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Too many ads saying phone is infected

(Topic created: 07-05-2025 10:06 AM)
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MindCrime69
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Galaxy S25
How can I get my phone to stop all ads 

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LongHiker
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@MindCrime69 If you want to try Nice Catch:

  1. Go to the Galaxy store
  2. Download Good Lock
  3. Open Good Lock and click on Nice Catch to install it
  4. Eable Toast history and Detect Commercials
  5. Wait for the next pop up to appear
  6. Open Nice Catch and click on the text "Toast history" to see if the ad is listed. If not, click on the text "Detect Commericals" and see if the ad is listed. If the ad is listed in either, you will see which app cuased it. 

The easier thing:

  1. Delete a few 3rd party apps. 
  2. Did the ads stop?
  3. If the ads stop, you are done.
  4. If the ads don't stop, go back to step 1 and repeat the process. 

 

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LongHiker
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@MindCrime69 More than likely you have installed a malicious 3rd party app which is popping these ads. You might be able to use the Nice Catch module of Samsung's Good Lock to determine which app. 

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MindCrime69
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Can you please walk me through the process
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LongHiker
Galactic Samsung Care Ambassador
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Galaxy S25

@MindCrime69 If you want to try Nice Catch:

  1. Go to the Galaxy store
  2. Download Good Lock
  3. Open Good Lock and click on Nice Catch to install it
  4. Eable Toast history and Detect Commercials
  5. Wait for the next pop up to appear
  6. Open Nice Catch and click on the text "Toast history" to see if the ad is listed. If not, click on the text "Detect Commericals" and see if the ad is listed. If the ad is listed in either, you will see which app cuased it. 

The easier thing:

  1. Delete a few 3rd party apps. 
  2. Did the ads stop?
  3. If the ads stop, you are done.
  4. If the ads don't stop, go back to step 1 and repeat the process. 

 

Mujibar
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Galaxy S25
Sounds like you installed some third-party apps that are causing ads to pop up. Delete the apps and the ads will probably go away.
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sj7230
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Any recent apps installed? Or websites? They could be a source of these pop ups
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