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Hi guys..today accidentally i download an app. called astro manager from aptoid and after that my phone started giving me trouble like hell as i was not able to open my menu everytime it was forced closed ..finally i had to restore my phone .. I lost my all data, games, apps..music..videos because of one mistake..so friends please share your experience or any virus or app.name if you know or solutions to make people aware of this.

adik82 said:
Hi guys..today accidentally i download an app. called astro manager from aptoid and after that my phone started giving me trouble like hell as i was not able to open my menu everytime it was forced closed ..finally i had to restore my phone .. I lost my all data, games, apps..music..videos because of one mistake..so friends please share your experience or any virus or app.name if you know or solutions to make people aware of this.
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Astro File Manager is a well known and well regarded app. Most likely "aptoid" or whatever is shady.

adik82 said:
Hi guys..today accidentally i download an app. called astro manager from aptoid and after that my phone started giving me trouble like hell as i was not able to open my menu everytime it was forced closed ..finally i had to restore my phone .. I lost my all data, games, apps..music..videos because of one mistake..so friends please share your experience or any virus or app.name if you know or solutions to make people aware of this.
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Do you not look at app permissions before you install?
Aptoide is full of modified apps with added permissions to make calls and such...

Mate...i have been using aptoid since i bought this phone and i downloaded so many apps. before but this was the first time i faced this prob.
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Been using Astro FileManager for a few years now, I don't think it was the reason.

[Q] irritating star notfications

since updating my adobe apps I've started gettting irritating junk notifications, not email or text, in the form of a star on the notifications bar.
i have checked running apps etc... but cannot see how to stop these pests.
anyone know how i turn it off?
thanks
david

Hi yes, try ad blocker, or ad away, both apps are designed to stop those ads. I use ad away, it works good. Or you can find out which app is the cause and delete it. But if you don't know , use the ad blocking app. It's easy to use and works well. Hope this is helpful. Best wishes
Sent from my HTC Sensation using xda premium

It sounds like you're describing airpush ads coming from some free app or game. Get Airpush Detector or another similar app off the Play store to find the culprit and uninstall it.

thanks guys.
traced it to 'flash open view' or something like that.
had reinstalled my apps and must have put this on by mistake instad of flash 11
now sorted

[Q] Do I need Mobile Security, along with those following root necessary apps?

1)I have rooted the Android phone. Xperia Tipo.
2)Installed the Root explorer, Permissions Denied, Droidwall, Startup Manager, Adfree, Busybox, Titanium Backup.
3)I was planning to use the Comodo Mobile Security (including antivirus and a live monitoring firewall)
Do I need to remove anything from the previously installed set of apps? Because even if I have droidwall, It only blocks applications as a whole. I cannot stop the apps from doing specific spying like- phonebook photo, access. etc.
The ****ty google has lot of apps that keep logged in. I tried to block one service from startup, and youtube stopped working.
I dont want to permanently block them. I only want these apps to login and access only when I need.
What should I do?
I know I asked two or more questions in one topic, despite of the title. But, hope someone tells me.

Dude I can understand what you want because I also hate such google apps running in background so do the following
Go to (settings<apps<all)and find the app you want "for example" take YouTube select it and click "Disable"
(before tat click force stop to save RAM) The app will be freezed and will not run until you again go and enable it...
PS:The disabled app will be in the dead bottom in (settings<apps<all) you can go there and "Enable" it again when you really need to use the app.
HIT THANKS IF I HELPED YOU:thumbup:
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xperia tipo rooted
using xda app-developers app

Yup...he's right dude....

Try Anti Theft Mobile Security
Try out Mobisecurity.net
It not only tracks location of lost mobile but also lock mobile remotely, send SIM change alert along with switched SIM number, wipe personal data when fallen into wrong hands.

Disable uninstalling

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Hi Pro Members
Now day's i am struggling to find a solution but all vain.
Reason is that i just want to stop or disable the uninstalling the specific app because my girl friend uninstall most of applications which are used for social media like Whatsapp or IMO or Hangout because she's doubt i might be cheating on her and she thought i deleted all conversation or history and media which is being shared and i don't like to argue with her because i love her.
Moreover i tried many method's like protecting my application's from an app which is downloaded from Play Store like ( App Lock)
but i allowed to be uninstalled after confirming the Pattern or PIN code.
I want my application not be uninstalled by system.
And also that mine phone is Rooted

djdako1 said:
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Hi Pro Members
Now day's i am struggling to find a solution but all vain.
Reason is that i just want to stop or disable the uninstalling the specific app because my girl friend uninstall most of applications which are used for social media like Whatsapp or IMO or Hangout because she's doubt i might be cheating on her and she thought i deleted all conversation or history and media which is being shared and i don't like to argue with her because i love her.
Moreover i tried many method's like protecting my application's from an app which is downloaded from Play Store like ( App Lock)
but i allowed to be uninstalled after confirming the Pattern or PIN code.
I want my application not be uninstalled by system.
And also that mine phone is Rooted
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Just move ur apps to system

How to stop anyone spying on my phone?

Hi, I am having some problems on my phone. Recently, I saw some duplicates of my files, some were missing and my mobile has become real slow. I see synchronization more often than before this might be the reason my data package gets exhausted fast. It worries me as I don't install new apps just the standard ones. I have doubts that one of my friends did that because they use it occasionally. How do I know if someone is spying and how do I stop them?

SherazHashmi said:
Hi, I am having some problems on my phone. Recently, I saw some duplicates of my files, some were missing and my mobile has become real slow. I see synchronization more often than before this might be the reason my data package gets exhausted fast. It worries me as I don't install new apps just the standard ones. I have doubts that one of my friends did that because they use it occasionally. How do I know if someone is spying and how do I stop them?
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Hello, first thing to do is scanning the device with a anti-spyware app

To avoid everyone spying on your phone, you should always keep it off.
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I used the first app Anti Spy on Google Play and it found Android Spy app but was asking me for premium version. I found this quick guide on stopping someone from spying on my cell phone in my following list and fortunately found this app in running services. I uninstalled and rebooted the mobile and it's working fine now, came down friends were trying to peek me for prank.