Thread:Jp356/@comment-28829111-20190123085014/@comment-36094989-20190130052954

5Sides,

I did not do a factory reset on android yet. I still have my game and inventory, and it is backed up by FB. Malware and virus scan downloaded from Google play failed to detect any risks- I had to go into safe mode and manually inspect system apps. The infection came from google play, google lock, and google chrome. My android system apps gained unusual permissions that basically render security measures useless because system apps now can transmit and alter internal data! I restored the google apps to factory version and deleted data and disabled system apps that had unusual permissions that would cause a breach.

The android malware affected my kindle as well. The two devices are not synced but I found a system app that carried permission to sync any nearby devices signed into google without notifying user.

I tried to wipe all data off kindle because Amazon Fire system apps carried android instructions to auto permit downloads, bypassing my own security measures. 😬 I cannot wipe out kindle- found another system app that is now granting permission to restore (corrupt) files upon factory reset. 😑

I don't see any unusual permissions on FB, but would a factory wipe erase progress saved onto FB? I know you had to factory reset your iPad(?) after FB was hacked. Did you have to contact MT to get your progress and friends back?