You can't stop Google apps from installing themselves? Most of the time, they're prebaked in to the phones OS.
You could probably uninstall with root though.
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Random apps keep installing by themselves
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You can't stop Google apps from installing themselves? Most of the time, they're prebaked in to the phones OS.
You could probably uninstall with root though.
IKEA PLANNER
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And how can I get that root access?
That's totally independent on the make, model and network your phone is on.
Fixed that for you.
@IKEA PLANNER let us know your phone's make/model/carrier and we can try to get you pointed in the right direction.
Fixed that for you.
@IKEA PLANNER let us know your phone's make/model/carrier and we can try to get you pointed in the right direction.
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Hi.. I'm also getting the same issue in my lenovo tab.. Can you please detailed steps to solve this issueSo, i found this thread interesting.
I had not the same scenario, but very similar to this one.
So, my wife had a phone LG L Bello.
Lets say its decent phone.
Few days ago she got brand new LG Spirit from her father.
So she gave Bello to our older son and took Spirit for herself.
My son is 6 years old, going to 1st class and phones, tablets, notebooks are very interesting to him.
He loaded it with many games in just two days (mostly Minecraft) he is crazy for it.
But today he told me he is having some strange issues with that phone.
Getting some nude images, word sex and adult advertisements.
So I took it to check.
I noticed 10-ish strange apps are installed.
Please look at the pictures
Tried to uninstall them, but they cannot be uninstalled as regular apps.
They are not in the list of the apps at all.
I checked android administrator apps and they were not there.
So I got idea to reset the phone to factory settings and get rid of it.
Done it and I was happy with it for about 5-6sec then I saw this
So, a question for android experts.
How they (apps) could survive factory reset?
And start wakening as phone starts to boot for first time after reset.
I changed gmail password to get protected (read it up in some post).
Done reset 2-3 times againd and the same thing was happening again every time.
So I rooted it, put Titanium Backup on it and found the apps.
Uninstalled them and the problems gone.
Thia ia very strange, isnt it?
Do we need to get it done in service centre... or can we do it on our own.. If we can do it on our own, how to do
It depends on the exact make and model of your device.
Maikeru Kenedi
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Solution #1
It's an app that many carriers install on your phone, depending on what phone you have. My LG G3 has had this issue each time i've done a factory reset, or even started my phone. This was annoying, as it caused 500MB in data overages for the month.The app is called DT Ignite. It's an app which, when your phone is activated, installs bloatware on your phone.
The most commonly installed apps are games, or even Verizon's own promo apps.
I've found it best to disable, or, if possible, uninstall this app. The only thing it's good for is making Verizon a little bit of money off of your device with absolutely no gain to you.
So, to disable it...
Settings -> Apps -> Find DT Ignite -> Hit disable, uninstall, whichever is there.
I also find it helpful to clear the cache and app data.
Solution #2
It's probably spyware, malware, etc. I'd check one more time with AVG Antivirus. Some of my classmates tell me it works a little better than others with search depth. It found a virus on mine which Norton and many other security suites did not.Solution #3
Just to make sure, do another factory reset. I tried this, and it succeeded once. However, when I stumbled upon DT Ignite again, I enabled it to find out what it was (by this time, I had forgotten it was disabled) and that was how my 500MB data overages came-to. 
If none of these help, I'd probably seek a new device or a replacement of your current one.
Gaurav1990
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Yes! You are right, such kind of problems occurs automatically, with the inbuilt application putted by the manufacturers, To stop such apps auto install, root your phone, and delete those apps permanently, and disable App Center, (If this app persist in your phone) and Software Update (Mostly presist in Micromax, Karbon, Spice, Lava) phones.
I hope after doing so, you definitely got relief.
I hope after doing so, you definitely got relief.
enderskull123
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Guys I really need help I had the same problem but instead game of war no limits sexhot wizard of oz adult web and so much more r downloading I told my mum as this is my first phone and I'm just freaking out in case this is a virus and im going back to school next week and stuff I keep deleting them but there keep,reinstalling and bout school what if I need to call my mum for something important or if say like my dad is in a car crash and the hospital try's to call me that won't work cause the apps will take over AAAAAAHHHHH I don't need this crap right now pls tell me if there's away u can help text me on my phone my number is /**MOD REDACTED**/
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Hi @enderskull123 and welcome to Android Forums - though I do wish it could be under better circumstances.Guys I really need help I had the same problem but instead game of war no limits sexhot wizard of oz adult web and so much more r downloading I told my mum as this is my first phone and I'm just freaking out in case this is a virus and im going back to school next week and stuff I keep deleting them but there keep,reinstalling and bout school what if I need to call my mum for something important or if say like my dad is in a car crash and the hospital try's to call me that won't work cause the apps will take over AAAAAAHHHHH I don't need this crap right now pls tell me if there's away u can help text me on my phone my number is /**MOD REDACTED**/
Have you read through some of the suggestions provided in this thread? I know there's a lot to digest, but a lot of folks have had success cleansing their devices of such apps.
Could you tell us a bit about your phone? What brand is it, what Android version is it running, have you rooted it or installed any mods, etc?
It may seem drastic, but often then simplest solution is to simply perform a factory reset. This will erase any apps or data you've placed on the phone, but will generally get you back to a safe, working configuration.
PS: I removed your phone number - posting that publicly on the Internet is a surefire way to attract the wrong sort of attention that would actually make your problem *worse* rather than better.
Thanks Zdravo...We have exactly the same apps appearing on the chinese "MHorse" I purchased. If I can't sort the issue I'm just going to bin it.So, i found this thread interesting.
I had not the same scenario, but very similar to this one.
So, my wife had a phone LG L Bello.
Lets say its decent phone.
Few days ago she got brand new LG Spirit from her father.
So she gave Bello to our older son and took Spirit for herself.
My son is 6 years old, going to 1st class and phones, tablets, notebooks are very interesting to him.
He loaded it with many games in just two days (mostly Minecraft) he is crazy for it.
But today he told me he is having some strange issues with that phone.
Getting some nude images, word sex and adult advertisements.
So I took it to check.
I noticed 10-ish strange apps are installed.
Please look at the pictures
Tried to uninstall them, but they cannot be uninstalled as regular apps.
They are not in the list of the apps at all.
I checked android administrator apps and they were not there.
So I got idea to reset the phone to factory settings and get rid of it.
Done it and I was happy with it for about 5-6sec then I saw this
So, a question for android experts.
How they (apps) could survive factory reset?
And start wakening as phone starts to boot for first time after reset.
I changed gmail password to get protected (read it up in some post).
Done reset 2-3 times againd and the same thing was happening again every time.
So I rooted it, put Titanium Backup on it and found the apps.
Uninstalled them and the problems gone.
Thia ia very strange, isnt it?
How do I go about rooting and reflashing it.
Thanks again.
wolfRAMM
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Got the same problem recently, and sad thing is that it happened after I've installed some app from playmarket, and moreover my phone is not rooted. After fiddling a bit with it I found that the trojan is
• FirewallService
• SecurityService
• TimeService
Have no clue, how did they manage to install itself w/o root, and as I don't know how to uninstall them - just disabled, and problem got solved ad hoc.
Ps. Android 4.4.2
• FirewallService
• SecurityService
• TimeService
Have no clue, how did they manage to install itself w/o root, and as I don't know how to uninstall them - just disabled, and problem got solved ad hoc.
Ps. Android 4.4.2
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Jhenne
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Hi. My unit is Gionee e3. Im having the same problem, first random apps keeps installing by itself and then there's this firewall service setting and wifi settings that keeps on popping. I installed stubborn trojan killer and there were 7 trojan virus that was scanned. The av killed it but still apps keep installing. When i reboot my phone there is "android is updating" notification appearing and all the apps that i uninstalled appear again. What should i do?
What apps are installing by themselves, and have you installed any apps lately from third-party sites? Many third-party apks have been modified with trojans/malware that will install more trojans/malware. That's why we urge users to stay with Google Play or Amazon app store.
Aaron Mc Intyre
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I've ended up here as I am having the exact same problem, just uninstalled DU Battery saver, APUS Launcher and wifi master key that I never installed. Chrome browser had stopped working on my phone and in trying to sort it I noticed when I restarted my phone that there was an extra launcher that I did not install, from there found the other 2.
Sinnerscross
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Hi I need help. There is a lot of malware on my z160 liquid acer. I cant identify the real malware but i have disable those that mobile security has detected. But it is still there, security like avg, avast and others said that the phone is rooted but its not its the malware that had a root access to the phone. I tried factory reset, hard reset and flash recovery. I tried to fully flash it to stock rom but errors occured like brom invalid something. The malware tries to activate wifi and data connection just so it can install other malicious program. I even tried to clear almost all data and cache on phone. Even if I was not signed in to playstore it still download lots of apps as long as wifi is on. It seems impossible to remove it.
Sinnerscross
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You're saying that the behavior continued even after performing a full factory reset? One that wipes all the data and applications and lets you set things up fresh? That's going to take a bit more doing to get rid of. In that case, you'll probably need to reflash the full stock firmware. You should be able to find the necessary files and instructions for your device here.
Sinnerscross
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I tried this but somehow I could get it right. Its saying something like brom invalid xD the instruction is also pretty lacking like the part where its said go to windows, then what? I tried clicking on it but it goes to some store. I found another instruction on the net but yeah i was not working.
Lesley Horner
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I keep uninstalling apps and after time they install themselves again even though I have selected not to update automatically. It drives me nuts