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Question about Android malware (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) by Skankhunt420@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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So I just discovered that SmartTube had malware in it (yay) and so I reset my Chromecast I had it set up on.

What is weird though is that when I reset it now it disconnects from the WiFi all the time like seriously every 10 mins or so AND the Mullvad app was showing up back on it but the thing is I didn't reinstall it.

Is it possible this malware wasn't wiped from the factory reset? Or am I just paranoid?

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[–] gaymer@aussie.zone 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Factory reset Chromecast and then install smarttube

[–] ken@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Or factory reset and then don't install SmartTube. Fool me once?

[–] gaymer@aussie.zone 2 points 3 hours ago

YouTube is a fucking malware. I would rather install smartube than using YouTube. Times have changed , you're data is safe with small hackers than giving it to google.

[–] SlimePirate@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

My chromecast does that it is awful. When I unplug it to force restart it it works again for a few hours

[–] Skankhunt420@sh.itjust.works 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Its good to know that it might just be the Chromecast itself and not any malware type stuff happening with it.

[–] SlimePirate@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

The problem is that I do have Smarttube installed and have been for 2 years

[–] Skankhunt420@sh.itjust.works 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Damm it so it could be related! Are you going to do another install of it or just roll with it?

[–] SlimePirate@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I also saw this wifi problem listed on a few reddit threads unrelated to SmartTube. Did you experience it before the Chromecast reset ?

[–] Skankhunt420@sh.itjust.works 1 points 13 hours ago

I never had that problem before resetting it I guess I was just lucky