Note7 owners - games installed yesterday after reboot - Verizon/DTignite or malware?

[hien34]

Was happy to get a new Note7 on release day and disabling a lot of the unnecessary VZ and Samsung apps was easy enough, but after a random reboot today (the phone was just sitting on the table), new games were installed:
Empire, Mobile Strike, Panda Pop, and Cookie Jam

Also an "AppLock Pro" was installed (at least I don't remember seeing it earlier).

Just to be safe, I figured I'd do a factory reset since it was pretty new and now I see the same games installed! I also see the Alto app which I don't remember previously.

The infamous DTignite is present as an application - is this the cause of it all? If so, I'll have to clean up and disable it.

Any other Note7 owners getting new Bloatware installed?

 

[hien34]

Just to be clear I'm asking because I heard the S7 owners had the same games installed. Just want to be sure it's a carrier deal not malware of some kind.

 

[beh]

I believe it is Samsung. Those games are part of their freebies for purchasing the phone I am thinking. I got them also. I simply uninstalled them and they haven't come back even after several power-downs and reboots.

 

[felloffthetruck]

I could not find DT Ignite on my Verizon Note 7.

 

[anon(1733)]

Check under setting then apps. It's there.

 

[Jewels81]

I could not find DT Ignite on my Verizon Note 7.

It's in system apps. I found it when i was looking at my apps thru storage. Hit the menu thing up top with 3 dots and click show system apps it there

 

[hien34]

Thanks! Glad to hear it was a Samsung or Verizon move vs. actual malware.

I wanted to disable DT ignite, but when I choose that it just asks if I want to install the default version. After doing that, I was told it could be disabled. Does that sound right?

Otherwise I can only force close it.

 

[skatergirl]

Thanks! Glad to hear it was a Samsung or Verizon move vs. actual malware.

I wanted to disable DT ignite, but when I choose that it just asks if I want to install the default version. After doing that, I was told it could be disabled. Does that sound right?

Otherwise I can only force close it.

I just took it down to the default version and was finally able to disable it.

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[trucksmoveamerica#AC]

It is malware, Verizon approved. LOL

You have to disable it after every factory reset also.

 

[dpham00]

It is installed by dt ignite. Delete the apps and disable dti and you'll be fine.

 

[dpham00]

It is malware, Verizon approved. LOL

You have to disable it after every factory reset also.

Verizon gets $1-2 per install so...

 

[stackberry369]

Verizon gets $1-2 per install so...

I'm a Sprint customer, what's DT Ignite?

 

[dpham00]

I'm a Sprint customer, what's DT Ignite?

Dt ignite is bloatware that installs other bloatware

 

[LdotAdot13]

Dt ignite is bloatware that installs other bloatware

Just disable it. No worries after that

 

[dpham00]

Right, I disabled it when I got the phone... Just responding to the other user who asked what it was

 

[felloffthetruck]

I did not see DT ignite when disabling apps on my Note 7. I better look a little harder.

Is it safe on the Verizon Note 7 to disable DT ignite?