My phone is having a very annnoying problem where there are ads popping up everywhere. My home screen, any app, and sometimes they are fullscreen but usually they are just a bar like these screenshot following. Also, they all have a little TINY box that closes them, but they just keep coming back and the box is so snall that I always miss it and click something else by accident. The first image is what happens when you press "Opt-out" and I've tried both options on there multiple times. http://imgur.com/a/zh8I2
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Help There are ads everywhere [update]
- Thread starter Alex d
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Hi! So, a few days ago I posted about my phone being infected with an ad virus. Here's the link to the original post. http://androidforums.com/threads/there-are-ads-everywhere.970483/#post-7143768 it has all the information you need to know.
What I would like to add now is that I've figured out which app it is, I just can't access it. A while ago I downloaded "Minecraft PE" and got a mod installer for it. I got a mod called "Too Many Items FREE" which I am 99% sure is the virus. When I spam click the ads or just mess with them, sometimes it says "Too Many Items FREE" has stopped" and the ad closes. I have run multiple virus scans and they all just pass by it, I can see it in the "Currently Scanning" section. The apps know it's there, but I've gone digging through all my files and can't find the app. I have plugged my phone into my computer and checked LITERALLY every single file available to me, and couldn't find it.
Any ideas how to actually find this installed app the the other apps can find but I can't? Thanks.
What I would like to add now is that I've figured out which app it is, I just can't access it. A while ago I downloaded "Minecraft PE" and got a mod installer for it. I got a mod called "Too Many Items FREE" which I am 99% sure is the virus. When I spam click the ads or just mess with them, sometimes it says "Too Many Items FREE" has stopped" and the ad closes. I have run multiple virus scans and they all just pass by it, I can see it in the "Currently Scanning" section. The apps know it's there, but I've gone digging through all my files and can't find the app. I have plugged my phone into my computer and checked LITERALLY every single file available to me, and couldn't find it.
Any ideas how to actually find this installed app the the other apps can find but I can't? Thanks.
Hey Alex 
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I've merged your two threads for you--hopefully that'll help the understanding and discussion.
, I've merged your two threads for you--hopefully that'll help the understanding and discussion.
Hey Alex, so you're saying you can't find / see the "Too Many Items Free" app in you Settings -> Apps -> Downloaded / Running / All tabs? (i.e., for the purpose of uninstalling it)
I found it and uninstalled it! Thanks! I don't know if I am going to see ads again, I literally just uninstalled it, but I think this may have done it! I will update prob tomorrow
I found it and uninstalled it! Thanks! I don't know if I am going to see ads again, I literally just uninstalled it, but I think this may have done it! I will update prob tomorrow
Awesome!
I certainly hope that was it, but please let us know.