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So I have a Samsung Galaxy S4, running official firmware version 4.3.

I have avast! Mobile Security installed and it is saying everything is a virus/trojan. Below is a screenshot of a section of a very long list of apparent viruses. Did anyone else have this problem?

There were quite a few similar comments on their app page in the play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.avast.android.mobilesecurity
After a few months it went mental And said that everything I opened was a PUP or virus. Facebook, viber, nova launcher, skype, navionics. .... cya avast, I didnt make any changes to you. Time for a different scanner that wont hijack my phone. Stock samsung galaxy s4.
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Big issue It showed everything has a trojen and few pup, and without contemplating that its an issue with acest I did a factory reset and lost all my data
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Thanks avast After avast detecting all my apps as trojans and asking to delete all apps even system apps, I had to format my phone and lost my data. Great protection.
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Antivirus gone mad Today my fone got mad.... Poping up virus again n again showing to uninstall number of apps..... So i uninstall ur antivirus to solve the problem :-)
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You know an anti virus is unnecessary on a phone, right?
 
d7e7r7 said:
So I have a Samsung Galaxy S4, running official firmware version 4.3.

I have avast! Mobile Security installed and it is saying everything is a virus/trojan. Below is a screenshot of a section of a very long list of apparent viruses. Did anyone else have this problem?

There were quite a few similar comments on their app page in the play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.avast.android.mobilesecurity

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Hi there d7,

I had the same issue yesterday and I was freaking out.
Just uninstall it, and install it again from the play store, and update the virus definitions...
They had fixed the issue:

What's New
+ We have quickly fixed the virus database!
If you have still false positives problems, please update the virus database in the app Settings.
+ SMS Remote Control a device with Anti-Theft installed
+ Filter apps according to Last Used apps in the Application Manager
+ Batch force stop or uninstall apps in the Application Manager
+ Support for Android 4.4, KitKat
+ Several minor bug fixes
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User reviews

Troy Starkey 9 January 2014
After a few months it went mental And said that everything I opened was a PUP or virus. Facebook, viber, nova launcher, skype, navionics. .... cya avast, I didnt make any changes to you. Time for a different scanner that wont hijack my phone. Stock samsung galaxy s4.
AVAST Software 9 January 2014
Dear Troy, I am very sorry. We apologize for this issue, and thank you for your fast reaction and reporting it. Our virus lab fixed it ASAP and now it’s ok again. Open Mobile Security, go to Settings - Updates and Check for updates now. Thank you for your patience.
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Cheers
D
 
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d7e7r7 said:
No I didn't know this... can you say why?
What about the tracking feature they provide if your phone gets lost/stolen?
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You can use the built in samsung feature.......Security, remote control
Or use Google Android Device Manager, tracks, wipes and all that
And yes in my opinion, phone anti-virus is useless and slows down your phone and waste battery. Uninstall it and just dont install programs from wired places. Most stuff in the playstore, sam apps and amazon apps are safe. stick to them and you should be safe.
 
DaDon said:
Hi there d7,

I had the same issue yesterday and I was freaking out.
Just uninstall it, and install it again from the play store, and update the virus definitions...
They had fixed the issue:

Cheers
D
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Thanks, good to know I wasn't the only one...
 
Maverick Jester said:
This is true. When I used Avast, I only used it for the phone-tracking feature. Have since moved over to Cerebrus.
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Cerebrus isn't free though... :(

Note to mods: I could have sworn I put "Android Anti-Virus" in the thread title, please can you fix it?
 
d7e7r7 said:
Cerebrus isn't free though... :(

Note to mods: I could have sworn I put "Android Anti-Virus" in the thread title, please can you fix it?
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Then use “Android Device Manager”
 
There doesn't seem to be an app that can remotely turn on the gps on my phone... I normally leave it off to save battery so if I lose my phone I won't be able to track it, anyone know of an app that can remotely turn on gps on an unrooted phone?
 
d7e7r7 said:
There doesn't seem to be an app that can remotely turn on the gps on my phone... I normally leave it off to save battery so if I lose my phone I won't be able to track it, anyone know of an app that can remotely turn on gps on an unrooted phone?
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.androidlost

I use this you can control the phone from the website www.androidlost.com
it does have the ability to turn gps on remotely, of course the phone must have a data connection.
The web UI isn't pretty but it is very functional
 
d7e7r7 said:
Just tried it, doesn't turn my gps on remotely... :(
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TBH honest i leave GPS permanently on, it really doesn't make much difference on Battery usage, maybe its me but it seems as if current version controls it better switching it on only when needed.


Park@82 said:
That is why one needs an app that can turn on data remotely via SMS.
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In a perfect world :D
 
My wife recently left her phone in a public toilet, we tried to phone it but the person who had it switched it off. The only saving grace was the pattern protected lock screen that they could not get past. When they did turn it on later they turned off the data connection via the power button menu rendering the Samsung "Find My Mobile" and "Android device manager" services useless (We could not track it at all).

Long story short, they eventually picked up in the evening. We offered a reward for "finding the phone". When we got it back the following day we could see that the data had been turned off.

Obviously a SMS command would not help if the phone is off or in airplane mode, but I have set my phone to turn airplane mode off automatically if enabled.

isie said:
In a perfect world :D
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Nope:
cerberus password find   (to locate your device)
cerberus password siminfo   (to get SIM card info)
cerberus password lock code   (to lock your device with a password, replace *code* with the lock code you desire)
cerberus password unlock   (to unlock your device)
cerberus password alarm text   (to display a message and play a loud alarm, replace *text* with the message you want to be displayed)
cerberus password message text   (to display a message, replace *text* with the message you want to be displayed)
cerberus password speak text   (to make the device speak a message, replace *text* with the message you want to be spoken)
cerberus password call number   (to call a phone, replace *number* with the phone number you want to call, or don't write a number to make Cerberus call the sms sender)
cerberus password takepicture   (to take a picture and send it to your email address, the front camera will be used if available)
cerberus password capturevideo   (to capture a video and send it to your email address)
cerberus password screenshot   (to grab a screenshot and send it to your email address)
cerberus password wipe   (to wipe your device memory)
cerberus password wipesd   (to wipe the SD card)
cerberus password startemergency hours   (to make the device send its location periodically, replace *hours* with the number of hours from one alert to the next)
cerberus password stopemergency   (to stop emergency mode, the device will stop sending its location periodically)
cerberus password enabledata   (to enable data access on your device)
cerberus password enablewifi   (to enable WiFi and automatically connect to open networks)
cerberus password disabledata   (to disable data access on the device)
cerberus password disablewifi   (to disable WiFi)
cerberus password enableroaming   (to enable data roaming)
cerberus password reboot   (to reboot the device (works only on rooted devices))
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https://www.cerberusapp.com/help.php

Can also be done via Avast! http://www.avast.com/en-us/free-mobile-security#tab3
 
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For phone tracking my recommendation currently would be Cerberus. I got it for free when there was a promo. IIRC it is about R40 once off now. It can also take photos and email them to you when the lock screen pattern is entered incorrectly. Avast's premium version can do the same but works much more expensive IIRC.

If you need a free app, I would probably still use Avast!.

Edit: Another cool feature of these two apps is the Sim check alerts: "Receive alerts if someone uses your phone with an unauthorized SIM card".
 
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Oh wait I should RTFM Android lost SMS commands:

Though not sure if the command switches on GPS if its off:

Available SMS commands
androidlost status (sends back the status)
androidlost alarm 5 (sounds the alarm for 5 seconds)
androidlost message Hi there! Call 55523424 to get the reward (pops up a message on the phone)
androidlost sound on (enables sound)
androidlost sound off (mutes sound)
androidlost speak come home now Brian (speaks the message out loud)
androidlost data start (starts the data connection)
androidlost data stop (stops the data connection)
androidlost wifi start (starts the wifi connection)
androidlost wifi stop (stops the wifi connection)
androidlost call 12345678 (calls the number 12345678)
androidlost hangup (hangs up the active call)
androidlost recordsound 30 (records 30 seconds from microphone)
androidlost getcommands (tries to get waiting commands from server)
androidlost apn copy (copies existing APN and sets it default)
androidlost apn remove (removes copy APN and sets previous default)
androidlost apn enable (enables copy APN)
androidlost apn disable (disables copy APN)
androidlost gps (locates the phone and returns an SMS)
androidlost lock 1234 (locks the phone to pincode 1234)
androidlost unlock (unlocks the phone)
androidlost troubleshooter (starts the Troubleshooter)
androidlost startpoll (polls the server for new messages)
androidlost stoppoll (stops polling)
androidlost restoresettings (gets the settings from the server)
androidlost updatephoneinfo (overwrites the server settings with settings from the phone)
androidlost startapp (starts the app)
androidlost erasesdcard (erases the sd card)
androidlost wipe (wipes the phone)
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