Bloatware from Firefox 5 6.0

[Arulmanian]

This brand new Lava x50 4G marshmallow 6.0 phone India. Just installed AVG antivirus and few small apps only from play store. While installing few ad blocker add-ons in Firefox 5.6 0 browser to stop ad flows, had a popup that start installing a quick patch named RozBuzz in a separate download window and could not stop or pause it. Now prob start here as everytime open ffox, opens a additional junk tab. Added, occupied around 1 GB space in internal memory. There is only 2gb files but show 3.15gb occupied memory. Tried clearing ffox cache and fresh ffox install, not solved. No malicious app in app list. Some bloatware malware got installed. Have to remove and fix.

[mbam_mtbr]

Hi @Arulmanian,

You may want to try uninstalling the ad blockers you installed.  I looked at RozzBuzz, and it looks harmless.  Did you install RozzBuzz, or did the APK just get installed in your Downloads folder?

Nathan

[Arulmanian]

No apk or file found with avg or malware bytes scan. No apps in app list to uninstall. Only could see the such file status in android downloads log. Took less than minute it got direct installed while through Firefox browser. 

The immediate problem notice unaccounted 1gb occupied internal memory, the actual issue.

Edited October 5, 2017 by Arulmanian

[mbam_mtbr]

Hi @Arulmanian,

 

Most likely the phone came with this much storage already occupied from preinstalled apps.  Luckily, Lava claims that unlike other manufacturers, you can uninstall these apps -> http://www.lavamobiles.com/blog/how-to-uninstall-preloaded-apps-in-your-lava-smartphone/.

Hope this helps!

Nathan

[Arulmanian]

First thing did is uninstallation of unwanted default apps. But could not uninstall few in name App World, Games for which require root access. Finding option for it. 

[MAM]

Hello, dit you tryt CrapCleaner for Android, or SD Maid Pro, or this one https://www.protectstar.com/en/

Only a Idea, from me.

MAM

Edited October 9, 2017 by MAM