Messages that I keep getting? They are like spam or some bull**** and are pissing me off. They show up in the notification bar that I have credit cards to be claimed college grants to get. Plus I keep getting links for apps and crap on my home screen. This crap started this week and I haven't installed anything lately. I am running a stock rooted S4 with the total update and an ad blocker. I would appreciate any help at all this **** is annoying me. Thanks rant is over lol
Its probably one of your apps...many free apps have the ability to spam your status bar with ads...and ad blocker doesn't block all ads. Try disabling or uninstalling apps until you find the culprit
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Try airpush detector. It should find the app that is causing the problem.
It worked great on my phone but my not on my dad's. My nephews downloaded a bunch of games on his phone and one or two of then were causing the problem. I just uninstalled them all and the problem went away.
Try updating your ad blocker.
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Air push detector will definitely help find the app that is causing this. I had the same problem before as well.
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Look for a widget...very known for that crap.
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I just opened up my browser today and I'm getting pop up ads on the bottom left corner now on almost all websites. I haven't installed anything new for at least a week. Anyone else have issues like this?
nope, but I use ad free
I am convinced that it has to be something to do with software installed because the size of the pop up is the same on all web pages. It is ads for dating web sites, the built in pop up blocked doesn't seem to block it aned I'm not sure that Norton is designed to, but it isn't blocking either. I guess I will have to uninstall some apps to see if there is one causing the pop ups.
It's abnormal to have ads in browser, but show in parameters if if you have no popup check.
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Sounds like someone has been playing on porn sites.
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Ahahah ! That's possible !
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hammer4203 said:
Sounds like someone has been playing on porn sites.
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You are correct if 4chan qualifies xD haha well anyways so I get home and now all the pop ups are gone. Is it possible since I travel and I was in a hotel at the time that the wifi they provide was also hitching along pop up ads some how?
yeah 4chan will **** **** up. use the chanscan app.
Yes the free wifi can come with pop ups.
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I've been running CM7 since the last "Alpha" release and have it updated with the Oct 22 update. I don't recall exactly when, but I started recieving these "optout" notifications. I don't know if it's related to CM7 or something else, but they're not cool at all . Does anyone know where they're coming from or how to stop them?
An app you installed
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I started getting those after playing angry frogs
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Have you tried opting out at xapush.com?
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An app you installed
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The only app I have installed now that was not before I switched to CM7 is Go SMS Pro. Has anyone had any experience with it?
Go sms pro doesn't do that, but i don't use go fb chat. What opens when you click it?
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http://blog.fortinet.com/airpush-pushes-the-envelope/
Found this after a bit of research. Looks like an adbased app on your phone is using their apk. Seems they do support opt out, but aren't doing a good job a securing your identity period.
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Go sms pro doesn't do that, but i don't use go fb chat. What opens when you click it?
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http://blog.fortinet.com/airpush-pushes-the-envelope/
Found this after a bit of research. Looks like an adbased app on your phone is using their apk. Seems they do support opt out, but aren't doing a good job a securing your identity period.
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I'm not going to click those %^#$%#$%#$ Spam messages... I clear all the notifications. The only features of Go SMS Pro I use are SMS & MMS. I don't have Facebook, Myspace, Google+ or any other "Social networking" (Read: Stalking) crap. Want nothing to do with any of them. Any ideas how I can track down where it came from? I've looked at the installed apps and services with Titanium Backup and nothing stands out. Unless One of the other apps got 'updated' to include this new 'feature', Go SMS seems the most likely suspect at the moment.
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I don't have Facebook, Myspace, Google+ or any other "Social networking" (Read: Stalking) crap.
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wats a myspace?
Although I usually have 150-200+ apps installed at any one time, I started getting those annoying little "notifications" almost as soon as I installed the free version of the IPhone keyboard. Not cool at all...
How often do they come up? Is it at a predetermined time or is it random? A relatively easy way to narrow it down may be to look at market reviews of suspected apps.
Girlfriend had this problem. There's an app called airpush detector on the market. Download it to see what's causing the ads
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Hey had this same problem in my case it was MP3 downloader.
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Had anyone noticed this on their SGN? It pops up about twice an hour on mine. I had the Google data collection disabled when I set my phone up so I am not sure what's causing this. I never notice this on my previous android phones. I just hope it's not some rogue app trying to sneak out my infos....
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Hi,
The only input I can give on this is that I too have noticed this only however upon a fresh install and don't seem to see if afterwards. I do disable certain system apps and so maybe the reason I don't see if is because I have disabled whatever is responsible for it or just coincidence.
I'm just about to flash a new rom, Rocket V17 to Cassies ExtraLite V6 and so I'll post if I see the same.
I noticed this with stock KKA, KL7, KL8 and now on LA1 as well....
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I flashed Cassie's XtraLiteRom LA3 rom and haven't seen it yet, usually I have by now. All my apps have been restored too, so perhaps it was being shown by a system app that's been cleaned out from this rom. Not sure which one though if this is the case
Thats great, I think it's a system app. I hope somebody can help pin-point the culprit.
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One way to find out the culprit would perhaps be by using LBE Privacy Guard, free on the market:
LBE Privacy Guard
Once installed on a rooted system, anything that wants to connect to the internet must seeks its permission first. Anything that seems suspect, deny access. Obviously be careful with what you are restricting though, but this should help...
I'd use this method myself but after flashing Cassie's I no longer have the "sending" popup.
Hope this helps!
Thanks mate, I'll give it a go.
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Another option is to install DROIDwall and check the log file to see what app is blocked.
+1 on LBE!
First app that gets installed on my device when I wipe, install a new rom, or start up a brand new phone. Also has a side benefit, if the app doesn't need data access, to help block in app ads
Most apps have no business accessing my location, my sms app, contacts etc.
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One way to find out the culprit would perhaps be by using LBE Privacy Guard, free on the market:
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I have been running LBE for 2 days now, there's just one instance that the "Sending..." poped-up. LBE did not give a notification as to what app was trying to use data...
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I have gotten ads in my notification tonight "download this blah blah" etc.
they're annoying. how do i check which app it's coming from?
download airpush detector
Go to the running apps tab in settings and see which app there is running when it should not be (ie. a game or app that you closed and is not actively running but a process still is)
Long press on the notification -> App Info
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Also, if you look at your notifications (the star is usually the push), beneath the annoying ad there is a second line, and the first item listed on that line is generally the offending program.. uninstall said app, and the push goes away
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Do what danton said. It's the easy way around it.
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AdFree.
If you're rooted, download the app AdFree. I have it on both my SIII & Nexus 7. I haven't seen an ad (notification or otherwise) since
thanks guy. I have adfree but it still popped up.
turns out to be a battery widget app, uninstalled right away.
airpush detector didn't find it. however i noticed the name of the app in the second line (at first i thought it was an ad)
next time if the app name is not there i'll try holding it down for app info.
great advice guys, thanks!
Since yesterday, I have been getting annoying popups (maybe its malware or soemthing else) on my phone to download games...when i click on it...it takes me to the random game apps on the play store. I am attaching screenshots for some more explanations.
Has anyone else experienced it before? Is this some kind of bug or just a new feature in the update?
THanks.
sLiKK said:
Since yesterday, I have been getting annoying popups (maybe its malware or soemthing else) on my phone to download games...when i click on it...it takes me to the random game apps on the play store. I am attaching screenshots for some more explanations.
Has anyone else experienced it before? Is this some kind of bug or just a new feature in the update?
THanks.
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its caused by an app that you installed. find the app, disable notifications for that app in the phones app settings.
You might be able to use airpush detector to help determine the app that's causing the push adds.
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sLiKK said:
Since yesterday, I have been getting annoying popups (maybe its malware or soemthing else) on my phone to download games...when i click on it...it takes me to the random game apps on the play store. I am attaching screenshots for some more explanations.
Has anyone else experienced it before? Is this some kind of bug or just a new feature in the update?
THanks.
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If you are rooted, install adlocker and it will go away. If you are not rooted, then follow what other people have written
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You might be able to use airpush detector to help determine the app that's causing the push adds.
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I just installed it but it didnt find any app... next time I see the notification..i will long press it to find the app info. But now im also seeing random browser pop messages.... :s
im not rooted and dont want to root ....
any other suggestions will be appreciated.
thanks.
sLiKK said:
I just installed it but it didnt find any app... next time I see the notification..i will long press it to find the app info. But now im also seeing random browser pop messages.... :s
im not rooted and dont want to root ....
any other suggestions will be appreciated.
thanks.
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Its definitely airpush ad.
Its just an ad. No virus or malware in this, it just get a really annoying.
What I would do since you're not rooted, is uninstall apps one by one until you see which one it it.
Its a hassle but its the only way with out root if air push detector isn't picking it up.
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It's probably one of those horrible cheap free games you've installed
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