a comment that it collects analytics on you and you don't like that. Kind of lousy thing to do an app that's otherwise top-notch. If enough people uninstall and bad rate these apps, the devs will get the hint and stop doing it.
As for not rooted, there's no reason not to root the Nexus S. There are hundreds of reason to root, though. Blocking ads and spyware is just one of them.
You don't even have to unlock the bootloader to do it, easy instructions here; no loss of data with that method.

Tapatalk and beautiful Widgets for free

Getjar has some decent free apps right now tapatalk beautiful Widgets splashtop remote desktop just to name a few
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wow... it is true thanks for the heads up.
Most of these seem to be some of the free ones that are on the Amazon App Store.
Still free though is you missed any...
im a sucker for free apps... downloading soem cool ones right now. Download the getjar app too you dont have to use the code and all.

Helluva nice find and thanks for sharing! Just downloaded BW and they have some slick skins.
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nice but tapatalk is a older download

I have two Tapatalks now, the newer one doesn't have any of my info or bookmarks saved. Is their a way to transfer everything from one Tapatalk to the other?

GetJAR = Spyware regardless of their Free apps, The App will constanstly run in the background, there's no way of shutting it off. Good Luck!

Axiomkid said:
GetJAR = Spyware regardless of their Free apps, The App will constanstly run in the background, there's no way of shutting it off. Good Luck!
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Hmmmm mines not running in the background at all Ill keep an eye on it though

Backing up my theory on this.
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No Matter how many times you force close the GetJar app it will always come back. If you look It runs as a service and most services can't be completely stopped, If you even look at the times you will notice this app boots up when your phone boots up.

Just because an app is running in the background doesn't necessarily mean it is spyware there are plenty of apps that run in the background I've just been installing getjar to get the apps I want and then uninstall the app if it were malicious it would not let you uninstall and at the very least you would no longer have the apps that you downloaded from them just my opinion but yes it does run in the background
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Axiomkid said:
GetJAR = Spyware regardless of their Free apps, The App will constanstly run in the background, there's no way of shutting it off. Good Luck!
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You gotta be kidding me...

brorex said:
Just because an app is running in the background doesn't necessarily mean it is spyware there are plenty of apps that run in the background I've just been installing getjar to get the apps I want and then uninstall the app if it were malicious it would not let you uninstall and at the very least you would no longer have the apps that you downloaded from them just my opinion but yes it does run in the background
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Totally Agree with you on installing needed apps and then unistalling GetJar. I find it completely useless as a lot of the apps are outdated, since it runs constantly 24/7 ram and much needed battery become wasted. I really can't think of any other Markets that run in the background and can't be force closed. These are 1 of those apps that have no extra value running in the background constantly.

Has my N5 been hacked?

I keep getting popups:
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"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
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"lightbox_share": "Share",
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"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
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}
When I hit the 'back' button I get:
Something is also opening Google Play to a page for a specific app. I haven't paid much attention but the last time it was for a dating app. I thought that maybe I hit the advertising banner on some page or another, but I've been more careful about that and these still keep coming up.
I'm running 5.0.1, not rooted and using the Nova launcher. The only unauthorized (not from the Play Store) app installed is one I wrote.
Where are these coming from?
Thanks!

You're not hacked, those are popups which website use to infect/earn money on people. Just don't tap on it and you should be fine.

Yes, you've been hacked by anonymous.

Thanks.
I wonder how they can be blocked.

HankB said:
Thanks.
I wonder how they can be blocked.
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Install Sophos Security or AVG antivirus and run a full scan on your device.

HankB said:
Thanks.
I wonder how they can be blocked.
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Security software, or even AdAway should do it.

I had already tried CM and it found no threats beyond a lot of cookies. I uninstalled it and tried Sophos. It identified Real Piano as an app that could serve unwanted ads. I uninstalled Real Piano and so far have not seen these popups any more.

HankB said:
I had already tried CM and it found no threats beyond a lot of cookies. I uninstalled it and tried Sophos. It identified Real Piano as an app that could serve unwanted ads. I uninstalled Real Piano and so far have not seen these popups any more.
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I'm glad Sophos helped. People believe that there are no malware threats on Android. Unsolicited adware can even be more bothersome as they are installed inside of applications but can run whether or not the application is active (malware!)
You might be interested in Mobile Security|NowSecure (ViaForensics) for further insight into where your installed applications are connecting.

HankB said:
I had already tried CM and it found no threats beyond a lot of cookies. I uninstalled it and tried Sophos. It identified Real Piano as an app that could serve unwanted ads. I uninstalled Real Piano and so far have not seen these popups any more.
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Occasionally, some sites (including xda several months ago) will serve up similar fake (scareware) ads when they detect a mobile Android device. If you have installed adaway, these ads are usually not presented. Or if you aren't rooted, try out Ghostery browser from the play store. Works pretty good too.
Make sure you have the option to install from unknown sources (settings/security) disabled as a precaution.
(If you notice these ads on reputable sites, do contact the site administrators. XDA got the issue fixed 2-3 days after I reported it to them)

HankB said:
Thanks.
I wonder how they can be blocked.
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install Mozilla and use adblock plus addon.

I get failed to open that page, Im using adblock from the link below.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1916098

Annoying auto redirecting ads. Please help.

Browsing internet(Chrome) on my phone has become a headache now. Every second website I open, generates a popup like this
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"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
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"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
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and then I am redirected to another website
Pressing back button to return to the page that you were browsing also turns out to be futile. It culminates into another fake virus warning popup
It's not just my phone. Every Android phone I've encountered showcases this issue and browsing internet on android(Chrome) has become a pestering issue now.
somebody please come up with a solution!
What i have speculated is that the issue pertains to a malicious app.
Kindly refrain from posting solutions like
Clear Cache and Data of web browser
Format phone
Install reinstall web browser
They don't work.

its obviously some app you're installing or a malicious website you've been visiting

Looks like you've got a bit of malware. Try letting an antivirus program like AVG or Avast scan your phone.
Also, personally I prefer using Firefox, as it has Adblock Plus. (as a plugin, so no root required)

I don't think its a malware. Some websites have actually put up those type of ads where we are re-directed to the play store for download some cleaning app. I think a solution would be to request desktop site on chrome or as someone suggested just ditch chrome for Firefox with adblock support.
Hope it helps.
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Or since we're here on xda-forums, there's the possibility to install an adblocker apk to stop these ads with root methods ^^

You don't have malware. All my devices had the same issue. Sites just kept popping up ads and it was impossible to browse the web. After installing an adblocker everything is fine. If you're rooted try Adaway, if not - Adblock Plus (which is available also as an add-on for Firefox).

Hovatek said:
its obviously some app you're installing or a malicious website you've been visiting
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I am visiting XDA's website...I don't think that it is mailicaious...Is it??

ShadowLea said:
Looks like you've got a bit of malware. Try letting an antivirus program like AVG or Avast scan your phone.
Also, personally I prefer using Firefox, as it has Adblock Plus. (as a plugin, so no root required)
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I also think that I'll have to move to firefox now. Actually its not malware or anything. I've already made Avast virus scan as well as malwarebyte scan to ensure this. I think websites are putting such ads.

annoying app
Hello,
look for the apps you installed since you begin having this notifcation, and desintall it, or look for a malware scanner ( antivirus), it can helps

I would suggest using a different browser. But if you want a way to bypass sometimes it works to load the website in desktop view. And usually there is a close button somewhere in the left upper corner.. but I think you would have noticed.

If you think it's an ad on our website, please post it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1696660

Help! I've been hacked (rooted galaxy S10)

Hey fellas. I rooted my device about a week ago and been trying some stuff on it.
Been using lucky Patcher to clear data on some apps and been playing around with it. I downloaded it from the first result on google and it seemed to be working fine.
Today I entered it and it said there's an update so I said why not. I'm 99% sure that since then my Gmail started messaging tons of Emails on it's own to different addresses, containing bit.ly addresses of what seems to be ads, auch as duckduckgo.com, and this address http://vkgn1w.experwea.cc/34546de4235m342356 that loads nothing
So I disabled the Gmail app and it stopped. Also changed my google password (on that account for now, and from a different phone) and ofc uninstalled lucky patcher. But now I'm scared of what kind of malware/virus it leaked to my phone since it had superuser rights. Are my passwords safe? Can I use my credit card? What can I do, some kind of antivirus check? Or is there no escape but full phone wipe?
Thanks wise folks I need your advice
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I just realized that It probably started as I started writing a mail. So potentially it could have been a different app and not lucky patcher, and it waited till I open my gmail. But I can't think of any other app that I downloaded that could be dangerous.

dj_froyke said:
I just realized that It probably started as I started writing a mail. So potentially it could have been a different app and not lucky patcher, and it waited till I open my gmail. But I can't think of any other app that I downloaded that could be dangerous.
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Factory reset

EugenStanis said:
Factory reset
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I guess you're right. But begs the question, is lucky patcher safe at all, and also should I get some antivirus

dj_froyke said:
I guess you're right. But begs the question, is lucky patcher safe at all, and also should I get some antivirus
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Lucku patcher is safe, no idea from where did you get it.

@dj_froyke
Lucky Patcher is not a safe app to use.
You will find many users saying that Lucky Patcher is a secure app, etc. However, it’s not true at all. Well, it was the app’s nature that made the app unsafe to use. In simple words, it’s ‘No’.
Lucky patcher is an app used to hack in-app resources, which are illegal. The app can steal from honest developers who worked hard to develop a fantastic app. Users choose to use Lucky Patcher to hack the in-app resources, directly affecting the developer’s revenue.
When the developer knows about the hack, they ban the account. So, with Lucky Patcher, there’s always a risk of losing an account. Another thing is that Lucky Patcher is not available on the Google Play Store for genuine reasons.
Google Play Store Protect flags Lucky Patcher. Not just that, but 4 different antivirus engines on virustotal also flag the app. So, the app has malicious files that can raise serious security concerns. The app also needs root access to work at its full potential, so we allow the app to modify system files by granting root access.
Several sites provide the latest version of Lucky Patcher Apk, but in most cases, those files are spyware and adware. So, users need to find the genuine Lucky Patcher app to avoid that spyware and adware risk.