Over the last 3 days, when I periodically go to close all open apps, there are multiple apps open that I never launched. The first time I noticed I paid little attention but noted a few of the apps. Spotify, the camera, the gallery, and one other app were listed amongst what I know I had used.
The second time I noticed it I had just closed all apps an hour prior and only used YouTube, eSports, and BaconReader. When opened the app switcher to close all my apps, Hulu and 5 other apps were listed, some of them I hadn't run in weeks. I pressed "Close All" and opened Ghostery to see what the Internet had to say about it. After only 4 minutes of googling I picked the phone, immediately unlocked it, and checked the open apps. "My Files" was now running in the background with Ghostery...
Has anyone noticed the same behavior or should I look at malware as a cause?
I have a Galaxy S6 Edge + running Android 7.0 over AT&T.
The second time I noticed it I had just closed all apps an hour prior and only used YouTube, eSports, and BaconReader. When opened the app switcher to close all my apps, Hulu and 5 other apps were listed, some of them I hadn't run in weeks. I pressed "Close All" and opened Ghostery to see what the Internet had to say about it. After only 4 minutes of googling I picked the phone, immediately unlocked it, and checked the open apps. "My Files" was now running in the background with Ghostery...
Has anyone noticed the same behavior or should I look at malware as a cause?
I have a Galaxy S6 Edge + running Android 7.0 over AT&T.
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