HTC Phone malware removal?

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Originally Posted by nocturn

Try to install the Facebook app again or over top of the existing app. I have 3 Facebook apps (FB, FB for Sense & FB Mobile) on my phone but just use one. Install a second FB app and use that one instead.

Try looking for a update for that app on Play. Is "auto update" checked in the app manager?

What version Android OS are you using? Have you sync'd up the phone on a PC? You very well may need to factory reset it.

Sounds like you have a corrupt FB app and not malware or virus.

Its pretty hard to diagnose a phone/app that has "weird things" going on with it.

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I have to figure out which one is installed, then try another one.

An new FB revision was released recently.

I'll have to give it a try.

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Originally Posted by Bogey

I have to figure out which one is installed, then try another one.

An new FB revision was released recently.

I'll have to give it a try.

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You absolutely CAN uninstall updates for a hard installed program on your phone. Doing so will strip the bloatware down to its original configuration. I tried to walk you through it using my older gingerbread os but it sounds like you have a different android os. So you'll need to figure out how to get to the "uninstall updates" window for that FB app and revert back to the original. That new, or ANY FB app update could have very well corrupted your hard installed FB app and im willing to bet a pinch to a pound of s**t that that is what happened...not a virus or malware.

Thats pretty much as far as I can go without holding the phone in my hand and finding that page myself.

You really need to find the "Uninstall Updates" option for that facebook app. It is absolutely there. You need to find it. Figure out what version Android OS you have and go from there. Good Luck.

This is what its supposed to look like. It's wierd that you wouldn't have this option.

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Originally Posted by Ecktore

This is what its supposed to look like. It's wierd that you wouldn't have this option.

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Yep, thats the one. Thanks Ecktore! Every Android OS has it. Is that Ice Cream Sandwich 4.x? Looks just like the one my wife has on her Lenovo Ideapad tablet. Like I said, up until I get my new HTC DNA tonight (yeehaw!), I've been running Gingerbread 2.3.4 for about 18 monts now.

BTW, How does one screen capture like that on a Android?

That's JellyBean. Which gave me a few issues, but after going into recovery and clearing out the cache partition works very well. I'm impressed with a few of the features. Gingerbread worked damn near flawlessly for me on my old evo. Enjoy the DNA. It looks pretty damn awesome.

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Originally Posted by Ecktore

That's JellyBean. Which gave me a few issues, but after going into recovery and clearing out the cache partition works very well. I'm impressed with a few of the features. Gingerbread worked damn near flawlessly for me on my old evo. Enjoy the DNA. It looks pretty damn awesome.

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Yep, you're right. It is JB. Its on my daughters Nexus. I could have bumped up to JB on my TB but I've disabled the upgrade. Like you said, GB has been fantastic since they fixed the "wrong text to wrong peep" issue it had back in late 11'. That flaw almost, ALMOST got me fired. Thanks.

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Originally Posted by nocturn

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Originally Posted by Ecktore

This is what its supposed to look like. It's wierd that you wouldn't have this option.

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BTW, How does one screen capture like that on a Android?

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I completely missed this. Hold the power button, and press the home button.

Edit- I'm not sure that this works on gingerbread. Might be Honeycomb and higher.

Fantastic, thanks!

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Originally Posted by Bogey

Question.

If I root it, can I ever go back to factory settings?

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If you root, you're still basically at factory settings. It's when you install a custom ROM that things change. For every phone that can be rooted someone has created a factory image file for said phone. If you ever need to
take your phone in for a problem you can always install the factory image and youre phone will be like it was fresh out of the box. Keep in mind once you root you've voided the warranty. So make sure you really really read up how to root and unroot your device.