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| From | Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.cellular, comp.mobile.android, misc.phone.mobile.iphone, uk.telecom.mobile |
| Subject | Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam |
| Date | 2025-06-19 15:58 +0000 |
| Organization | People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates |
| Message-ID | <mbiqcmFp3t3U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <102url6$2cqg$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> <102uuqa$39416$1@dont-email.me> <4FqdnSw-rc_QvMn1nZ2dnZfqn_qdnZ2d@supernews.com> |
Cross-posted to 4 groups.
On 2025-06-19, Tyrone <none@none.none> wrote: > 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! OOOPS... -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR
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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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