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| From | Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.mobile.android, alt.cellular, uk.telecom.mobile, misc.phone.mobile.iphone |
| Subject | Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam |
| Date | 2025-06-18 12:08 -0700 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <102v2rc$3a92t$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <102url6$2cqg$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> <102uuqa$39416$1@dont-email.me> <102v2j1$3a1of$2@dont-email.me> |
Cross-posted to 4 groups.
On 2025-06-18 12:04, Woody wrote: > On Wed 18/06/2025 18:59, Alan wrote: >> On 2025-06-18 10:05, Marion wrote: >>> Recently I noticed an advertisement spam full-page popup on my phone. >>> That's unheard of for me (given how my phone is set up to never see >>> ads). >>> >>> The full-page video spam would pop up, but it would easily go away also. >>> The news-related spam had a "settings" gear icon but no "About" >>> parentage. >>> >>> Worse, it suspiciously didn't leave a presence in the "Iecently used". >>> Nor did it leave any leftover "Activity" presence in Android inspector. >>> >>> Hmm... >>> >>> Clearly it was written by a clever entity to hide its tracks well. >>> Who could be this clever intruder who makes it hard to identify >>> parentage? >>> >>> Digging about, I soon found the offensive full-page video activity was >>> <com.sliide.content.MainActivity> (and yes, that's "sliide") >>> >>> Apparently "Sliide" is a company that advertises directly to phones. >>> It was installed without my express consent, apparently, by T-Mobile. >> Hmmmmm... >> >> I've never had anything like that happen in 15 years of iPhone use. >> >> Weird. >> >> :-) > > Note that this mail is sent to three possibly US groups and one UK. Says > it all really? > Why would you call "comp.mobile.android", "alt.cellular", and "misc.phone.mobile.iphone", "possibly US"?
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Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-06-18 10:59 -0700
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Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Siard <saylor259@mailbox.org> - 2025-06-20 10:54 +0200
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