Help Ads by AdMob popups on Intercept

[bergfurgaler]

Ive had my Intercept for a week now. The other day I started getting "Ads by AdMob" popups in the corner of the screen when using some apps, and I wasn't getting them before.

Ive only installed a few apps. Angry birds, Chess, Pandora radio, AVG antivirus. The popups started the day after I installed AVG and nothing I have tried to do removes them. I uninstalled every app tried a few other antivirus and app killer apps. Even went so far as to wipe my sdcard and restore the phone to its default. Nothing gets rid of these very annoying popups.

I cant find any topics about this thru web searches on how to remove this. Anyone else have this problem?

 

[Mr_Coffee]

AVG Antivirus does the same thing on your computer. installs all sorts of adware. At least with that version you can eliminate the AVG toolbar and such. I haven't installed Anti-virus apps on my Intercept.
Sorry!

 

[bergfurgaler]

Here is a Pic with the popup in the upper right corner. Bollywood MP3's. Ya thats just what I want...

 

[bergfurgaler]

Thanks for the tip about flight mode. I understand the sad fact that ads help pay the bills and all, but I went a week without having these popups at all.

It cant be a coincidence that I install AVG at night then the very next morning and from then on I get these popups. That pic is from Angry Birds, it never used to have that and while I have read other people say that they have gotten full screen ads while playing that game noone has described what I'm getting. Plus I get it on other screens as well. Never on any apps that came preinstalled on my phone like Facebook, but on pandora radio and other apps Ive tried after this problem started. I dont think this is normal ads is what I'm saying.

edit: Dont think I want to try and root my phone. At least not yet anyway I'm still new to the android scene. This is my first smart phone after all.

 

[harvickchick]

i have seen those in some apps, but i've never had one pop up in AB...weird

 

[susan11]

I updated the operating system on my Droid Eros last Saturday. Ever since then, whenever I try to use a program, AdMob pops up instead and interferes with my ability to connect to the program and I connect to the AdMob ad instead. Help.

 

[bergfurgaler]

Sorry wish I had something good to tell you. I was only having the problem on a few apps (most notably on Angry Birds) but i just uninstalled the ones where the popup would block my game screen or controls. I play emulators now if I want to kill some time with a video game

 

[jesse95]

The same thing happens on my new sidekick! This really sucks Im actually considering returning the phone and canceling the contract. Some ads are for dating and who knows what's next I bought my kid one of these phones. If they would have disclosed the fact that I would be getting these pop ups all the time I would not have bought the phone!! Iknew I shoulda got an IPhone. Im only 2 weeks in the contract I will go to the store and tell them, to fix it or give me a refund... Lets see how that goea

 

[dudleesmuk]

i think theses add r from the openfient thing that angry birds has with it. i dont play that game so im not sure. it was happening on another droid device i had. i think the openfient thing is for sharing scores with other players. as for rooting the intercept its easy as hell. just dont go changing files with root explorer and u wont hurt ur phone. goodluck every 1,