Spy software possibly installed on my phone?

stanza · Oct 6, 2011

Hello,

So over the past few weeks, Ive noticed some strange "flashing" on my evos screen. The only way I can describe it is when movie theaters do a changeover on reels, and you sometimes notice a quick burn mark, or flash when I take a screenshot of my evos phone...if that makes any sense...

Anyways, today I ran a file recovery program on my evo to recover some deleted photos. After the software finished pulling all images from my evos flash card I noticed there were many screenshots. Anything from google searches I ran, facebook pages, websites, etc. Pretty much random screenshots from my phone. I know for a fact I didnt take these screenshots, so what can explain these images that this software recovered? Some of these screenshots are anywhere between 1 day and 10 months old...since then I have tried out numerous roms so I would assume any spy program (maybe a girlfriend installed?) would have been deleted.

Any input is appreciated.

NicholasQ · Oct 6, 2011

Maybe just cached images.

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Evo4gLI · Oct 6, 2011

I'm thinking cached images too....I know FB stores some profile pics in my gallery, and I've found advertisements in there from time to time as well.

alaman68 · Oct 6, 2011

did you leave "shootme" running in shake mode?

stanza · Oct 6, 2011

Im talking about full on phone screenshots. Including the page im on, the text im sending. Status bar at the top included. Just as if I did a screen capture. Images of texts im in the middle or replying to, etc.

popper668 · Oct 6, 2011

alaman68 said:
did you leave "shootme" running in shake mode?

did you leave shootme running?

Evo4gLI · Oct 6, 2011

alaman68 said:
did you leave "shootme" running in shake mode?

That's a very good thought there....

cybervyrus8587 · Oct 6, 2011

Also what recovery program is this? And I doubt its a spy app

nobody calls my EVO a fizzle and gets away with it!!

cnstarz · Oct 6, 2011

and where exactly did you find these screenshots?

Evil_DevNull · Oct 6, 2011

That would be bookmarks saved to the sd card sort of like web history on your pc, nothing to worry about, my evo does the same thing.

Saves history in
.bookmark_thumb1 on sd card
and in
/data/data/com.android.browser

Just internet history cache images.

Sent via XDA Premium app on my hybrid Rooted Evo 4G.

HipKat · Oct 6, 2011

internet browser caches that include screen shots of his texts, etc???

Wanna think that one again?

Evil_DevNull · Oct 6, 2011

Lol no I don't actually. In stock Android builds it caches everything.

No spyware caches images on the phone or sd card, it remotes it to the server in and encrypted file to be reviewed later.

Sent via XDA Premium app on my hybrid Rooted Evo 4G.

kately · Oct 8, 2011

stanza said:
Im talking about full on phone screenshots. Including the page im on, the text im sending. Status bar at the top included. Just as if I did a screen capture. Images of texts im in the middle or replying to, etc.

Some spy program like mobile spy can record text messages, visited websites and every activity on the phone. If you suspected that it may installed by your girlfriend, then talked about it with her. Don't distrust her if you have no evidence. Good luck.

ast22ko11 · Dec 17, 2012

Check this two most common hints:

1. Is your phone easily drained battery?

2. Does your phone connect to internet even if not used?

If these two is observed in your phone then you are under radar of someone who installed the spyware.

CRIME INC. · Dec 17, 2012

Do you even realize you're posting in a thread that's over a year old?

Sent from my IdeaTab A2107A-F using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2

Krazy4evo · Dec 18, 2012

stanza said:
Hello,

So over the past few weeks, Ive noticed some strange "flashing" on my evos screen. The only way I can describe it is when movie theaters do a changeover on reels, and you sometimes notice a quick burn mark, or flash when I take a screenshot of my evos phone...if that makes any sense...

Anyways, today I ran a file recovery program on my evo to recover some deleted photos. After the software finished pulling all images from my evos flash card I noticed there were many screenshots. Anything from google searches I ran, facebook pages, websites, etc. Pretty much random screenshots from my phone. I know for a fact I didnt take these screenshots, so what can explain these images that this software recovered? Some of these screenshots are anywhere between 1 day and 10 months old...since then I have tried out numerous roms so I would assume any spy program (maybe a girlfriend installed?) would have been deleted.

Any input is appreciated.

I remember my old Samsung had Carrier IQ "spy ware."

There's an app on the Market place that detects for this, you should look it up.

katodragon · Dec 23, 2012

Thanks for the info

Xdaoscar996 · Dec 24, 2012

Maybe some spyward ads, usually come from installing apps outside the playstore
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