I am using Moto G with Android 4.4.2
When I boot in safe mode, the problem disappears. After rebooting to normal mode, the problem did not come for a 10-12 hours but it has started again.
Infection date and initial symptoms:
Date: June 6, 2014
Play Store stopped working. Opening google.com and facebook.com shows flash player outdated alert box and then goes to a fake page with the address of google.com or facebook.com which asks to download Flash Player or IE update. It is an .exe file.
Current issues and symptoms:
1. Play Store not working
2. Facebook.com, Google.com and Bing.com do not open and only flash player download page opens.
3. Opening any other page shows the flash player/IE alert and then
Steps taken in order to remove the infection:
1. Scanned using MalwareBytes and AVG. No virus found.
2. Uninstalled a lot of apps and only few trusted apps remain. But still problem is present.
3. Cleared data of Play Store and Google Chrome. But still problem is present.
When I boot in safe mode, the problem disappears. After rebooting to normal mode, the problem did not come for a 10-12 hours but it has started again.
Infection date and initial symptoms:
Date: June 6, 2014
Play Store stopped working. Opening google.com and facebook.com shows flash player outdated alert box and then goes to a fake page with the address of google.com or facebook.com which asks to download Flash Player or IE update. It is an .exe file.
Current issues and symptoms:
1. Play Store not working
2. Facebook.com, Google.com and Bing.com do not open and only flash player download page opens.
3. Opening any other page shows the flash player/IE alert and then
Steps taken in order to remove the infection:
1. Scanned using MalwareBytes and AVG. No virus found.
2. Uninstalled a lot of apps and only few trusted apps remain. But still problem is present.
3. Cleared data of Play Store and Google Chrome. But still problem is present.
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