How to disable advertising on Android. Removing adware from your phone

Apps to block pop-up ads

There are blocker apps that filter and isolate ad networks that force content to be displayed. In addition, they allow you to save on mobile traffic. Next is a selection of ad blockers for the Android OS.

WebGuard supports more than 550 mobile applications. Among its functions:

1. Identifies and neutralizes programs that monitor user actions.
2. Monitors the anonymity of Android users (anti-phishing, spy removal).
3. Blocks unsafe sites and notifies you of paid features that may incur charges.
4. Removes advertising in online cinemas, websites, and unsafe applications.

The application has a built-in firewall, which will also help in finding and blocking advertising modules. WebGuard requires the purchase of a license (0.59 € to 22.00) to use paid features.

AdGuard Content Blocker also falls into the category of ad killers, but for browsers. Samsung Internet and Yandex product are supported. Works without root access.

The user can choose from about 20 updated filters, including disabling video advertising and pop-up banner blocks. Filters can be combined with each other, fine-tuned, and created lists of trusted and prohibited applications.

Adblocker Browser is an option for those who don’t care about being tied to a browser like Chrome. This product includes Internet navigation functions and also has a powerful advertising filter. Blocks pop-ups, spam networks, video advertising, does not monitor activity and does not send data to the Internet.

Removing advertising in the browser

Having installed the browser, we begin to configure it. To do this, turn it on, go to “Tools - Add-ons - All add-ons”. On the page that appears, we see the search and enter the phrase “adblock” into it. As a result, you will see many interesting options, but within the framework of this article we will analyze the most interesting and reliable of them. To understand how to remove ads that pop up on Android, you need to read the further instructions.

The following ad blockers can be installed in Firefox:

• Adblock Plus is a convenient utility with flexible settings. By installing it you will forget about advertising in your browser;
• Adblock from YouTube - removes advertisements when watching YouTube videos through a browser;
• Adblock for Gmail - advertising leaves the Gmail mailer;
• Adguard Anti-banner - removes advertising from various Internet resources, including social networks;
• Simple Popup Blocker - blocks the display of pop-up banners.

When considering how to remove ads from an Android phone, you can pay attention to other options. There are a lot of tools, all of them simply cannot fit in one article.

You should not install a large number of utilities at the same time, because together they can greatly affect the speed of the device in a negative direction. One ad blocker on websites and one on YouTube is enough.

What is an ad virus

A new form of pop-up advertising is integrated into the Android system (directly in root) after the user installs it on the phone, disguising itself as a system application. This makes the advertisement invulnerable to any normal removal tools and antiviruses. Even after a factory reset (hard reset) of an Android device, adware viruses remain untouched, posing a serious threat to the phone.

This is a typical annoying software for Android. It is annoying with constantly appearing ads in applications. This form of malware has root access, so most users will not realize that the phone is infected. Owners of devices such as a tablet, phone, or smartphone with the Android 4 operating system installed can become victims of this dangerous family of viruses.

Trojans hide inside legitimate Android applications such as Candy Crush, Google Now Assistant, Facebook clients, Twitter, WhatsApp messenger... and more than 20,000 other mobile applications. Trojan-infected versions of these programs are not available in the Google Play store, but can be downloaded to your device from third-party stores. Users may not notice the malicious influence; antiviruses do not identify the threat. Subsequently, it is very difficult to remove a virus from a tablet/smartphone.

Successfully introduced instances of malware are almost impossible to remove; the only solution for most users is to purchase a new Android smartphone. Advertising modules are a serious risk and threat to the security of mobile gadgets. Applications generally are not given access to files created by other programs. However, root access bypasses this guarantee and can expose devices to infection and steal the personal data of the user of the Android device.

There are three different families of these viruses, forms of Trojan malware: Shuanet, Kemoge (or "ShiftyBug"), GhostPush. These families of viruses have a separate structure, but they share 77% of the same code. The highest rates of spread of Trojans and other viruses are in the United States, Germany, and Russia. Although the situation is dire, the chances of becoming infected with such a Trojan are quite low. As already mentioned, infected applications are located in third-party stores. Therefore, if you stick to the official Google Play links, you will be fine.

Video instructions for removing adware:

How to find and remove a simple adware virus

The most common situation is that you download one or more applications to your phone, after which advertisements start popping up on your phone when you unlock your Android tablet. The best way to determine the application responsible for displaying banners on your device is to use the free AirPush Detector program for Android.

It has one function - to identify the “troublemaker” (the detector can detect special add-ons) and tell you about it so that you can remove the virus application, thereby eliminating the threat. Moreover, AirPush Detector works more efficiently than an antivirus, does not load the phone and does not contain unnecessary functions.

Special blocker

If the advertisement appeared because the owner of Huawei Honor 20 gave permission to display it, then the antivirus will not help solve the problem. You need to turn to other programs (blockers). Adguard is worth recommending as one of the best offers. To disable banners you will need to do the following:

1. Download the program from Google Play.
2. Launch Adguard.
3. Activate protection.

4. Go to the settings section.

5. Select "Content blocking".

6. Activate the feature for all applications.

Now, regardless of how the advertisement appeared on the phone, it will no longer be shown to users. But sometimes even such a reliable program fails, which is why the owner of Huawei Honor 20 is forced to resort to manual methods to solve the problem.

How to switch to safe mode

If pop-up advertisements interfere with normal use of your phone or block the screen, we recommend rebooting into safe mode. For this

1. Hold down the Rower button.
2. Hold your finger on the "Shutdown" item until the menu for entering Android safe mode appears. OK.
3. When the phone reboots, it will enter safe mode (the corresponding message will appear in the corner of the screen).

How to enable safe mode (instructions)

Safe mode is good because only system applications and related components are loaded. User programs will be unavailable - therefore, pop-up advertising will also be unavailable. At the same time, you can change access rights and remove administrator rights.

How to restrict adware app access on your phone

Access rights are managed through the Security → Administrators section in the Android device settings. Here you can manually limit the application's actions on the system, remove unnecessary access rights and disable aggressive advertising.

First of all, we advise you to remove access rights for applications that the AirPush Detector program has identified as advertising. In some cases, this will help get rid of ads on your phone. This restriction method can lead to an undesirable effect: for example, the Android application will no longer work.

However, the standard access rights management mechanism does not always help limit access to malicious advertising applications and viruses. App Ops tools come to the rescue. A system add-on for Android will allow you to selectively disable unnecessary access rights on the device. Starting from Android version 4.4.2, the App Ops application requires root access (remember that the corresponding Kingo Root program is useful for this).

Note : If getting root access is problematic, try Advanced Permission Manager. It does not require root access to work on your phone (tablet).

Other methods to remove ads on Android

Let's move on, looking at other ways to remove ads in the browser on Android. Many people are familiar with a plugin called Adblock. It provides comfort when surfing the Internet and limits the earnings of webmasters. So remember that by installing such a plugin you are depriving the owners of Internet resources of income, which means it will be more difficult for them to maintain and develop the project. Adblock developers suggest using their own browser, which blocks the display of ad blocks.

Removing advertising applications through Application Manager

By uninstalling the offending app, you will disable pop-up ads on your phone. To remove unnecessary programs, you can use the standard Android application manager. You can find it in the Settings → Applications section. A list of installed programs is displayed here.

Find in the list and manually remove all applications noticed in the display of pop-up advertisements and at the same time check if there are other candidates for removal.

Programs for removing Android applications

Removing Daily Summary

Question . Various butterflies or suns constantly pop up on the home screen of your smartphone (Android). I click - the Daily Summary opens - some news. Once you open it, the advertisement disappears from the desktop. But not for long. After a few minutes it appears on the device screen again. It won't disappear until you open it. How to remove the daily summary virus from your phone? Antiviruses don't help.

Answer . As a rule, to disable an adware infection, you need to go to the add-ons of the application that was recently installed and uncheck the Daily Summary option of the same name. This method works specifically in the TouchPal Keyboard app.

How to distinguish malicious advertising from regular advertising

As we have already found out, the majority of advertising on mobile devices is harmless. However, malware that can damage your device and data on it can also “delight” you with advertising content. It is not always easy to distinguish the first from the second, but malicious advertising has characteristic features:

• Subject of content: frivolous, dedicated to gambling or implausibly enticing - “yellow”, like “you won a million, get your winnings.”
• Malvertising is especially annoying, and its content may not be related to the topic of the web resource (if it is in the browser) and may not correspond to your search queries.
• Banners and videos pop up on their own and wherever possible (outside the context of any program). They are difficult or impossible to block.
• The advertisement or the application that runs it is restored after removal.
• You have begun to notice that your smartphone battery is draining much faster than before.
• The dominance of advertising is accompanied by other signs of device infection: the phone takes longer to load than usual; reboots often and without reason; system buttons and functions are partially or completely blocked or hidden; Errors occur in launching and operating applications, extortionist messages appear on the screen, such as “you have broken the law and must transfer a certain amount to the specified account,” etc.
• The antivirus installed on the device stops running, is deleted, or constantly throws out warnings about detected threats that it cannot remove;
• You have lost access to accounts on social networks and other resources.
• Money is debited from your phone balance for services that you did not activate.

It is worth understanding that the presence of one or more signs does not always mean that a virus has settled on your phone. However, if you start to notice such things, it is better to immediately check your smartphone for malware.

There is a separate article on Compconfig on how to remove viruses from an Android device. We will consider some points, especially closely related to advertising, below.

Perhaps you do not have a virus, but a free version of the application

Pop-up advertising on Android may be an agreement that you are using the free version of the downloaded application. In other words, by viewing banners you “pay” for a free application.

In this case, we do not recommend blocking banners. If the program is really useful for your phone, buy the full version - this is the fastest and easiest way to remove pop-up ads on Android without a twinge of conscience.

Think about it: most mobile products (including the ones you use) cost no more than a cup of coffee. You pay the developer, get the full version of the application, and get rid of threatening advertising and malicious code. And everyone is happy - the user and the developer.

Of course, you can force remove ads on your phone and use Android blocking applications: Adaway, Adblock Plus, Adfree, Adguard, Lucky Patcher or Adblock Browser. But it's not fair.

How to remove ads on Android if applications are downloaded independently and banners are displayed

A Yandex panel appears on the screen and cannot be removed.

Banners pop up periodically. Antiviruses don't help

Installed an application from a suspicious source

After installing the game (application), the phone goes to dubious sites

The virus requires administrator rights to remove

The file manager displays ads, but the antivirus does not find viruses

The tablet is infected with the Shedun virus

After the firmware is installed, the advertisement is still displayed

My phone turns off when I try to remove an adware app

Advertising apps download automatically

Removing questionable applications

The first thing you need to do is get your smartphone in order. After all, during operation, users do not notice how their device is filled with a huge number of programs, not all of which are safe. This is especially true in cases where the owner of Huawei Honor 20 installs applications not through Google Play, but using APK files downloaded from the Internet.

To remove advertising you need:

1. Open phone settings.
2. Go to the "Applications" section.

3. View the list of programs.

4. Click on the name of the suspicious software.
5. Click the “Delete” button.

Unfortunately, this method only helps if the user is 100% sure which program is harming the device. But in any case, it won’t hurt to clear your phone of unnecessary applications.