androidsecurityfree annoying pop up

[MrHost]

Look at details of questionable apps. Downloaded/installed/updated within the 24hrs before it happened.

No virus app will pickup the app as a virus because it is within the access granted.

If you have battery pro like one person mentioned it should show up on the battery drain apps list.

You should be able to find it under the battery feed possibly too.

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[UbinTook]

had the issue once before on my wifes ( stock S2 with 4.1.2 Tmo) phone and used lookout ad network detector to find draw free was causing the issue.
I started getting this same pop up yesterday on my S2 that is rooted and ROM'd with Embryo 6.11

here is the full link:
bunged the http with spaces...
h t t p://www.androidsecurityfree.org/v3ed/index.html?version=locked-suite&wwd=2&page=aa.lbi.special.v3ed&split=aa.us.0 7122013.v3eb.14b&ccrule=1e9f7fdf.c&offer=aa.us.071 22013&product=anti-virus&partner=nb&country=us&language=en&pool=aa.07 122013.new&pop=0&affid=184772&subid=o&subid2=OjU6N Dg6MTY6MrVsQZ9_8Q747KBLioj3L3xZ6h8DKwK7ynFmuh2dyik mmROoSKAwVASq7qFPVjjKzyZjABQjt8xMl_PIgCuG2w&shortc ut=aausnb&ipcc=us&iprc=az&xsid=SNRklknndU-l7yBteLRQ0w&ccconfigid=95ea3421.799

ran ad network detector and it hit on superbackup, removed ,problem persisted, also
ran Addons Detector, Airpush Detector, and Notification History .
none of these find anything.

THOUGHT it was the stock browser so i deleted it and installed Chrome, which seemed to alleviate it, then an hour later it popped up in chrome.
lookout cant find anything.

any thoughts?

 

[MrHost]

Do you have pop ups turned off?

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[UbinTook]

not that i was a ware of.
following the popup fiasco, my phone experienced the "talkback" bug whein "talkback" was activated even though it was off and it got progressively worse and worse to the point hat i couldn't use it.
I wiped it and reinstalled a new ROM.
if the pop up returns ill post back.

 

[UbinTook]

ok...something is up for sure. I wiped my phone and reflashed a stock ROM that was debloated and deodexed etc.
Its been working fine for days suddenly today the same popup appeared, this time its green.
WHAT is going on, i havent installed anything...
EXCEPT swiftkey 3
uninstalled and watching, no popups so far..

 

[Hipjake]

Had this on my kids Kindle Fire.. same problem as everyone else. first www.fbsvu.com opens in a tab then redirected to the www.androidsecurityfree.org.

Tried Airpush - nothing found. Tried WebrootSecureAnywhere Mobile that found an app called "Earn to Die" - Deleted App. problem persists. Going to try and delete Pandora and any other app that the others mentioned.

Will repost results later

 

[Vallhelen]

It keeps popping up every 5 seconds and interrupts whatever app I'm currently using. I've tried every suggested AD scanner app, restarted phone, deleted updates and no results. When I thought it was gone, It would come back.

I've deleted almost every app on my phone.

smh.... :'(

 

[Hipjake]

Tried deleting about 10 apps and kept happening.. - Found INSTAGRAM on his kindle... DELETED it from device and Cloud... NO MORE PROBLEMS SO FAR. will repost if it comes back

 

[Kimberly Tillery]

I had been getting the annoying popup as well. I had downloaded Pandora from a third party ... removed it, and no further problems YET.

 

[B. Diddy]

Below is the link to what comes up when you do a Whois search for the domain. Lots of hidden information, which just smacks of a malware author.

AndroidSecurityFree.org - Android Security Free

 

[UbinTook]

ok...something is up for sure. I wiped my phone and reflashed a stock ROM that was debloated and deodexed etc.
Its been working fine for days suddenly today the same popup appeared, this time its green.
WHAT is going on, i havent installed anything...
EXCEPT swiftkey 3
uninstalled and watching, no popups so far..

It was swiftkey 3, my wifes phone had it and started the same popup. I uninstalled it from both phones, popups stopped.

Seems though that this poup is associated with a number of apps, curious how and why they are affected.

 

[B. Diddy]

Did you install Swiftkey from Google Play or a 3rd party app store (or did you download the apk somewhere and sideload it)? Anything from outside Google Play or Amazon has a higher chance of malware.

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[maxman1]

Did you install Swiftkey from Google Play or a 3rd party app store (or did you download the apk somewhere and sideload it)? Anything from outside Google Play or Amazon has a higher chance of malware.

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This. No way does SwiftKey know this is occurring - if sure it's responsible, be sure to notify them.

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[UbinTook]

honestly i dont know where i got it, ive had the apk in a backup file on my PC for a long time, it is no longer there.

 

[B. Diddy]

If you don't know where you got SwiftKey from, chances are you've been getting apps from various places, which means there's a good chance it's not from a secure source like Google Play. Keep in mind that folks who look elsewhere to get paid apps at a, shall we say, "discount" are at very high risk for malware. I'm not implying that you did this, but it's certainly a common practice, so it's a good thing to remember.

 

[Peter Magennis]

Installed candy crush saga last night, it looked to download other apps automatically too. This morning I've now got the popup problem. Looked in uninstall apps and got rid of candycrush but still infected and getting popups. Thinking of a manufacture reset to clean it.
Update, deleted a file called 'network' (with a picture of the signal strength bars next to it). Having not seen it there before in the apps list I deleted it. Not had any popups since so it looks like they tried to hide the malware by making you think you needed the file?

 

[B. Diddy]

Where did you install the game from? Not from Google Play, I'm guessing.

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[greyalien2000]

I have solved the antivirus pop up problem! I downloaded pandora with unlimited skips from an apk file site. Low and behold i uninstalled it and "bam" no more pop ups!

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I HAVE SOLVED THE ANTIVIRUS POP UP PROBLEM! I DOWNLOADED PANDORA WITH UNLIMITED SKIPS FROM AN APK FILE SITE. LOW AND BEHOLD I UNINSTALLED IT AND "BAM" NO MORE POP UPS!

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I HAVE SOLVED THE ANTIVIRUS POP UP PROBLEM! I DOWNLOADED PANDORA WITH UNLIMITED SKIPS FROM AN APK FILE SITE. LOW AND BEHOLD I UNINSTALLED IT AND "BAM" NO MORE POP UPS!

 

[B. Diddy]

Lesson of the day: Don't install apk files from random websites. Stick with Google Play or Amazon Appstore.

 

[psashwin]

I kept the notification held on until I got the app info for this notification and it looks like the AirCall accept app is what's sending this pop up. Easy solution - bye bye aircall accept!