Notification "Pop Ups"?

[theorygs3]

Hi this is my first post outside of the introduction so please bare with me.

Im new to the Android ecosystem and need a small amount of help with a constant notification I am receiving.

I receive a notification each day alerting me that "real Iphone 5 lock screen" is available for my phone. Is this common practice with Android (pop up ads for apps in notifications) or do I have some sort of malicious app installed?

When I touch the notification it takes me to the Play Store and shows a "Real Finger Print Scanner" app. Come to think it, I was getting a notification last week for this finger print scanner app thing.

I'm a bit worried that I have something "bad" installed on my phone.

Should I download some sort of virus scanner? Am I just being paranoid and these sort of notification "pop-ups" are common?

It seems like my phone is constantly trying to get me to download that finger print scanner. Please advise.

Thanks in Advance.

-Theorygs3

 

[Veritas4420]

Sounds like you downloaded something that is giving you those pop-ups, I would download Addons Detector from the play store and scan your phone to see what app is doing that.

 

[CrimsonPride]

yes some app you installed is giving you the airpush ads. google recently stated they are going to put an end to these ads

 

[Jeepmaster]

You can always download avast and scan your phone. Once it's clean, just uninstall it.

 

[theorygs3]

Thank you for the quick responses. Downloading Addons Detector right now.

 

[Stigy]

Use this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lookout.addetector

It will tell you which apps are putting obnoxious notifications in your notification bar and which are causing popups!

Good luck!

 

[theorygs3]

Pic Stitch was the culprit.

Thanks again!

 

[Stigy]

Pic Stitch was the culprit.

Thanks again!

Glad you got it all worked out!

Good luck in the future and welcome to AF!

 

[ylexot]

Some more advice for a newbie:
Read the reviews about apps before downloading - chances are that apps with airpush will have bad ratings and lots of reviews complaining about airpush ads (or any other bad behaviors).