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Has my phone got spyware on it?!!

  • 25-02-2012 10:01pm
    #1
    kkelly77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭


    Got my handset back from VF after repair the other day. The only app I installed since then is Droid Blocker.

    Since then I've received 2 notifications on my phone (see image attached). Have I inadvertently installed spyware onto my phone? :eek:


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  • #2
    4ndroid
    Registered Users Posts: 469 ✭✭4ndroid


    Uninstall it and then run norton app or lookout security


  • #3
    subway
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,131 ✭✭✭subway


    Search the market for Airpush detector . It really needs a sticky at this stage


  • #4
    kkelly77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭kkelly77


    subway wrote: »
    Search the market for Airpush detector . It really needs a sticky at this stage

    Good shout Subway!!!!

    Fecking Droid Blocker was the culprit.


  • #5
    subway
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,131 ✭✭✭subway


    No bother, seems like more and more apps using this form of advertising. It's a real pain and very intrusive


  • #6
    denballs
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 837 ✭✭✭denballs


    kkelly77 wrote: »
    Got my handset back from VF after repair the other day. The only app I installed since then is Droid Blocker.

    Since then I've received 2 notifications on my phone (see image attached). Have I inadvertently installed spyware onto my phone? :eek:

    lots of apps do that....it is blockable....if it annoys you...just get their paid version for free......revenge+ no adds


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  • #7
    kkelly77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭kkelly77


    I've never seen it before with any other app I've downloaded so was just freaking out when I saw it. All I need now is a decent call blocking app that doesn't include all that spam crap.


  • #8
    bastados
    Registered Users Posts: 606 ✭✭✭bastados


    Nothing mucks up your phone faster then a few badly chosen apps...I've stopped adding unless I absolutely need them.


  • #9
    paddyandy
    Site Banned Posts: 2,037 ✭✭✭paddyandy


    Are apps. from market only always safe .I avoid 3rd party .


  • #10
    Wetai
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 773 ✭✭✭Wetai


    paddyandy wrote: »
    Are apps. from market only always safe .I avoid 3rd party .
    Not all android apps on the market are legit/safe, Google don't have a QA-style thing for submissions (yet) and the Cost of Entry is cheap. Some 'malware' has been on there in the past, but if it's bad enough/people complain enough Google remove the apps. It's not common enough to really warrant a full-time anti-virus as long as you read the permisions and don't install something that needs full internet access/contacts/SMS if it's a flashlight. [x]


  • #11
    MrVestek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,242 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    If you do need antivirus though I use Webroot Mobile Security, the free edition from the marketplace.

    Seems to work quite well, I've had issues with lookout in the past draining battery for instance.


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  • #12
    Nothingbetter2d
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,037 ✭✭✭Nothingbetter2d


    avast have a free version for android


  • #13
    subway
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,131 ✭✭✭subway


    just to note, none of these antivirus solutions actually check for airpush, do they?
    avast definitely doesnt in my experience


  • #14
    ongarite
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,279 ✭✭✭ongarite


    Why this fascination with anti-virus solutions for Android?
    Even Google have come out with a statement saying they are completely pointless and useless.


  • #15
    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    Yes anti virus is pointless on Android.

    Google also have a new thing called the Bouncer which automatically scans the market checking for high risk apps and removing them or flagging them for human review if required.


  • #16
    jimmycrackcorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,345 ✭✭✭✭jimmycrackcorm


    I recommend Ad Network Detector.


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