Google+ is malware

[sir_mycroft]

O.k. so that may be slight hyperbole, but hear me out.

24 hours ago or so my Nexus S 4G started rebooting itself every 2 minutes like clockwork. I had done nothing odd with the phone in the period just before it started occurring other than update previously installed apps through the (new) Android Market. I tried evrerything short of a factory reset, since I had unbacked-up data I did not want to loose. Eventually, I settled on manually removing application through Unistaller. A tedious process since I could only manage to uninstall one or two apps between reboots. Finally after about sixty of the most recently installed/updated apps being removed, I got around to removing Google+. Suddleny, no more reboots.

Now obviously Google+ could have just been reacting badly with some of my other apps, but it was not until I removed it from my device did I breake the reboot cycle I was stuck in.

Just a word of warning for those out there.

 

[chud]

Yeah, no.

 

[sir_mycroft]

O.k., well. Thanks for the reply. I guess.

 

[PyroShizZz]

I strongly disagree with your thoughts on Google+ being malware for the sheer fact that Android OS itself is owned by google, not that it would ever happen but lets say that a google employee wanted to use malware they would just implement something in the next system revision update and bam, problem solved, so it is highly unprobable that Google+ itself would be even by the slightest chance be considered to be malware in any way, shape, or form.

 

[sniffs]

I have Google+ installed on a Backflip, Dell Streak, DroidX, Atrix, Droid1, Gtablet running Honeycomb, Droid Incredible, and not a single reboot of any of them because of it.

the most annoying thing I've noticed is that the notifications all come in at random times...

 

[chud]

I wonder if it was the Google++ app that he got hit with.

 

[Psyc]

i found this link to an article about it

Android malware masquerading as Google+ app | Security - CNET News

 

[sir_mycroft]

Interesting. But what I think was happening in my case was some conflict between the real Google+ and some other app. I have been slowly reinstalling my deleted apps but still have not found the culprit(s).

 

[VDub2174]

Hmmmmm.......I have Google+ downloaded to my MoPho, EVO 4G, and Galaxy Tab but haven't experienced any reboots.

 

[fofjjsr]

I have never had any problems with Google +. I would be shocked if it was Malware, I don't even see how that would makes sense for Google to do.

 

[sir_mycroft]

I am still having the same issue. If google+ is installed,at some point Ibegin to get resets in the endless reboot cycle. As soon as uninstall it,my phone stabalizes.

This is not google++, i'm downloading from the market. Its google own and I cant keep it on my Sprint Nexus S .g