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Whisperstealth
Posted on Monday, August 12, 2019 - 09:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Everytime I get on Badweb, a file claiming to be from YouTube is downloaded on to my phone. Is/has anyone else had this problem?

To make sure it was only happening when I come to Badweb, I completely wiped my phone. Started all over with a full factory reset. I then went to MSN, Facebook, and Yahoo with zero downloads happening. I come to Badweb, and bam - downloaded a file named: 4jZhBrHdU3s.swf From: www.youtube.com

The phone is a Samsung Galaxy J7 Crown.

Any thoughts?
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Hootowl
Posted on Monday, August 12, 2019 - 09:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Never happens to me. Does it happen on a PC for you too or just the phone?
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Whisperstealth
Posted on Monday, August 12, 2019 - 09:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I don't have a PC, regular internet or wifi at my house. Just the phone.
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Ourdee
Posted on Monday, August 12, 2019 - 09:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

?Try resetting to factory settings?
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Whisperstealth
Posted on Monday, August 12, 2019 - 09:54 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I did a full factory reset. All settings were back to factory settings.

I found a way to stop the downloads. I went to my Samsung Internet App, and denied storage access permision. Problem is, this seems like more of a bandaid fix. If I do want to download something I'll have to manually turn the permission on.
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Froggy
Posted on Monday, August 12, 2019 - 10:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

What page on Badweb are you going to that this happened on?
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Whisperstealth
Posted on Monday, August 12, 2019 - 10:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The President Trump page I believe started it off. But now even after I delete the file off my phone, as soon as I go to the quick board it downloads another file if I don't keep the app storage permission off.
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Natexlh1000
Posted on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 - 08:24 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

SWF is a shockwave file. Perhaps your phone is telling the website that it's a desktop.
Have you set your phone's browser to "mobile view"?
Youtube uses SWF files to work. If it's offering your phone a video file and your phone doesn't have shockwave (It doesn't), the phone will just save it.

Youtube has a mobile application for this reason.
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Whisperstealth
Posted on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 - 08:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Thanks for the info, I'll check it out.
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