How to disable advertising on Honor and Huawei phones? A topic that is relevant to almost every person. Advertising is a phenomenon that has virtually filled the modern digital and physical space. There is so much of it that people are tired of it. It is on banners along the roads, on cafes, on the walls of houses, pharmacies, cars, in the subway and even on the phone. Considering the fact that almost all of our free time consists of using a smartphone, I would like to avoid this obsessive phenomenon at least here.
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:
- Identifies and neutralizes programs that monitor user actions.
- Monitors the anonymity of Android users (anti-phishing, spy removal).
- Blocks unsafe sites and notifies you of paid features that may incur charges.
- 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.
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:
Special blocker
If the advertisement appeared because the owner of the Honor 9 Lite 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:
- Download the program from Google Play.
- Launch Adguard.
- Activate protection.
- Go to the settings section.
- Select "Content blocking".
- 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 Honor 9 Lite is forced to resort to manual methods to solve the problem.
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.
Disabling Demo Mode
The demo mode itself is often used for advertising purposes, for example, if the phone is located in a store window. If you took just such a copy, and the store employee forgot to disable this option before selling it, you will have to disable it yourself. For this:
- Install developer mode on your phone (Go to settings, in the “About phone” item, tap on the batch number several times until a message about activating developer mode appears).
- After that, open the phone settings and find the “System” tab in it.
- Find the item “For Developers” in it.
- Expand the Demo Mode option.
- Turn it off by dragging the lever to the “Off” position.
- Exit the mode and restart your phone.
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
- Hold down the Rower button.
- Hold your finger on the "Shutdown" item until the menu for entering Android safe mode appears. OK.
- 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).
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
How to remove ads from a Huawei tablet
Here, the technology for fixing the problem is very similar to that used on a regular phone running Android OS. The client can perform cleanup in several ways:
- removing all malicious applications;
- installing an antivirus;
- full reset to factory settings.
The main thing is not to install anything dubious after cleaning. After all, 90% of advertising comes from visiting unreliable sources and installing software contaminated with advertising.
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.
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 Honor 9 Lite installs applications not through Google Play, but using APK files downloaded from the Internet.
To remove advertising you need:
- Open phone settings.
- Go to the "Applications" section.
- View the list of programs.
- Click on the name of the suspicious software.
- 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.
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
| 1. I have a ZTE V815W mobile phone. When I go to the Play Market, it starts downloading whatever it wants to the device. 2. Advertising on Android constantly pops up, fills the entire screen, there is only a cross (refuse) and a checkmark (accept). And so every 20-30 seconds, I have AVG and Eset antiviruses, they find the same thing. Through AVG I cannot remove a malicious application, but through Eset it’s the same: it finds it, but cannot remove it. What to do? 3. Spam appears on your Android phone. When I click on it, it goes to the “Play Market” and opens the Ali Express application. Tell me, get rid of banners (on alcatel one touch pixi 4). My Back key performs a different action. When I want to remove the keyboard from the screen, it turns on either English or numbers for me. This didn't happen before. There are no key assignments in the settings. | Try to get rid of the adware virus through safe mode. If you don't know which application is causing the harm, install AirPush Detector and, after booting into Safe Mode, uninstall the application or restrict all rights to it. All the problems you described should be resolved. |
A Yandex panel appears on the screen and cannot be removed.
| I have a problem on my Android smartphone. I caught some kind of advertising virus. From time to time, a splash screen appears with the following content: “Download the Yandex browser” and at the bottom - “install” or “cancel”. Or other content: “install the application” (for example, aliexpress, etc.). I installed the Dr.Web Security Space antivirus, demo version, and found nothing. Please tell me what I should do next. | Your smartphone may not have viruses. The annoying “Yandex Bar” message may appear due to the fact that you are using an application into which advertising modules are integrated. You need to identify the problematic application and remove it, replace it with an alternative, or purchase the full version of the application. Actually, how to remove a virus from a mobile phone. device, we wrote in great detail above. Any Trojan or adware virus on an Android phone can be removed by Doctor Web or Kaspersky. |
Banners pop up periodically. Antiviruses don't help
| 1. The little brother got into his phone (LG K10) and downloaded the keys for the game from the Internet from some site. After that, advertisements began to pop up even on the desktop at intervals of 30 seconds. We deleted all the latest downloads, checked the device with 4 different antivirus programs, the banner is still displayed. Now we are preparing to format the phone. Tell me how to remove ad viruses! 2. I am contacting you with the same problem: I may have contracted a virus. On the main screen, in any applications, during calls, the “install Facebook” window appears periodically. It costs Doctor Web (license) and Adguard (license), they do not find the virus. How to remove ads from your phone? I have a mobile device with Android OS 6.3 installed. Phone Fly fs 451 nimbus 1. Immediately after the purchase I came home, connected it to the router - and then it started. Advertising for popular applications popped up, programs were downloaded, shortcuts appeared. Now, in general, if there is no Wi-Fi, then it turns on data transfer, then it doesn’t. Nothing helps, neither a hard reset of the phone, nor top mobile antiviruses. | It is possible that a malicious application is masquerading in the list of installed programs. Try to find an adware application and remove it using CleanMaster or CCleaner (they have built-in uninstallers). Install a good antivirus on your phone - Avast or Dr Web and scan your mobile device, indicating all areas to be scanned. In addition, real-time protection will help identify the adware application. A radical way is to reflash the phone or at least update the official firmware. |
| I bought myself a new phone “doogee x5 max pro”. I was pleased with it, but after ~1 month of use, advertising banners began to pop up on the desktop and in applications. Advertising pops up like this: Download Uber (aliexpress, delivery club, etc....). Advertising does not pop up very often, but sometimes in 2 types - 1, not on the entire screen (bottom) and 2, when on the entire screen and there are 2 buttons “download” and “refuse”. I checked the phone with different antiviruses - they showed that there were no viruses. Moreover, at the moment there are no installed programs not from the play market. | Antivirus doesn't always help. Most often, you can remove advertising from your phone only by identifying the application yourself. To do this, use the AirPush Detector utility. We recommend using it to check installed applications and uninstall advertising frameworks. |
Installed an application from a suspicious source
| I downloaded clash of clans to my phone from the Internet because it didn’t work from Google Play and gave me a 404 error (I’ve already fixed this error). After installing it, an advertisement appeared. The whole problem is that dr.web antivirus and the system do not detect the virus. How to get rid of pop-up ads on Android 6.0.1? Please help me remove it! | As you can see, installing applications NOT through Google Play is fraught with unpleasant consequences. If an advertisement pops up on Android, it makes sense to check all the recently installed applications. Remove them one by one until the ads/pop-ups disappear. If it doesn’t help, install another antivirus on your phone. There are a lot of options besides Doctor Web - from Kaspersky to Nod32. |
After installing the game (application), the phone goes to dubious sites
| I installed a talking program on my husband’s Android smartphone, and windows with advertisements started popping up all the time. I want to delete it but nothing. Do not force stop and delete the application. I don’t know how to remove it, the program developer writes that the program needs to be added to the trusted list, how can I do this? Tell me how to remove pop-up ads on your phone and hide program icons? | You half answered the question of how to remove ads. It is enough to delete the application that initiates the display. In your case, you need to restart your phone in safe mode (hold the power button, then hold your finger on the “Power off” option). In Android safe mode, you can easily uninstall the application. |
| I have a virus on my Android device Micromax Q340 on version 5.0.2 Lolipop. Not only does advertising pop up, but the browser suddenly goes to different sites in Yandex, which I have no idea about. 360 Security helped me a little. Question: how to remove ads on an Android phone? By the way, the virus was probably introduced when I downloaded Subway Surfers (a hacked game) through Yandex Browser. But, instead of the desired application, the UC browser was shown in the downloads. | First, read our tips on how to clean your smartphone from viruses (see everything written above). Remove any unnecessary applications you have recently installed. Remember when advertising appeared and what contributed to this. If the culprit is the game Subway Surfers, delete it. To clean your phone from malicious elements, you can use not only 360 Security, but also Doctor Web and Avast (mobile versions of antiviruses). |
| Tell me an effective way to remove pop-up ads on Android. I'll describe the situation. I downloaded the game from Google to my phone, and now advertisements pop up on my screen at any second. Banners are not only in the game, but also in the alarm clock. What should I do, how can I remove it? | If advertising pops up on your phone, delete the game - the advertising should disappear. If you didn't download it from the Google Play app store, try downloading the official version. |
| The problem is this: even from the desktop and the file manager, it automatically transfers to Google, where advertisements like “your device is infected with (number of) viruses” appear. But at the same time it writes a different phone model. As per your advice, I checked - nothing. Didn't download any viruses. LG K1O, Android. | This means that some application is running in the background and periodically displays advertisements on the screen. The only thing that will help here is removing potentially guilty applications or limiting permissions. Check access rights for user (not system) applications. If possible, limit their rights in the system manually. Check your browser settings and disable suspicious extensions and clear the cache. In extreme cases, resetting to factory settings or flashing the phone will help. |
The virus requires administrator rights to remove
| Ads pop up very often on Archos Neon 50 (Facebook, Aliexpress, etc.). I downloaded an antivirus (mobile security), it showed that there is a virus. The virus is marked as the device administrator. It says that in order to remove the application, you need to disable it from administrators. When I turn it off, the phone is blocked and the application is not deleted, the advertisement still continues to pop up. | It is not always possible to remove pop-up ads on your phone. For example, if you downloaded a free application, then advertising may be legally present in the application. If the situation you described is the action of a virus, then usually there should be no problems with deletion - the antivirus has the appropriate access rights. If you know the file name, you can delete the file manually. You will need root rights and the Advanced Permission Manager mobile app. Through it you can install full access to the advertising application. To install root rights you will need KingoRoot. |
| A child brought a virus onto a tablet. Doctor Web antivirus found 32 infected files, but I can’t delete or move them to quarantine, it requires root rights. There is an "Ignore" button. Viruses are definitely present, since a banner pops up on the tablet asking you to download a program or game. Kicks you out of applications, slows down a lot, etc. I tried to delete infected files through Total Commander, but it doesn’t work, Android throws an error. I rolled back to factory settings and cleared the cache. Is there any way to remove ads from Android? | Install a root manager on your phone and let Doctor Web remove any viruses found on the device. In addition, through Airpush Detector in safe mode, you can limit the rights for advertising applications (read the beginning of the article on how to remove pop-up ads on Android). |
The file manager displays ads, but the antivirus does not find viruses
| From time to time, advertisements from the file manager pop up on the phone, shortcuts appear that, when opened, launch advertisements, and gift icons appear. But the most important thing is that in the task manager the whole problem comes from the file manager built into the phone. No matter how many times I check with antiviruses, the virus is not found. | You yourself have precisely identified the problem. Actually, advertising is not a sign that a phone is infected with viruses. If you use the application for free, then be prepared to pay by viewing ads, as is the case with your file manager. Remove the file manager that shows pop-up ads on Android. Replace it with an alternative application or purchase the full version of your favorite file manager. |
The tablet is infected with the Shedun virus
| The tablet downloads various Android applications, probably a malicious shedun virus or its family. Kaspersky - generally zero attention, Eset finds, but cannot clean the tablet from viruses, Doctor Web and other utilities. Of all the hundreds of antiviruses, only Eset finds it, but does not remove it. When rooting, the phone turns into a brick. I have already restored the brick several times, but the virus continues to circulate. How to remove a virus? | A factory reset will not help you get rid of Shedun, but it will remove the adware virus from your tablet. Shedun is actually a very dangerous malware virus, but you can remove it from your phone only after flashing the firmware and clearing the internal memory (!). The combination of root and TWRP + ADB firmware helps. We do not recommend flashing your Android tablet yourself if you do not have the proper skills. |
After the firmware is installed, the advertisement is still displayed
| A child on the Internet caught a virus on his Dexp tablet, now when I connect to the network, various applications are spontaneously downloaded to the tablet, and advertisements constantly pop up. They sent it for cleaning, but nothing changed after it, even flashing it didn’t help, removing the ad virus is impossible. | What to do if an adware virus independently downloads applications on Android:
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| My advertisement appears on the screen, it’s like a 404 error, or something else, close the cross in the left upper corner and there is a cross in the right corner, then this is another advertisement, an application automatically appears in the system, which is visible in the settings - the application was like Android systems, I reset it to zero and nothing has changed, only now this is a solo systems application. I delete it through the settings, but periodically it comes out! how to remove the program? | It's possible that an adware app is integrated into the firmware you're running on your phone. Try changing it to a more reliable (official) one. If you are currently using the official Android firmware, use AirPush Detector to identify spam add-ons, and Advanced Permission Manager to restrict the rights of Android applications. By limiting your rights, you can remove ads. |
| Mom has a Samsung j1 (2016) phone. Most likely, she clicked somewhere and now a red eye constantly appears (it may appear on the desktop, it may appear when watching YouTube. After you click on it, an advertisement opens. Advertising also appears directly on the desktop from time to time. Kaspersky the virus was not found. Mom panics: she thinks that she is being watched. 2. advertisements began to pop up on the home screen, if I click on the cross in the application, the phone goes to this site, and sometimes even downloads to Android. Even now it’s automatically on the phone a file for adults (obscene) is downloaded, I myself don’t sit on such sites, even if I delete this file, it is downloaded to the phone again. Help me, what should I do, how to block ads on Jiake A8 Plus? 3. On the Micromax q462 phone on advertising banners (sometimes with intimate content) and a cross in the upper left corner appear on the screen. After flashing the firmware at the service center, a week later the virus began to progress again. Is it possible to remove advertising from the phone and if so, how? | Most likely, you installed an application with an advertising add-on. First, look at what custom applications have been installed on your phone. Remove unnecessary ones. Next, if ads on Android still pop up on your phone, use AirPush Detector to find advertising applications and also remove them. If both methods do not help, reset your phone to factory settings. |
My phone turns off when I try to remove an adware app
| On the phone (Lenovo A536), first music from the Internet, after which an advertisement pops up on Android. I took your advice and downloaded AirPush Detector - I found the application, but after deleting it, the window still popped up. I went through Security - Device Administrators, tried to uncheck the application, which apparently is a virus, but the phone immediately turned off. I also tried to remove it using Dr Web, Clean Master, Avast, Kaspersky - it was useless. What to do? | The question should clarify what kind of Android application you were unable to disable. We advise you to check on the Internet what users write about the application (perhaps there are already ready-made recipes on how to disable advertising on your phone). Which application did you uncheck? (after all, you deleted it, didn’t you?). Try using another application manager (for example, ROOT Application Manager from Jumobile) in root mode to uninstall. If you still can’t get rid of ads on Android, a hard reset will help, i.e. reset to factory settings. First copy important data from your phone to your computer. |
| On the second day of using the new Android phone arc u6, advertisements began to appear when entering applications and games. Sometimes a red eye appears on the screen, when you click on it, a thin strip with an advertisement for some taxi appears, fortunately it closes, or an advertisement opens up almost the entire screen. The program recommended in the topic for identifying virus applications with advertising gives an error when scanning and crashes and does not allow the ad virus to be removed. I didn’t download any apps from illegal sources, everything was from Google Play. | The sequence for disabling advertising on Android, in your case, will be as follows: 1. Reboot Android OS in safe mode 2. Using the Advanced Permission Manager application, limit access rights to the alleged application with advertising 3. Uninstall the application 4. Reboot the phone into normal mode |
Advertising apps download automatically
| About a month ago, an advertisement with a “download” button and a cross began to pop up. Offers to download Ali Express, battery, etc. If I don’t hit the cross, the application starts downloading and cannot be stopped. The performance of the browser (Google Chrome) is noticeably slowing down, I thought about reinstalling the browser, but will it help? Among other things, I found the icons of these applications on the system. Now the actual question. How to remove ads from Android and stop downloading applications? The download goes on even in the background, despite the fact that if I minimize the browser, regular downloads show a pending download status. | To clear the pending download status, clear the cache in the Google Play application through the Application Manager (Clear cache + Erase data). In addition, it is advisable to remove Play Market updates and restart the phone. The last resort option to get rid of ads is to reset to factory settings (Settings > device information > factory reset) To remove ads, use any application manager. Pre-detect intrusive applications using the AirPush Detector utility and limit rights by restarting Android in safe mode. |
How to remove all spam from Honor phone
Sometimes users have a question about how to remove all spam from their Honor 7a or other models. The following paths are possible:
- Manual cleaning. Depending on the situation, you can manually clean your Android phone. For example, to delete “junk” messages, go to the appropriate section, click on the three vertical dots in the upper right and click on Spam and blocked. After that, select the information you want to delete and click on the trash can symbol.
If we are talking about “junk” in your mailbox, log into Gmail, click on the three bars in the upper left and click on Clear spam.
- Check your phone for viruses and clear the cache. Above, we discussed that this method can be used on Android to disable spam on an Honor phone. But it is also suitable for cleaning “garbage”. After checking with an antivirus program, delete the excess cache.
- Full reset. A global method that allows you to clean your smartphone of “garbage” is to reset your Android phone to factory settings. To do this, go to Settings, click on System and updates, and there find Reset. Click on it and select the desired section.
Now you know how to disable spam on your Honor Android phone, and how to delete unnecessary information if it has accumulated on your mobile device. In the comments, share what difficulties you encountered when removing “garbage” and how you were able to solve them.
