Hi Guys,
I have modified the original Ingress app so that it works with any GPS spoofer available on play store.
It will NEVER give you "Scanner Disabled; Location Inaccurate".
Prerequisites :
Uninstall original app
Install this one
http://goo.gl/CtiZmz (1.62.0)
On device, DOES NOT MATTER if "Allow mock locations" in Developer menu is On or Off.
Start your GPS spoofer. (NO NEED to put this app in system/app or system/priv-app. It works from anywhere)
ENJOY
Be careful. Dont jump too much or you might annoy the server and get banned.
ronaksv said:
Hi Guys,
I have modified the original Ingress app (1.58.2) so that it works with any GPS spoofer available on play store.
It will NEVER give you "Scanner Disabled; Location Inaccurate".
Prerequisites :
Uninstall original app
Install this one goo.gl/gzcPYs
On device, TURN ON - "Allow mock locations" in Developer menu.
Start your GPS spoofer. (NO NEED to put this app in system/app or system/priv-app. It works from anywhere)
ENJOY
Please dont forget to DONATE if you like the app.
If you need hacks for future version, just PM me when its released.
Be careful. Dont jump too much or you might annoy the server and get banned.
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Um... why are you trying to make money off a Google product? On top of that, you are trying to cheat. This is highly illegal and will get you banned from the game.
hey buddy
Sfkn2 said:
Um... why are you trying to make money off a Google product? On top of that, you are trying to cheat. This is highly illegal and will get you banned from the game.
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1. I hacked because I can.
2. Yes, its cheating but I saw there is a lot of demand for this. Its also a challenge to Google/Niantic to protect its app from such hacks
3. Yes, I would like to get some compensation for the time I invested in this hack and IT IS NOT MANDATORY. Donate, if you like to.
ronaksv said:
1. I hacked because I can.
2. Yes, its cheating but I saw there is a lot of demand for this. Its also a challenge to Google/Niantic to protect its app from such hacks
3. Yes, I would like to get some compensation for the time I invested in this hack and IT IS NOT MANDATORY. Donate, if you like to.
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Good luck. If you have to cheat in a game, then you probably shouldn't be playing.
This is not really a 'challenge' to Google. I do hope that everyone knows that if you're using a cheat in Ingress, then you will get the ban stick.
dont work here. I have set mock location enabled and fake my gps position and after running your mod I got the message that mock locations disallowed. please ensure it is disabled.
hanschke said:
dont work here. I have set mock location enabled and fake my gps position and after running your mod I got the message that mock locations disallowed. please ensure it is disabled.
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Update : You will not get this message now with the app update of 21st August.
When you get this message, click on "disable" which will take you to developer Options. Check or Tick "Allow Mock Locations" if it is unchecked. Repeat if necessary. It will surely work. I have tried it on Fake GPS by "Lexa"
keep in clean and classy in here...modifying a free app is OK, please read the rules and get a better understanding of them before trolling or flaming
@ronaksv
I have done it but I got the popup every time :crying:
hanschke said:
@ronaksv
I have done it but I got the popup every time :crying:
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Try this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lexa.fakegps
You can't be making money of a Google app.
That's illegal.
APP Modified
I have modified the app, so that now it does not matter if "Allow Mock Locations" in Developer Menu is On or Off.
Use any GPS spoofer you like.
Enjoy!!
ronaksv said:
I have modified the app, so that now it does not matter if "Allow Mock Locations" in Developer Menu is On or Off.
Use any GPS spoofer you like.
Enjoy!!
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thanks =)
will donate when come to city)
2questions
what about new versions? will you support it in future?
activate account by sms/calls don`t work, app has crashed
sonystan said:
thanks =)
will donate when come to city)
2questions
what about new versions? will you support it in future?
activate account by sms/calls don`t work, app has crashed
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Yes, i will be supporting future versions. Have mentioned that in OP
I think registration should NOT fail. I have not tried that. IF it fails, install original app, register with that, then uninstall and intall my app.
waiting for 1.59.x and hope it will work better
Paypal says you cant receive payments to your account.
Ingress is a massive waste of time, let's just get that out there.
That said, I tried it once and was pissed off I couldn't use my bluetooth GPS. It's much more accurate and uses a lot less battery than the built-in phone GPS.
So if I did play the game.... I'd "cheat" this way too. Just because you CAN use mock locations doesn't necessarily mean you're armchair-playing... You could be using a bluetooth GPS.
That said, most bluetooth GPS apps these days have instructions on how to install as a system app (root required of course) which allows them to work without mock locations.
Sfkn2 said:
Um... why are you trying to make money off a Google product? On top of that, you are trying to cheat. This is highly illegal and will get you banned from the game.
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Cheating on a game is highly illegal? Lmao
epicnoob66 said:
Cheating on a game is highly illegal? Lmao
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Obviously.
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Obviously.
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Oh right, I've got friends in the joint for spoofing ingress.
epicnoob66 said:
Oh right, I've got friends in the joint for spoofing ingress.
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I am sorry for you.
Related
This could be very useful on a number of levels. Most notably, NBA League Pass so you can watch games that are blacked out in your area.
Here's how they hacked the League Pass app on the iPhone.
http://www.coderetard.com/2010/01/19/how-to-remove-nba-league-pass-restrictions-on-iphone/
I would be down for a similar hack of the app, or a different app that would fake your GPS location. I have the League Pass APK for those interested.
Certainly possible, android has support for "mock locations". You can find it in the development settings under settings->applications
There is some info here: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/location/index.html
I looked on a rooted G1 and the "geo" program isn't included. Might be as easy as copying it from an emulator to a rooted phone, i'm not sure.
An actual android app might also be able to do it using the permissions
ACCESS_LOCATION_EXTRA_COMMANDS and ACCESS_MOCK_LOCATION.
It is possible to get the name of the location provider when requesting a provider, however, so the app might have taken this trick into account and only allow it to use the true network location provider.
I'm also really interested in this
This would be great, I was about to try to access through the terminal on the phone and try the android.location method, still a little confusing but it just kills the use of the mobile app.
The whole point of the mobile NBA app is so you can view your local team because you are not by a t.v.. Especially my Lakers.
I would also be interested in something like this for the NBA league pass too...
GO CAVS! hahh...
This would be awesome for the android. I can never watch the games because there always blackout in cleveland. GO CAVS!1
Coded this in a few minutes, let me know if it works (I tried to open Maps and it said I was in L.A. )
You have to enable mock locations in Settings -> Development.
It seems to work, thank you very much!!
If you have a Paypal account, I'll happily donate so you can have a couple of beers
Now, does anybody if is there a NBA League Pass application I can buy to watch the playoff games?
Thanks a lot! I have a donation button on my Android apps website
ajejee said:
Thanks a lot! I have a donation button on my Android apps website
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Done, thank you again.
I guess I'll be also able to use this for TV.com app and several others
By the way, would it be possible to keep a list of locations stored? You know, Alaska to avoid NBA blackouts, London to get some English content...
Thank you in advance.
Is this working? I'm trying to watch the Laker game right now. I put in the coordinates and set the location. It seems to be spoofing Maps but League pass is telling me to make sure my location service is on and turn off airplane mode.
Damn, i was hopeful. But pandora still knows I'm not in the US.
Here I am
First of all, I published the app on the Market, so if you want to stay updated download it here.
@reycat: Good idea, I'm gonna add a list of the last locations used.
@CaliLove310: I'm not from the US, could you enlighten me on the blackout rules for playoff games? I read somewhere that they are broadcasted on national TV, so they aren't available on League Pass in any part of the States.
@liam.lah: I installed Pandora, it seems to know your location even if you disable both wireless networks and GPS. I suppose it uses the IP address for geolocation, so you'll need a US proxy to make it work...
Thank you very much, ajejee.
Just updated to the market version, I really like choosing the location in the map, much easier than remembering latitudes and longitudes
By the way, we cannot try NBA League Pass now because of the playoffs, but... can anybody give TV.com app a try? It force closes in my Nexus One every time, but maybe somebody else can try it and check if he/she can watch US TV shows
"Last locations" option added, there should be an update on the Market
Ajejee. Thanks for this app .
Im wondering if there is a reason gps spoofing works but why wifi wont load the videos on nhl and nba apps? The videos load good with 3g connection though.
Stock droid x unrooted.
Thanks for your response.
You can use location spoofer on the market works with center ice
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jkbhso3 said:
You can use location spoofer on the market works with center ice
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App
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i'm using the one from the market. it works great with 3g but not with wifi. I get the message "this video cannot be played"
I set the time to spoof for like 5 mins and then load the app when the game starts. Set the spoofed for like Australia or something. Mine works on both wifi and 3g.
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I think you can not re install apps and games with Zune.When I try to do that it says already purchased.I can re-install with my phones marketplace though.But re-installing games which are large in size using phone's data connection is a huge problem.Any way around?please help.
Games which are bigger in Size will never get downloaded over the data connection. Its built in rule with Windows Phone. You need to connect over WIFI to download them.
Also, download re-installer from the market place. It will list all apps that you had previously so you can select them to download.
ROCOAFZ said:
Also, download re-installer from the market place. It will list all apps that you had previously so you can select them to download.
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will that work with installed apps & games?
Miiky
Miiky.MA1988 said:
will that work with installed apps & games?
Miiky
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Reinstaller queries your marketplace purchase history and gives you a check list of every app you've installed. You can then mark/unmark as you wish, then begin the install process.
anseio said:
Reinstaller queries your marketplace purchase history and gives you a check list of every app you've installed. You can then mark/unmark as you wish, then begin the install process.
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the thing is I can't find that app on the marketplace :/ I searched "re-installer".
Miiky.MA1988 said:
the thing is I can't find that app on the marketplace :/ I searched "re-installer".
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No dash:
Reinstaller
http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/apps/b9d1115b-2c0d-4e5d-afc6-fa6dcd84dda4
wpxbox said:
Games which are bigger in Size will never get downloaded over the data connection. Its built in rule with Windows Phone. You need to connect over WIFI to download them.
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I wish there was a hack for that. I have a unlmited data plan but, if I am on the road with no wi-fi avaiable, I can't buy and play a new game. Sorry but, I think it should give a warning "This game is really large at XXmb, could cost you extra charges, etc"
Or is there a way to "fool" WP7 that your data connection is a Wi-fi connection ?
DavidinCT said:
I wish there was a hack for that. I have a unlmited data plan but, if I am on the road with no wi-fi avaiable, I can't buy and play a new game. Sorry but, I think it should give a warning "This game is really large at XXmb, could cost you extra charges, etc"
Or is there a way to "fool" WP7 that your data connection is a Wi-fi connection ?
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I agree.
anseio said:
No dash:
Reinstaller
http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/apps/b9d1115b-2c0d-4e5d-afc6-fa6dcd84dda4
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+1 Thanks! Really helpful!
Hack Available
Read the thread below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1602691
you need to have a Interop-unlock , Root Tools and Root Webserver...
Is the ability to manage app-specific privacy permissions--you can turn off an app's ability to query your location. I hate seeing the GPS reticle kick on when I open Facebook, but I don't have any choice but to agree to the permissions when I download the app. I know pdroid works, but this shoud be OS-level.
tekhna said:
Is the ability to manage app-specific privacy permissions--you can turn off an app's ability to query your location. I hate seeing the GPS reticle kick on when I open Facebook, but I don't have any choice but to agree to the permissions when I download the app. I know pdroid works, but this shoud be OS-level.
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you could disable location settings in all the apps you dont want to have location used in? unless im misunderstanding you?
i do taht with all my apps including facebook.
the only time my GPS is turned on is for when i use navigation.
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ddurandSGS3 said:
you could disable location settings in all the apps you dont want to have location used in? unless im misunderstanding you?
i do taht with all my apps including facebook.
the only time my GPS is turned on is for when i use navigation.
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Unless I've fundamentally missed some aspect of Android, if you grant an app permission to use your location when you install it, there is no way subsequently to prevent it from using your location without turning off location access entirely. iOS allows you to install an app that wants to use your location, but then deny it access.
tekhna said:
Unless I've fundamentally missed some aspect of Android, if you grant an app permission to use your location when you install it, there is no way subsequently to prevent it from using your location without turning off location access entirely. iOS allows you to install an app that wants to use your location, but then deny it access.
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it mightve read that way, but i wasnt being condescending or anything. I hope you didnt take it that way!
was just saying, i dont have GPS turn on for any app that I use except for navigation. I turn it off in settings and in the apps when requested or when i see it in settings.
does it still track in that case? I never see the icon.
tekhna said:
Is the ability to manage app-specific privacy permissions--you can turn off an app's ability to query your location. I hate seeing the GPS reticle kick on when I open Facebook, but I don't have any choice but to agree to the permissions when I download the app. I know pdroid works, but this shoud be OS-level.
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Install a ROM with PDroid
tekhna said:
Is the ability to manage app-specific privacy permissions--you can turn off an app's ability to query your location. I hate seeing the GPS reticle kick on when I open Facebook, but I don't have any choice but to agree to the permissions when I download the app. I know pdroid works, but this shoud be OS-level.
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Pdroid.... Get synergy..
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Did people just miss the part where I said pdroid is cool and all, but it should be integrated into the OS?
tekhna said:
Did people just miss the part where I said pdroid is cool and all, but it should be integrated into the OS?
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I'd doesn't matter what you have installed on android or iOS. Your location is always being tracked by WiFi or you data coverage. Unless you have your phone in airplane mode or turned off you will never have true privacy.
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tekhna said:
Did people just miss the part where I said pdroid is cool and all, but it should be integrated into the OS?
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pdroid is not just an app. it has to be integrated into the actual framework of the os. therefore I don't understand how it didn't fulfill your request.
corbn89 said:
pdroid is not just an app. it has to be integrated into the actual framework of the os. therefore I don't understand how it didn't fulfill your request.
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What he is saying is the he should not have to root and install a custom ROM with pdroid to be able to do this. His point was that it should be built in to STOCK android.
z06mike said:
What he is saying is the he should not have to root and install a custom ROM with pdroid to be able to do this. His point was that it should be built in to STOCK android.
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ah I see. that case is unlikely then. Google is pretty much king at mining data for advertising profit and I don't think they would do anything to restrict that unless forced by law.
also, unless you have a nexus phone, every " stock" android is actually already a custom Rom created by the phone manufacturer. some manufacturers make it harder to install privacy protection measures than others. that's unfortunately one of the downsides of open source.
Miui let's you handle each app independently... there is also a mod to I stall the LBE guard instead of supersu on any ROM and you can monitor each app independently. Search for the MIUI superuser app
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Why do you not have this posted in Q&A.
I would assume you could find answers there instead of just complaining about it here.
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This is the new google play services which implement the new android device manger.
For more info : http://www.talkandroid.com/170453-android-device-manager-helping-users-find-lost-phones/
Download : http://www.mediafire.com/?l4cpr9old23zscb
Unrar the file then install it .
Go to settings , Security, Device ADMINISTRAORS
NOTE: Google activated it, its now live.
Credit goes to Google and Talkandroid
Thanks for sharing!
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saywhatt said:
Thanks for sharing!
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You re welcome
Forgot to mention :
Go to settings , Security, Device ADMINISTRAORS
app received
LOSTLOGIC89 said:
You re welcome
Forgot to mention :
Go to settings , Security, Device ADMINISTRAORS
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I already received the app in my phone (administrators only), but still is not showed the main app in my google account.
http://officialandroid.blogspot.com...:+OfficialAndroidBlog+(Official+Android+Blog)
apsanchezs said:
I already received the app in my phone (administrators only), but still is not showed the main app in my google account.
http://officialandroid.blogspot.com...:+OfficialAndroidBlog+(Official+Android+Blog)
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Yeah google havent activated it yet. I am sure they will once 4.3 gets out (besides the google phones)
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They took a while to bring this feature, I been using Cerberus which has loads more features
Kurtis.UK said:
They took a while to bring this feature, I been using Cerberus which has loads more features
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Yeah but at least its free and it will be more advanced then cerberus.(we talking about google here )
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LOSTLOGIC89 said:
Yeah but at least its free and it will be more advanced then cerberus.(we talking about google here )
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From what I've seen all it can do is track the phone and show it on a map, wipe and trigger the phone to make a noise in order to find it, Cerberus can do both of those plus like 10+ more so i would rather pay like 2 euros for a lifetime license
Kurtis.UK said:
From what I've seen all it can do is track the phone and show it on a map, wipe and trigger the phone to make a noise in order to find it, Cerberus can do both of those plus like 10+ more so i would rather pay like 2 euros for a lifetime license
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Like I meant this is google, cerberus was out for ages therefore they had time for development. Things that are implemented and sp3cially from the maker of the os we running is always better then a 3 rd party. Well mostly.
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Goolgle and ADM delay
For now, it seems Android Device Administrator (ADM) is limited to a checkbox in the Device Administrators menu of our smart phones. The web interface and android app do not show up until now. So it is better uncheck to avoid any possible issue that could affect the phones.
Regards,
apsanchezs said:
For now, it seems Android Device Administrator (ADM) is limited to a checkbox in the Device Administrators menu of our smart phones. The web interface and android app do not show up until now. So it is better uncheck to avoid any possible issue that could affect the phones.
Regards,
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ADM is now live and working. See here
Location unavailable
R.Suave said:
ADM is now live and working. See here
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I do not have the web interface in my account. And, when click the web site that you recommended appears: Location unavailable. Google did not have gaving any instructions. For me is better Avast.
apsanchezs said:
I do not have the web interface in my account. And, when click the web site that you recommended appears: Location unavailable. Google did not have gaving any instructions. For me is better Avast.
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Yeah. It hasn't rolled out to all devices. It seems like you dont have full access even though some references to it are there. Heres a thread with more details
My excuses
R.Suave said:
Yeah. It hasn't rolled out to all devices. It seems like you dont have full access even though some references to it are there. Heres a thread with more details
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I already have activated the app. All is ok: in the account and also in my phone (green icon, google settings). My problem was that I believed that this ADM app was going to be like AVAST (with rooted phones, that do not need to turn on manually the GPS settings).
With this google ADM app must be always activated the GPS in a permanently manner.
We need to have always present that GPS doesn't use any data. It uses the 31 GPS satellites to determine the phone's position only, which is not a "data" connection at all. What uses the data is the app that is using the GPS (in this case the ADM).
Thank you very much for your help. This forum is wonderful, every day we learn many things. Nobody knows everything.
With kind regards,
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I already have activated the app. All is ok: in the account and also in my phone (green icon, google settings). My problem was that I believed that this ADM app was going to be like AVAST (with rooted phones, that do not need to turn on manually the GPS settings).
With this google ADM app must be always activated the GPS in a permanently manner.
We need to have always present that GPS doesn't use any data. It uses the 31 GPS satellites to determine the phone's position only, which is not a "data" connection at all. What uses the data is the app that is using the GPS (in this case the ADM).
Thank you very much for your help. This forum is wonderful, every day we learn many things. Nobody knows everything.
With kind regards,
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Yesh It uses both data and gps.
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Hi guys
I recently purchased a Elephone S3 from Everbuying.com. I heard people talking about how notorious these Chinese phones are having malware installed on them, so I decided to give the malware check a go and use about 10+ popular Malware detection apps (Avast, Kaspersky, Avira, Trojan Killer, you name it) currently available on Play Store.
Out of all those, excluding warnings that doesn't really matter in this regards (Malware specific), the below two apps gave me those respective warning results.
I have done some research, but i don't think I found any relevant info in this regards. So, for all the guru out there, the question is obvious, should I be worried about these "non-deletable" apps (if not rooted)? If they ARE malicious, can I be worried free by turning off ALL permissions for the apps and in some case, disable the app (I can disable the Beauty Center, not ELE Launcher).
Thanks to you all for any input!
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
App - Beauty Center
Message - Android/PUP.Riskware.Cooee.a
App - ELE Launcher
Message - Android/PUP.Riskware.Cooee.H
Stubborn Trojan Killer
App - Beauty Center
Message - General Trojan
App - ELE Launcher
Message - General Trojan
bagachin said:
Hi guys
I recently purchased a Elephone S3 from Everbuying.com. I heard people talking about how notorious these Chinese phones are having malware installed on them, so I decided to give the malware check a go and use about 10+ popular Malware detection apps (Avast, Kaspersky, Avira, Trojan Killer, you name it) currently available on Play Store.
Out of all those, excluding warnings that doesn't really matter in this regards (Malware specific), the below two apps gave me those respective warning results.
I have done some research, but i don't think I found any relevant info in this regards. So, for all the guru out there, the question is obvious, should I be worried about these "non-deletable" apps (if not rooted)? If they ARE malicious, can I be worried free by turning off ALL permissions for the apps and in some case, disable the app (I can disable the Beauty Center, not ELE Launcher).
Thanks to you all for any input!
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
App - Beauty Center
Message - Android/PUP.Riskware.Cooee.a
App - ELE Launcher
Message - Android/PUP.Riskware.Cooee.H
Stubborn Trojan Killer
App - Beauty Center
Message - General Trojan
App - ELE Launcher
Message - General Trojan
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go ahead and disable Beauty Center, as far as ELE Launcher, that seems legit. But if you don't like it, just replace it with something like Nova Launcher.
mattzeller said:
go ahead and disable Beauty Center, as far as ELE Launcher, that seems legit. But if you don't like it, just replace it with something like Nova Launcher.
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Hi mattzeller, thanks heaps for the info! This might not be a good question, but just for my information, generally speaking, is there a way to distinguish between a real harmful malware (actively stealing personal info) and an app that has more access and integration to the phone's OS than others by looking at the information provided? In other words, is there any obvious give away sign?
Thanks again for the help!
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Hi mattzeller, thanks heaps for the info! This might not be a good question, but just for my information, generally speaking, is there a way to distinguish between a real harmful malware (actively stealing personal info) and an app that has more access and integration to the phone's OS than others by looking at the information provided? In other words, is there any obvious give away sign?
Thanks again for the help!
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Well look at reviews of the app, see if it is installing other apps without your consent, or constantly nagging you to download other apps. Generally 99.99% of apps on Google play are safe. Occasionally some crapware gets on there, but if you take a look at its rating and reviews (not just the highlights) you should be good.
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Hi mattzeller, thanks heaps for the info! This might not be a good question, but just for my information, generally speaking, is there a way to distinguish between a real harmful malware (actively stealing personal info) and an app that has more access and integration to the phone's OS than others by looking at the information provided? In other words, is there any obvious give away sign?
Thanks again for the help!
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Always check the apps permissions. I absolutely refuse to install an app that has permissions that it shouldn't be using. However, if the app you're about to download needs permissions related to the app features, that's OK with me.
I see so many Play Store apps that are just total spyware in my book. Flashlight apps are a good example of this. There is zero reasons a flashlight app needs to read my contacts or a data connection. Just be mindful of reviews and permissions and you'll be OK.
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Always check the apps permissions. I absolutely refuse to install an app that has permissions that it shouldn't be using. However, if the app you're about to download needs permissions related to the app features, that's OK with me.
I see so many Play Store apps that are just total spyware in my book. Flashlight apps are a good example of this. There is zero reasons a flashlight app needs to read my contacts or a data connection. Just be mindful of reviews and permissions and you'll be OK.
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I don't worry about apps with excessive permissions, I just revoke the permissions I don't like.
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mattzeller said:
I don't worry about apps with excessive permissions, I just revoke the permissions I don't like.
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That's the best way to do it.
I do the same thing, but I see lots of people posting here that aren't too tech savvy. For them be mindful of what you download.
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Well look at reviews of the app, see if it is installing other apps without your consent, or constantly nagging you to download other apps. Generally 99.99% of apps on Google play are safe. Occasionally some crapware gets on there, but if you take a look at its rating and reviews (not just the highlights) you should be good.
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Thanks for the advice. Yes, I am aware that common source/cause of malwares are side load apps and rooted device. So I am always fairly cautious about any apps i installed via non-play store source. However, these two caught apk are installed right out of box. That kinda annoys me. I don't jump on the bandwagon and say Chinese phones are infested with malwares and I believe a lot of the time people just over exaggerate and blow some minority out of proportion.
However, the truth is, this is the first Chinese phone I got and it came with two identified malwares. To be fair, it might not be particularly malicious, but it's enough to make me have second thought about my purchase....
KernelCorn said:
Always check the apps permissions. I absolutely refuse to install an app that has permissions that it shouldn't be using. However, if the app you're about to download needs permissions related to the app features, that's OK with me.
I see so many Play Store apps that are just total spyware in my book. Flashlight apps are a good example of this. There is zero reasons a flashlight app needs to read my contacts or a data connection. Just be mindful of reviews and permissions and you'll be OK.
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Thanks for the comment! Yes, I am quite careful about the app I get to choose to install, but I have little control over these apps that come pre-installed on these chinese phone and got detected as "malwares"
mattzeller said:
I don't worry about apps with excessive permissions, I just revoke the permissions I don't like.
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Yap, what I did for those two apps I mentioned are turning off all permissions access to them, disable app for the one I can and turn off background data access. Hopefully it will freeze them for good and stop them from playing naughty.
Just a question though, say I do all those above (e.g. switching off permission, force stopped etc), technically speaking, can a malware still be "active and do what they "meant" to do"? I meant after all, they are meant to do something "out of control" right?
bagachin said:
Yap, what I did for those two apps I mentioned are turning off all permissions access to them, disable app for the one I can and turn off background data access. Hopefully it will freeze them for good and stop them from playing naughty.
Just a question though, say I do all those above (e.g. switching off permission, force stopped etc), technically speaking, can a malware still be "active and do what they "meant" to do"? I meant after all, they are meant to do something "out of control" right?
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No, if you revoke the permission to view your contacts, it is the system that is blocking the apps ability to view your contacts.
Though I think you are being a little paranoid.
Everyone freaks out out all the permissions apps require, when the app actually never uses most of the permissions it asks for, at least not in the way you think. You wouldn't think the launcher needs permissions to access your contacts, but it does. How else is it going to allow you to make a call, or display an incoming all, or missed call/text badges.
I mean take a look at the litany of permissions Nova Launcher and TeslaUnread require, yet we all know the app is not malware. As long as you install from legitimate sources, you will be fine. Like I said in my first post, disable the Beauty app, the other is the Launcher. If you don't like it, install a different one.
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Who would you rather have snoop in on your calls? China, or USA.. Because it is one or the other.. me personally, I will take the country in which I do not reside...
mattzeller said:
No, if you revoke the permission to view your contacts, it is the system that is blocking the apps ability to view your contacts.
Though I think you are being a little paranoid.
Everyone freaks out out all the permissions apps require, when the app actually never uses most of the permissions it asks for, at least not in the way you think. You wouldn't think the launcher needs permissions to access your contacts, but it does. How else is it going to allow you to make a call, or display an incoming all, or missed call/text badges.
I mean take a look at the litany of permissions Nova Launcher and TeslaUnread require, yet we all know the app is not malware. As long as you install from legitimate sources, you will be fine. Like I said in my first post, disable the Beauty app, the other is the Launcher. If you don't like it, install a different one.
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Unfortunately the way things are with the permissive Android system, we have to be a little paranoid. The built in system apps like launchers and permissions can't be disabled easily unless the user is technical enough to know about rooting using apps like xposed/xprivacy.