Task manager tries to connect to the internet Options

[Christian J]

No idea, FWIW I've only used it to monitor traffic, not block.

So I can tun off some features? I'll try it tomorrow.

Maybe blocking requires the paid version, can't remember.

Could it be that one of your old apps has changed owner, and a recent update by the new owner has changed its functionality?

I don't think so. It was among "recently installed" or what it's called.

No I meant that one of the old trusted apps may have changed owner, and the new owner sends an update that makes it install more apps. I recall some apps may have permission for that (outrageous as it sounds), not sure.

It just splat open from nowhere.

It wasn't some kind of overlay screen from another app?

[pandy]

No I meant that one of the old trusted apps may have changed owner, and the new owner sends an update that makes it install more apps. I recall some apps may have permission for that (outrageous as it sounds), not sure.

Didn't know that.

It wasn't some kind of overlay screen from another app?

No. It was among recently installed apps.

I haven't got a single file in systemprofile today either. I haven't done anything that can have put an end to it.

[Christian J]

No I meant that one of the old trusted apps may have changed owner, and the new owner sends an update that makes it install more apps. I recall some apps may have permission for that (outrageous as it sounds), not sure.

Didn't know that.

It's likely not permitted by Google Play generally, but maybe Google's control is inefficient (especially for updates).

Not sure if this is tells everything, but if you go to:

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Settings > Apps & Notifications > Advanced > Special App Access > Install unknown apps

the listed apps should have their permissions shown (none allowed in my case).

[pandy]

None? Don't you use your phone for anything?

I never checked. Just uninstalled it. The permission choices are so limited they feel like bogus anyway.

[Christian J]

None? Don't you use your phone for anything?

It's (allegedly) a list of apps that are allowed to install other apps, of course I don't allow that. Or maybe "unknown" means apps outside the Play store?

I never checked. Just uninstalled it.

I meant maybe you can see which of your old apps that had permission to install Bigo Live. That old app should still be in the list.

The permission choices are so limited they feel like bogus anyway.

Yeah, under "Special app access" the summary on my phone says "1 app can use unrestricted data", but in the actual list no app like that is shown, not even when I enable "Show system". Seems reassuring.

[pandy]

Where do you find that list? I'm only aware of the ridiculously few and unspecific permissions for individual apps.

[pandy]

Today systemprofile filled up again.

I made a mistake about the time stamps. I orignally hade files from early 2023 until now. So I thought that was the dates the files were copied to that folder and showed how long this has been going on. Most of today's files have a time stamp from this morning, but a bunch of them are much older, the oldest from 2012! So in reality I have no idea when it started.

I have 8 copies of the one from 2012, all of them have the same time stamp, to the second. The file doesn't exist elsewhere on the computer. It's a freaking DHL logo.

Gaaah!

[Christian J]

Where do you find that list? I'm only aware of the ridiculously few and unspecific permissions for individual apps.

Where I wrote above. You may have to scroll down to the bottom a couple of times.

[Christian J]

It's a freaking DHL logo.

Maybe it comes from an email? Either an email that has later been deleted, or maybe the image was hosted remotely before being copied to Windows.

The attachment didn't work.

[pandy]

Where do you find that list? I'm only aware of the ridiculously few and unspecific permissions for individual apps.

Where I wrote above. You may have to scroll down to the bottom a couple of times.

Ooo. Sorry. I didn't see that. Yes, I have it too. FF was allowed and Files by Google. Turned them off. Thank you.

[pandy]

Maybe it comes from an email? Either an email that has later been deleted, or maybe the image was hosted remotely before being copied to Windows.

Yes, everything does. Attachments, embedded pictures, eml files...

The attachment didn't work.

I know. It was just the GIF. I uploaded it elsewhere but forgot to remove the attachment here.