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Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam

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On Jun 18, 2025 at 1:59:37 PM EDT, "Alan" <nuh-uh@nope.com> 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.
> 
> :-)

Fascinating how Arlen tried to hide this Android-only malware from
misc.phone.mobile.iphone, where he ALWAYS claims that iOS is the least secure
OS ever!

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Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-06-18 17:05 +0000
  Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-06-18 18:17 +0100
    Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-06-18 17:57 +0000
      Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-06-18 11:00 -0700
    Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam bad sector <forgetski@_INVALID.net> - 2025-06-28 10:32 -0400
      Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-06-29 03:02 +0000
  Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-06-18 10:59 -0700
    Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Woody <harrogate3@ntlworld.com> - 2025-06-18 20:04 +0100
      Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-06-18 12:08 -0700
      Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-06-18 19:35 +0000
        Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2025-06-19 04:03 +0000
          Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-06-18 21:08 -0700
          Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-06-19 14:22 +0000
            Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-06-19 14:36 +0000
              Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam "W. Green" <wgreen@notreal.net> - 2025-06-19 16:28 +0100
        Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-06-19 06:07 +0000
          Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam danny burstein <dannyb@panix.com> - 2025-06-19 09:00 +0000
            Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam "W. Green" <wgreen@notreal.net> - 2025-06-19 15:01 +0100
              Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-06-19 17:54 +0100
                Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam "W. Green" <wgreen@notreal.net> - 2025-06-19 19:21 +0100
                Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-06-19 21:17 +0000
          Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-06-25 12:15 +0100
            Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-06-25 13:07 +0000
    Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-06-19 14:40 +0000
      Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2025-06-19 15:58 +0000
        Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-06-19 18:07 +0000
          Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-06-19 11:56 -0700
            Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2025-06-21 18:27 +0000
  Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-06-19 22:39 +0000
    Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-06-19 16:52 -0700
      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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