Supersonic 49,376 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 All recent Samsung phones have a menu called Device Care in Settings. This is a set of features that help optimize various parts of the phone for better performance. One of these features will scan your internal storage to find unused apps and other unnecessary data, then make it easy to delete these files to free up space. But if you look at the Storage menu in Device Care, you'll see "powered by +360" or similar. +360 is the icon for Qihoo 360, a Chinese data-mining and antivirus company which has some shady practices. Their software has been alleged to be spyware, as reports indicate their willingness to hand over any data to the Chinese government. And this same company is powering the storage scanner on your device with full access to your data. Recently, a Reddit user found that this app is communicating with 360's servers during each scan. But this isn't new — XDA users found the same shady behavior last year. While we don't know what data is being sent, we do know the servers are Qihoo 360's Chinese servers. If it were solely the storage scanner in device care, you could possibly just disable the problematic app with ADB. But the same communication with Qihoo 360's servers has been observed in other pre-installed apps: • Samsung ApexService • ANT+ HAL Service • Application installer • Assistant Menu • AirCommandManager And these are just a few of the apps. This means, potentially, Qihoo360 could have data pertaining to all aspects of your phone usage. And since all these services are so deeply integrated, you can't just uninstall them. Instead, your best bet is to block network traffic from your phone to Qihoo 360's servers. https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/prevent-samsungs-shady-360-storage-cleaner-from-phoning-home-china-0225941/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purrrrrr 18,099 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 .. wait... Is +360 the same as 360 total security antivirus? I literally just payed for a year of the full version Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,040 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 That is not OK. Hope Samsung will give explanation before their new Galaxy event next month. (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioIsOurs 13,876 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 The Chinese government looking at my search history: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersonic 49,376 Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share Posted January 13, 2020 31 minutes ago, Unbeweavable said: .. wait... Is +360 the same as 360 total security antivirus? I literally just payed for a year of the full version Correct. Appearently they're also known by the Chinese GP for being one of the shadiest "security" companies (that's what one of the commentors on the original reddit thread said at least, and that they've been the subject of countless memes there) The wikipedia of their company also lists several security controversies they've had in the past. Both Google & Mozilla ceased their work together and considers their software to be "untrustworthy", their 360 Secure Browser software was found out to have a secret backdoor that would allow executable data files to be downloaded and run without the user knowing, files of competing Security firms are often marked as malware or viruses and other Anti-Virus software providers accused them of sending product reviewers different version with a better search engine than what is available for the general public to buy. 18 minutes ago, RAMROD said: That is not OK. Hope Samsung will give explanation before their new Galaxy event next month. The already did and the gist of their statement was basically: "We investigated ourselves and we did nothing wrong." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahb 17,188 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Now I feel better about going from a Samsung to a Google phone Do you feel him sir? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,040 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 6 minutes ago, Supersonic said: The already did and the gist of their statement was basically: "We investigated ourselves and we did nothing wrong." Oh wow. Dafuq does that mean, Samsung?!! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chesescake 4,163 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Who care? people will forget it like it just a joke Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggest Fan 988 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 1 hour ago, RadioIsOurs said: The Chinese government looking at my search history: This is so enigmatic didn’t expect it 🤖 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikolaj 11,640 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Not a whole ass thread out of it I have a Samsung phone and read into it too. 360 supplied the technology of removing junk files, not the whole app. but people prefer to panic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FameHookah 4,840 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Damn i have a s9+ (my s10+ got stolen so i got back to my old one) But damn.. im shook.. WTF is MDNA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTI WP 19,828 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Lol most of the iPhones and other brand phones are also made in China So chillax Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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