Random app keeps installing itself

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Zinsko

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Dec 9, 2010

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• Mar 8, 2012

• #1

I keep getting this app installing on the last screen Page of my screen and there is no icon for it in the application menu. And every now and then it changes my browser homepage and sends me advertisement notifications. Would like to know if anyone has an ideal what this is. I'll click it and it will go to browser.

 

orkillakilla

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May 10, 2010

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• Mar 8, 2012

• #2

What do you mean by "the last screen Page of my screen"?

Do you know the name of the app?

Can you find the app if you go to Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications?

 

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Zinsko

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Dec 9, 2010

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• Mar 9, 2012

• #3

When you press home and scroll all the way to the left it will be in the left corner of that Page.
It's like some searching application and it is now where to be found in in management application section.

 

orkillakilla

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• Mar 9, 2012

• #4

Odd. Have you tried anything like lookout to scan?

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...Awesome...

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• Mar 9, 2012

• #5

Have u downloaded any live wallpapers recently that's their Ads

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Zinsko

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• Mar 9, 2012

• #6

So would the app backgrounds do that?

 

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• Mar 10, 2012

• #7

I personally only seen it with Live Wallpapers not all of them but most that contain Ads usually when you restart your phone they pop up and then they are gone

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dctudu

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• Mar 13, 2014

• #8

Hi,
I am facing the same problem here with my XOLO Q2000 (rooted).
Whenever I switch on data connection, following apps keep installing itself.
1> Boyaa Texas Poker
2> Baidu Browser
3> Flappy Bird
4> playApp

Please help me uninstalling them.:crying:

 

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zyferx

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• Mar 14, 2014

• #9

You downloaded those stuff from playapp.

Just uninstall play app and those will be gone

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dctudu

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Mar 20, 2012

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• Mar 14, 2014

• #10

I tried to uninstall playApp more than once. But it install itself silently without any notification or permission. Similarly other three apps did download and install just after playApp. And now ucbrowser just landed with other three.
Until I mess with playApp everything was cool.
Please help me remove this junk(playApp) and its residue. Otherwise I have to format my device.
Thanx for your support.


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santod040

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• Mar 15, 2014

• #11

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brosmike.airpushdetector
And

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lookout.addetector
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dctudu

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• Mar 16, 2014

• #12

Thanx zyferx and santod040 for your valuable suggestions.
I think I solved the mystery. I just found an application (named as 'android system' from same me.com.basiapk source) running in background during this drama. With the help of 'system cleanup' app I froze that one and now no ghost appearance anymore. I uninstalled those craps safely as well.
I learned a lot from you guys. Thanks a ton once again.

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