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January 19th, 2014, 09:59 PM
#1
16973 malware on android phone
I checked my data usage and I noticed that something called 16973 has downloaded 2.5 megabytes of data in the background. I did a google search and found that there is a 16973 type of Trojan.does anybody know what this could be on the Android and how to get rid of it.
I set it to restrict background data. Maybe that could stop it as a workaround.
I ran a scan in Lookout (like AVG or Avast) but it didn't find anything.
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January 19th, 2014, 10:58 PM
#2
Registered User
Run a virus scan from AVG. Since your post in the other forum turns up nothing, I think it is a subset of allowed programs on your phone.
Sergeant WOTPP
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January 20th, 2014, 10:37 AM
#3
tried a AVG and Zoner and they didn't find anything. Do you know if that really is a malware.
I originally found it going through the usage under data. It was in the list of programs that downloaded bandwidth. It showed that the download was in the background.
16953 has an android image in data usage.
Does that mean its a system process? Or could it be malware?
Last edited by travistee; January 20th, 2014 at 11:40 AM.
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January 21st, 2014, 08:36 AM
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Registered User
I find it ironic that you posted the same thing back in july of 2012 and was supplied with answers then. If you forgot, here is your thread: http://www.droidforums.net/forum/and...3-malware.html
It's not the computers that keep having problems, it's the users!!
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January 21st, 2014, 12:50 PM
#5
no. I posted the same thing on the droid forum on January 19th 2014, not july 2012.
why do you think I shouldn't get an opinion from two different forums. But let's not get off the topic. I still didn't get the answer I'm looking for.
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January 21st, 2014, 08:59 PM
#6
Registered User
Didnt get an answer in the other forum either.
And your right, you posted in that forum on January 19th 2014
Might be your join date of July 2012 that's caused a small misunderstanding
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January 22nd, 2014, 12:08 PM
#7
Super Moderator
Backup your stuff and do a factory reset.
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January 28th, 2014, 08:20 AM
#8
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Been gone, had to fly to Ohio for family matter. I'm bad, misread the date.
It's not the computers that keep having problems, it's the users!!
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February 18th, 2014, 04:53 AM
#9
Registered User
I would do a factory reset, you can never be sure that the malware will go away.
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March 10th, 2014, 10:28 AM
#10
Of course, anyone can't avoid malware if he/she doesn't use related protection tools. I personally use Eset Nod32 mobile security for Android.
Last edited by cris_fletc; March 28th, 2014 at 05:58 AM.
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March 10th, 2014, 02:43 PM
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Note: There is no 100% perfect Anti-Virus, Anti-Malware, Anti-Worm, Anti-Trojan or Anti-whatever solution. The only way to be 100% certain the Operating System has not been altered is to do a fresh install from a known-clean source.
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March 24th, 2014, 12:33 PM
#12
It turned out it was just an android os task, not a virus
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March 24th, 2014, 12:52 PM
#13
Super Moderator
Well that's good news. Thanks for letting us know.
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