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Mysterious app

I have a sch-828c android phone. and I went to my files and apparently a mystery file called "Mikandi" popped up. I looked through the google history and clicked on the star in the top corner to see if this app was searched because it didn't appear in the android market, because there may be a speacil way to get the app onto your phone. Well I looked all in my computer to see if this file was downloaded to my computer and it isn't. I googled it to see what it was and now I know its a porn app market. Well, Nothing has been deleted from google history to look this up or anything. I went to the site and clicked on where it says "get mikandi for android" and apparently you have to install through the website. I didn't download it or anything, Honestly I was just curious because at first, I had not a clue what it was. The phone isn't hacked or anything but I noticed the phone was freezing up pretty bad. I deleted it. It wasn't done by my labtop because there isn't a file or anything for it and nothing has been deleted from my computer, so it had to have been done by the phone. No one else uses this labtop. If it wasn't downloaded, why would it appear in the my files section of my phone? Its just so strange and a real mystery to me. Can anyone give me an explaintion?
 
What do you mean by what extentension had the file? There is just a icon I can tap on that says my files. Well When I download an app, it automatically saves a datafile(well, some of them) It must have been downloaded somehow. Mikandi is a porn market app. In order for that file to appear, the app had to be downloaded by going to the site and signing up to download, as required. I didn't have it my history, I visited such site, and it wasn't in my download history and I haven't left my phone unatteneded for anyone to use.
 
Might be not an app at all, just a curtcut to that web site ... shove it in the trash can.

It could be aggressive advertising, known as AirPush and similar.

The app which had created that mess might be still on your phone ... recently installed or updated.

Detailed infos in the forum are here ...
Push Advertising

Harry
 
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