sorry guys to make a new threat for this but everytime i go on this site today i get avast telling me its dectected a trojan. whats going on there? delete this threat if you want. the only way i could think of getting it out there.
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Do a google search, if you get warning from google, it mean that your computer is infected. XDA never get any trojan or malware.
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Do a google search, if you get warning from google, it mean that your computer is infected. XDA never get any trojan or malware.
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Not necessarily true. There are a few possibilities:
1) an advert has been compromised; generally adverts are held by a 3rd party then shown on various websites.
2) false negative with interaction with some resource on here.
3) his PC is compromised with a hijack.
I have this too when i check this forum. Avast notice starts today, never more.
I get the same warning from Avast:
URL: rt.liftdna.com/liftrtb2.js
Process: file://C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
Infection: jsownloader-AMY [Trj]
I suppose it is somewhere in the advertisements.
prestonmale said:
sorry guys to make a new threat for this but everytime i go on this site today i get avast telling me its dectected a trojan. whats going on there? delete this threat if you want. the only way i could think of getting it out there.
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It's thread, not threat.
I get a warning, too... Avast said that there are a trojan called js: Downloader-AMY in this site. Weird.
just get same warning on my avast, but then disable javascrit on mozila and no more warning....
...there is no issue. Antivirus once again has proven its worthlessness.
same here :
Infection Details
URL: .... rt.liftdna.com/liftrtb2.js
Process: file://C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
Infection: jsownloader-AMY [Trj]
Just report it to xda admin. Seems like somekind of ads trigger it. And if u guys were using firefox or chrome, u guys need to learn to use adblock plus. Btw why is this even on development subforum??
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Conclusion: Use AVG (Ultra happy migrator from Avast to AVG)
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an0nym0us_ said:
Just report it to xda admin. Seems like somekind of ads trigger it. And if u guys were using firefox or chrome, u guys need to learn to use adblock plus. Btw why is this even on development subforum??
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I've adblock installed from the first time after installing browser I'm just ignoring the warning and reporting it to avast as false positive....
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Mmm, notification is gone now since midnight for me
ok guys, its gone here today too. sorry to put it in the wrong forum. i was panicking and felt threatened. i certainly wasn't threatening anyone, just a typo.lol
great work by the way and thanks to all the devs and helpfull people. suppose we can close this thread now.
drummer1839 said:
same here :
Infection Details
URL: .... rt.liftdna.com/liftrtb2.js
Process: file://C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
Infection: jsownloader-AMY [Trj]
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I have no such problem using norton antivirus
Try search at PC Forum
I think you will find you answer there..
GOOD LUCK.
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Try search at PC Forum
I think you will find you answer there..
GOOD LUCK.
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Aaargh. The problem has been solved, this thread should be closed.
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Hi there!
Well, I think that question is clearly given...
So what do you think?
i think no need !!
matcho13579 said:
Hi there!
Well, I think that question is clearly given...
So what do you think?
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I think it's good to have.
Not really useful. Android is Linux and AFAIK Linux don't have any real security problems. If you always download from Market, then you won't worry about malicious apps, as Market always puts a check on such apps.
If you not installing every APK or browsing malicious websites, etc you shouldn't need for AV software. Plus, it would increase battery consumption.
tejasdj12 said:
Not really useful. Android is Linux and AFAIK Linux don't have any real security problems. If you always download from Market, then you won't worry about malicious apps, as Market always puts a check on such apps.
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Common misconception, that Linux doesn't have viruses. It's just not efficient to attack those several percent users.
I find it useless at the moment. Maybe there will be a need to have one but not at this time.
bluefirex said:
I find it useless at the moment. Maybe there will be a need to have one but not at this time.
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Pretty much says it nicely!
I use AVG but not for virus security but as locator for lost phone
Useless, i think you only need to be cerful what app you give su permision. Without root acces no harm can be done.
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LiborA. said:
I use AVG but not for virus security but as locator for lost phone
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Me too.
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Really good apps is this - Bitdefender Mobile Security
I think android does not need anti virus program.. it only slows it :/
phoenixberovo said:
I think android does not need anti virus program.. it only slows it :/
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Considering back in March, 58 apps were removed from the Market that contained malicious payloads, it probably doesn't hurt to have an AV program installed just in case.
Google reckoned up to 120,000 devices may have been infected by these apps before they were removed.
I believe apps were removed from market for violating copyright.. Mp3 music downloader was a good app
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Ok so i had this app installed. i dont remember what i did but it wasnt in my appdrawer or didnt show up in any other apps,, just as its not installed on my phone. i downloaded it again and tried to install it but it said "Replace application" (the typical message you get when an app is already installed,, tho it wasnt installed) so i press "Ok" and "Install" but then it says "Application not installed" what should i do to fix this? where can i find the remains of this app? someone please look into this.
Hey man I would not post questions like that on this forum as that app is considered warez!!!!
Agree the app is a warez theft ware app discussion of such is banned on XDA for good reasons .
Theft from XDA developers and other developers is not something users should partake in .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/announcement.php?a=81
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shanman-2 said:
Hey man I would not post questions like that on this forum as that app is considered warez!!!!
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I had a feeling that someone would say that lol but if you see, my question is not about cracking some app or having problems with cracking or anything even close to all that. my issue is not being able to install a certain app. its a technical question if you look at it that way.. that app "xyz" isnt installed but when i try to install it, my "android" system tells me that it is installed. and when i try to restore that app using titanium backup, it just gets stuck doing nothing. just forget what app i told you it was, give me a solution to the issue regardless of what app it is please.. thankyou
Warez discussion is against the rules.
PM me if you aren't talking about warez and I will unlock the thread.
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Is antivirus use full on android?
Please share your info
**** no
seriously man please mind the language,
all age groups of people here..
im saying no a mobile phone simply does not need antivirus.
about the language it doesnt really matter. even if a kid reads it, sooner or later when they grow up they will use that language anyway
Why not? I thing is not so bad for some people use antivirus as tool make wipe all data or try localization via antivir like avast etc. Dont forget, mobile antivir IS NOT SAME like pc antivir.
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007snz said:
Is antivirus use full on android?
Please share your info
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Sure,it is useful for mine...all of my android have an antivirus at least one...I recommend avant anti virus
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UchihaDareNial said:
Sure,it is useful for mine...all of my android have an antivirus at least one...I recommend avant anti virus
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Ohh man sorry wrong click...I want to click edit but accidentally click quote on my phone...well,what I want to edit is it is Avast Anti Virus,not Avant
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Not yet.
Antivirus is not needed if download apps only from Market. If outside Play Store, then you might get some bug in your phone indeed.
Android viruses are not popular enough yet.
Some info on the matter.
You only "need" an antivirus on rooted devices. If you havent rooted your device, then you shouldn't have an issue, since every possible virus out there needs root privileges in order to do some damage to your phone.
Since android is build based on linux, there are basically very few viruses out there. But as always, a little caution in what you install never hurt anyone.
Yes, it's useful...
1 - If you use your phone as an mass storage device, some virus from Windows can infect your sd card...
2 - if you lose your phone, most of the antivirus can help you to find the phone, and lock the device so others can't use them..
3 - if you download apps from "black market" or visit porn on your phone, ( yeah, I do that sometimes too..) it can protect your phone from malicious apps and others threads..
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I've read some interesting blog posts lately:
android_malware
android_market_security
For now my phone remains fast, stable and battery friendly without any av software. But i know for sure where my apps came from and dont use the mini for web browsing - there may be other scenarios.
LOL No,you don't need an AntiVirus yet on Android devices if you know what you re doing and if you re careful about app permissions esp on a rooted phone.
The Windows virus on SD card comment made me laugh! :-D
That said,according to a lot of sites on the net,Android Trojans are on the rise thanks to Google s app policy...
N.
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BlackArtsInc said:
The Windows virus on SD card comment made me laugh! :-D
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Believe me, they are real..
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LuisDias said:
Believe me, they are real..
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with windows virus you may transfer it to another windows, but it cannot possibly affect your android system.
i second the fact that unless you are rooted, you would not need an antivirus..
also google play removes malicious software from the store.
anti theft is possibly the only reason one would want to install an antivirus,
thanks for the comments
My phone is rooted,i download application from blackmarket,am going to try an antivirus let me see its usefull or not
As long as you don't install apps from untrustworthy sources you should be fine.
In any case, Avast seems to be pretty decent when compared to the other alternatives. Read about it in Android AV reviews somewhere. The firewall function is pretty sweet too to let some apps connect through WiFi only or not at all.
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Gandhar said what had to be said. I am using a Mcaffe antivírus my Carrier gave me with a free full 1 Year license. The GPS tracking, wipe and block functions in case of a lost or theft phones are sweet. And if you are not rooted, no need for an av.
Windows viruses inside SD? Yeah, true. But than you can blame the Windows user who didn't has a decent av software to block it.
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gandhar said:
with windows virus you may transfer it to another windows, but it cannot possibly affect your android system.
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I know that, that's why.. I don't want to infeact my pc, 'cause I don't have Internet connection to update the antivirus..
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Windows viruses can only affect other PCs when mounting your SD card.In Android they re irrelevant.
I did install Avast last night and found out that a Flashlight app that needed GPS permissions (!).
Other than that,I also liked the Anti-Theft protection which by the way you can keep even if you uninstall the virus scanner.
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Like people said, Windows viruses do not work on Android.
For anti-theft, use Prey. It's a great free app, that only starts working when phone receives SMS with specific text. I use it.
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When browsing the internet my phone keeps forwarding me to gotfreebies .org... i have checked my apps with airpush and there was a dog whistle that said it was dodgey so i removed it.. however the prob is still happening.. Its quite annoying! is there anyway to find out what is causing the prob or will i need to reset my phone? thanks
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This happens to me when using Chrome and the stock browser, normally when on xdadevelopers website. I can't remember exactly, but i'm redirected to a site wanting me to install a battery saving app.
Amazing_Antony said:
When browsing the internet my phone keeps forwarding me to gotfreebies .org... i have checked my apps with airpush and there was a dog whistle that said it was dodgey so i removed it.. however the prob is still happening.. Its quite annoying! is there anyway to find out what is causing the prob or will i need to reset my phone? thanks
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Use some kind of virus scanning app such like dr web may help.
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I only ever get this when reading this website. Can't remember exactly what it is but it pops up mentions some sort of prize and clicking something to claim.
m4tt24 said:
I only ever get this when reading this website. Can't remember exactly what it is but it pops up mentions some sort of prize and clicking something to claim.
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Yes I get those too, rather annoying. I hope its just the site and not some app or virus.
I just got one
This happens to me every now and again, and its happened on XDA more than once.
I took a screenshot just now when it happened.
It only pops up in the browser so I assume it is most likely an ad, but it is also aware of my location.
It goes here:
gotfreebies . org/contest/au-ipad-contest/index.php?c=AU-s2
(I'm not allowed to post links so I added spaces)
It's seriously annoying and I sincerely hope something can be done about it.
I'm using a Galaxy tab 8.9 over wifi.
XDA has gotten a lot of ads lately. I hate the flash ads that play at the bottom of the screen with sound. I tend to have a few XDA tabs open and its super annoying trying to find the one thats playing.
Banner ads and flash ads don't bother me that much but these freebie.org ads just fill the entire screen on my phone. Now that is seriously annoying
had same issue. restart solved it for me.
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Getting the same ads very annyoing like a pc browser hijacker redirects browser to their site get it mainly on xda but have had it 1 or 2 times on other sites.
Would be nice to know whether this Is an XDA ad or a virus.
I also get it, only on xda. I use ICS+ Browser. Very annoying.
The flash ads with sound on my desktop are extremely annoying as well. I too open multiple windows at once, and it is a real pain trying to find the noisy window.
It is an ad. It is harmless.
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joshnichols189 said:
It is an ad. It is harmless.
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Is it an official xda ad? Why do they make it behave just like malware? That's what browser hijackers do. I've never seen official ads do anything as obtrusive as that.
I am getting tired of these ads, there is another similar or maybe associated ad for a site called 'mobrewards.org' too.
I get them on other phone related sites as well, just now I got one on phonearena.
I have found the google adwords complaint page and I'm going to submit a complaint.
Maybe if we all do then they'll do something about it.
support.google.com/adwords/bin/request.py?contact_type=feedback
Try "AirPush Detector" from Play Store
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Try "AirPush Detector" from Play Store
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Nothing found. It's the browser's being redirected, but only on XDA for me. I never ever see an ad like that anywhere else. No notification ads, no other unusual ads anywhere.
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Try "AirPush Detector" from Play Store
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The ad seems to be a browser popup, it is not associated with any apps.
It is targeted towards mobile users and it seems to only occur when using a mobile device.
If you search online for gotfreebies.org or mobrewards.org you will see that the problem is experienced by Android and iPhone users.
these ads are the ones which remind me to enable ad blocking after flashing a new firmware. adaway and root are your friends
+1 to Artesea
How do I search for and delete a spam ad in my operating system?
It shows up in my browser as adtracking.king.com/modules/(more stuff I cannot remember)...
I've searched everywhere and had no luck.
My phone is a Huawei M835 running android 2.2 which is rooted.
I've tried root Explorer, but cannot find /modules section.
Steve Eligoyo said:
How do I search for and delete a spam ad in my operating system?
It shows up in my browser as adtracking.king.com/modules/(more stuff I cannot remember)...
I've searched everywhere and had no luck.
My phone is a Huawei M835 running android 2.2 which is rooted.
I've tried root Explorer, but cannot find /modules section.
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the only way to delete it is uninstalling the app. turning off any connection to the internet works too i think.
can I delete it via file manager?? ...
I've taken the battery out several times and can see where that's not going to work much. So I'll turn off my internet right after I post this.
FYI: the ad seems like it's on a timer. Plus it keeps telling me different things such as "your phone is at risk", "free app of the day", "Samsung galaxy phone", and the URL is usually for candy crush saga, which not only doesn't work on this phone, the URL redirects me to Google Play Store.
Thank you for helping me out!!
Is there anything else I should try??
Get "airpush ad detector" , it is most likely some app that is causing this!
Delete the offending app.
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airpush ad detector available on Google Play?? ...
Is airpush available on Google Play Store??
Yea
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airpush ad detector wants me to delete / uninstall network ....
Okay, I got airpush ad detector and it wants me to uninstall network. Will this disable my phone?
I wish I could just install the new Linux kernel.
Don't know! What exactly is the name o the app? Any other info given? Is it one you installed?
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Steve Eligoyo said:
Okay, I got airpush ad detector and it wants me to uninstall network. Will this disable my phone?
I wish I could just install the new Linux kernel.
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What does a new kernel have to do with it?
Wayne Tech Nexus
zelendel said:
What does a new kernel have to do with it?
Wayne Tech Nexus
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?
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shanman-2 said:
?
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Look at the post i quoted.
I was going to post another question mark but maybe not. I probably meant +1 to the ? . hadn't taken much notice of the kernel thing! :banghead:
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new kernel means fewer problems likely ...
I'm not getting anything more than the network notice.
Airpush doesn't mention an app or anything else so I'm really not sure what to try next. On most Linux systems, when you disable or worse, delete the network manager - your out of business. The thing stops working. I'm 200 miles from the nearest metropcs store, so that's why I asked.
The bulk of Linux distributions don't have issues such as this, so that's why I'd rather put the new Linux kernel in. Plus, I'm very familiar with synaptic and a host of things that android simply doesn't have.
I've actually found a premium Linux installer which installs Debian and Ubuntu on your cell phone right from sourceforge.net.
Also, I did some research and metropcs offers phones up to android 4.0. No word if they're still going to run in 2015 when metropcs switches over from cdma to T-Mobile's gma network.
I'm sorry for the late reply. I was nearly killed in a motorcycle wreck in January (6 months ago) and I've been sick in bed for a while. I was in a coma for 4 1/2 months. My new bike was destroyed. Several broken bones. - So I apologize.
The URL showing up in the address bar is http://adtracking.king.com/modules/ad tracking /?com.=candy.crush.saga. Is there a way to hunt this /modules directory down in Root Explorer???
You could try adding the address to the hosts file in /etc/hosts
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The problem sounds oh so much like a malicious app, did you install something just prior to this starting? Maybe pull a logcat and try to see if you can't track down what's doing this.
FYI a lot of free games will do exactly this, try a clean wipe and just installing what you need
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another malicious app on my android phone?? ...
Shannon -2, demon - forum contributor
Thank you very much for getting back to me. Are there instructions or a thread that will help me do this?
Demon - I agree this is some balogna planted on my phone. Although I always use Google Play for my apps and never ever install games, I did get gingerbreak 1.2 from a non XDA source and I think that's the problem.
Is there a clean Gingerbreak link I can use??
Also, what android versions does XDA premium run on??? It's borked on my 2.2 version of android.
Just search "NexusHD2-gingerbread " by tytung
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mods got mad and deleted tytung's download links completely ...
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Just search "NexusHD2-gingerbread " by tytung
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Shannon -2,
I looked up, and found tytung's posts regarding the ROM's and even found the posts for the new 4.2 ROM's then bookmarked the posts too.
Since a few mods got mad and deleted the download links, is therê a place that will allow users to download the ROM's we need?
Also, will these ROM's work on non -HTC cellphones?? (Such as my huawei M835).
I honestly don't know how to determine if my phones have the type of / version of software listed to run the ROM's tytung's listed in his posts. - I read most of his posts in on huge thread, including the new screen he created with other Developers. I just don't have the knowledge yet to decipher if this is appropriate for my two phones or not.
Since your an experienced developer, will the XDA premium app run on android 4.0 or higher and let us post??
Lastly, is there a Developer that I can Pay to updated my ROM?
Thank you Shannon!!
AFAIK all versions are supported by xda app.
If you search on google you will find links to tytungs roms, the mods don't want links posted here!!
Search for 'NexusHD2 Android forum' and you will find guides for installation on all of these roms.
No, these roms are specific to the HD2 hardware so won't work on your huawei M835.
If you want a fluid rom go for the gingerbread version, the 4.x roms have some lag!
If you have any problems post back here.
Good luck with it.
In search of a better ROM ...
shanman-2 said:
AFAIK all versions are supported by xda app.
If you search on google you will find links to tytungs roms, the mods don't want links posted here!!
Search for 'NexusHD2 Android forum' and you will find guides for installation on all of these roms.
No, these roms are specific to the HD2 hardware so won't work on your huawei M835.
If you want a fluid rom go for the gingerbread version, the 4.x roms have some lag!
If you have any problems post back here.
Good luck with it.
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Shannon -2,
I deeply appreciate your help and most of all, your patience.
I will search for the instructions right away.
BTW: I can't get XDA Premium to install on my Huawei M835 at all. The free version lets you send pm's, but won't let you post. - Something I hope to fix once I update my phone.