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Going through the app drawer, I noticed that a few apps have begun to show a red 'new' tag on their icons, on the top left. It disappears on opening and closing an app with the tag, but it reappears the next day. Along with this, I have faced an issue I which random apps install without permission, and they also pop up randomly while operating the device. I have uninstalled all apps which I suspect is the cause. Will attach photos once tags reappear. Please help.
 
mikedt said:
What device have you actually got there? Something bought cheap online, imported from China? This sounds like AliYun.
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It's a Lava A72, sold in India. Also, just as promised, here's proof.
 

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Going through the app drawer, I noticed that a few apps have begun to show a red 'new' tag on their icons, on the top left. It disappears on opening and closing an app with the tag, but it reappears the next day. Along with this, I have faced an issue I which random apps install without permission, and they also pop up randomly while operating the device. I have uninstalled all apps which I suspect is the cause. Will attach photos once tags reappear. Please help.
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mikedt said:
What device have you actually got there? Something bought cheap online, imported from China? This sounds like AliYun.
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mikedt said:
What device have you actually got there? Something bought cheap online, imported from China? This sounds like AliYun.
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Looks like there's another problem with my phone. Or there's a virus? Two apps: named 9apps and UC news have been installed automatically, without my permission. Seeing this I immediately uninstalled them. However, they just keep coming back and they also pop up on the screen once in a while-started just a few hours ago. Help please-is it a virus?
 
specificocean said:
Looks like there's another problem with my phone. Or there's a virus? Two apps: named 9apps and UC news have been installed automatically, without my permission. Seeing this I immediately uninstalled them. However, they just keep coming back and they also pop up on the screen once in a while-started just a few hours ago. Help please-is it a virus?
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Also, sharing the app icons...
 
It's not a virus. The Lava A72 has great specs for a budget phone but in order to give you that great price OEMs have been known to make deals with third party developers. Have you tried a factory reset yet? If you still see the problem after that it's the OEM, If not it might be some app you loaded after you got it.
 
dontpanicbobby said:
It's not a virus. The Lava A72 has great specs for a budget phone but in order to give you that great price OEMs have been known to make deals with third party developers. Have you tried a factory reset yet? If you still see the problem after that it's the OEM, If not it might be some app you loaded after you got it.
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It came with an app-Clean Master-it claimed to be popular and the best RAM cleaning app, but within a couple weeks of using it, I faced the same app problems-a "Facebook -patch 1" had been installed, and it used to send as pop-ups. Uninstalling the "patch"and clean master fixed it... And again I get this... The app in the attached photo was something I uninstalled just a few minutes ago, and it seems to be of chosen matter
 
specificocean said:
It came with an app-Clean Master-it claimed to be popular and the best RAM cleaning app, but within a couple weeks of using it, I faced the same app problems-a "Facebook -patch 1" had been installed, and it used to send as pop-ups. Uninstalling the "patch"and clean master fixed it... And again I get this... The app in the attached photo was something I uninstalled just a few minutes ago, and it seems to be of chosen matter
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It seems to be of clean master*
 

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Only if you didn't install Clean Master yourself. If that program was pre-installed on your phone you'll have to Root.

Someone else will have to help you with that.
 
Check if it has a system app called "Cheetah Mobile Clean Master SDK", which would have been pre-installed by Lava. If so, try disabling it.

This is a budget device, mainly sold in India I think. And very likely it's Cheetah Mobile is giving Lava $$$, in return for having their ads on the Lava phones.

I have seen this happening myself with China Unicom version Samsung Galaxy phones. Although I think CM no longer has any deals with Samsung now.
 
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