topic Re: LG G3. continuous ads in Android

LG G3. continuous ads

Anonymous — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 14:28:04 GMT

I upgraded from a Samsung S4 to an LG G3 and changed provider from Virgin to o2. I am getting continuous interruptions if adverts for games, and now Asda. I have tried stopping these but had no luck.
Please can anyone help?

Re: LG G3. continuous ads

Anonymous — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 14:37:51 GMT

What are you doing when the adverts appear? What apps are open?

Re: LG G3. continuous ads

Anonymous — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 14:54:15 GMT

Are you getting these on visiting certain sites ?

Try clearing cookies and caches.

Their May be an Adblock style app you can download from Googleplay

Re: LG G3. continuous ads

MI5 — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 15:07:20 GMT

It's common practice these days for the free apps to be full of ads.
It doesn't matter who the networks is as they have nothing to do with it - It is the apps that you have downloaded.
Adblockers only work on rooted devices so the only option you have is to delete or pay for the ad free versions of your apps (if available).
The other possibility is that you have an infestation of airpush ads (again downloaded with an app) - You can run this app to detect if and where airpush is present https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brosmike.airpushdetector&hl=en

Re: LG G3. continuous ads

Anonymous — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 09:05:28 GMT

I concur with the above. A lot of the free apps only earn any revenue by the associated ads. People pay for the ad-free versions to get rid of that annoyance.

Re: LG G3. continuous ads

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 13:29:25 GMT

I am simply trying to use my phone!

I activate the internet and get swamped with ads.

Re: LG G3. continuous ads

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 13:30:03 GMT

this did not work at all - could not detect anything

Re: LG G3. continuous ads

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 13:31:37 GMT

Malware? Backup then factory reset?

Re: LG G3. continuous ads

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 13:32:01 GMT

Oh. And welcome to the forum!

Re: LG G3. continuous ads

MI5 — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 13:40:26 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
I am simply trying to use my phone!
I activate the internet and get swamped with ads.

That simply doesn't just happen as you describe it in normal circumstances.

Can you post any screenshots of said ads and also exactly what you are doing at the time the ads appear?

Re: LG G3. continuous ads

Anonymous — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 00:51:44 GMT

Sound maybe like a rogue app. Maybe delete recent installs one by one to see of it is.

Backing up any data before though

Re: LG G3. continuous ads

xenophone — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 10:51:59 GMT

Probably Airpush ads from an app you downloaded.Try "Airpush Detector" from the play store, that will find the culprit.It will probably say your phone is awsome etc, but still scan it.

Good luck.

Re: LG G3. continuous ads

perksie — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 12:09:50 GMT

@xenophone wrote:
Probably Airpush ads from an app you downloaded.Try "Airpush Detector" from the play store, that will find the culprit.It will probably say your phone is awsome etc, but still scan it.
Good luck.

As advised by MI5 when this was posted last year.

Re: LG G3. continuous ads

jonsie — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 12:30:35 GMT

@perksie wrote:
@xenophone wrote:
Probably Airpush ads from an app you downloaded.Try "Airpush Detector" from the play store, that will find the culprit.It will probably say your phone is awsome etc, but still scan it.
Good luck.
As advised by MI5 when this was posted last year.

Pretty sure it will have been sorted now.....