Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam

On 2025-06-18 12:04, Woody wrote:
> On Wed 18/06/2025 18:59, Alan wrote:
>> On 2025-06-18 10:05, Marion wrote:
>>> Recently I noticed an advertisement spam full-page popup on my phone.
>>> That's unheard of for me (given how my phone is set up to never see 
>>> ads).
>>>
>>> The full-page video spam would pop up, but it would easily go away also.
>>> The news-related spam had a "settings" gear icon but no "About" 
>>> parentage.
>>>
>>> Worse, it suspiciously didn't leave a presence in the "Iecently used".
>>> Nor did it leave any leftover "Activity" presence in Android inspector.
>>>
>>> Hmm...
>>>
>>> Clearly it was written by a clever entity to hide its tracks well.
>>> Who could be this clever intruder who makes it hard to identify 
>>> parentage?
>>>
>>> Digging about, I soon found the offensive full-page video activity was
>>>   <com.sliide.content.MainActivity> (and yes, that's "sliide")
>>>
>>> Apparently "Sliide" is a company that advertises directly to phones.
>>> It was installed without my express consent, apparently, by T-Mobile.
>> Hmmmmm...
>>
>> I've never had anything like that happen in 15 years of iPhone use.
>>
>> Weird.
>>
>> :-)
> 
> Note that this mail is sent to three possibly US groups and one UK. Says 
> it all really?
> 

Why would you call "comp.mobile.android", "alt.cellular", and 
"misc.phone.mobile.iphone", "possibly US"?