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Posted: **Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:31 pm**

Somehow my Android got infected with some sort of browser adbot. While randomly surfing I get redirected to ad pages, I haven't figured out a pattern, yet. No, I don't surf porn (on my phone), so I don't know if i got it from a malicious hotspot (I first saw it in the Ford dealership waiting room yesterday when I connected to their wifi), or some script got ran in a malicious banner ad (can you even install adblocker on a phone? I don't know), or what.

Anyway, what can I do about it? Today I surfed until an ad page redirect, and went into "Running Applications" and didn't see anything that looked obviously malicious, so I didn't see anything I could uninstall. Scratch/reload Chrome? Scratch/reload the entire phone? I don't know how to tech support a phone.

Posted: **Sun Aug 30, 2015 11:54 am**

All I can recommend is:

1) Factory reset the whole thing, and

2) Stop connecting to wifi you don't control or completely trust those who do.

Posted: **Sun Aug 30, 2015 12:13 pm**

You could have also got it from the Google store. There's a bunch of viruses and malware in there.

I'd agree with TPR. DL all your pics and vids and then reset the phone to factory defaults. This won't be a time consuming task if your phone is light on apps.

Posted: **Sun Aug 30, 2015 12:24 pm**

Root it and clean it.

Posted: **Sun Aug 30, 2015 1:45 pm**

Is factory reset in a setting somewhere, or do I need to open the case and press a button with a paperclip?

Posted: **Sun Aug 30, 2015 2:01 pm**

Should be in your settings/config.

Posted: **Sun Aug 30, 2015 7:37 pm**

Either that or some sort of hold this button for this long then press these other buttons in a certain order.

What's the model?

Edited By TPRJones on 1440977894

Posted: **Tue Sep 08, 2015 6:47 pm**

Welcome to Thunderdome

Scraping shit off an Android phone?