Droid 2 Weird screen lock texts...?!!!

[PhantomOperator]

I ordered the Droid 2 from VerizonWireless off their site received the phone and noticed that when I go to the lock screen I get messages like this:

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They are pretty random and sometimes even threatening.

Examples: "you have stolen this phone and it must be returned. You have been reported to Verizon and if not returned we will find you...because there's an app for that."

"captain"

"This phone is owned by "random name" call "number" to return immediately.

(I have called a couple of these and they are legit with the name and number)

Currently it is displaying "This phone belongs to Inah Me (phone number) if lost please call (phone number)

I called tech support and they said that in 30 years of support they've never seen anything like it.

We reset the phone back to stock default uninstalling everything on the phone.

However, when I re-synced, and all the applications and accounts came back online so did the random texts.

I believe some application is doing this that I have installed but which one and why?!

IDEAS?! It's creepy, wacky, and cool.

Maybe I have glitched the matrix and have access to random people's screen displays from around the world!

BTW the phone numbers are from all different parts of the country if you were wondering.

But seriously...HELP!

 

[aminaked]

List your apps, widgets, wallpapers, whatever.

Reboot in safe mode and see if it still does it. It won't because it is almost certainly some app you installed.

 

[PhantomOperator]

How do i boot into safemode on the Droid 2? Where is the menu key?

Here is the list from my manage applications. I just went to ALL so I wouldn't miss anything.

3G Mobile Hotspot
Account and Sync Settings
Accounts
Accounts Storage
Admin Notifier
Adobe Flash Player 10.1
Adobe Reader
AdService
Advanced Task Killer Free
Alarm & Timer
Amazon
Amazon MP3
Android Lightsaber
Android Live Wallpapers
Android System
antivirus
ASTRO
AtCommandService
Backgrounds
Backup Assistant
Backup Assistant (listed twice)
Barcode Scanner
Battery Manager
Blockbuster
Bluetooth Share
BluetoothDun
blur.res
Browser
Bump
Calculator
Calendar
Calendar Service
Calendar Storage
Calendar Sync Adapter
Camera
CarDock
Certificate Installer
Chrome to Phone
City ID
com.android.providers.ap..etc
com.android.providers.user
come.google.android.feedback
com.motorola.android.oma...etc
com.motorola.android.sync...etc
come.motorola.android.wmd
com.motorola.atcmd.plugin
com.motorola.atmcd.plugin (listed twice)
com.motorola.hiddenmenu
com.motorola.phoneaddons
com.motorola.photowidget
Compass
Compass Calibrator
Contacts
Contacts Storage
Contacts Sync
Contacts Sync Adapter
ContactsData
ContactsUnconnected
CoolDownMode
Coupons
DailyHoroscope
Data Manager
Data Manager Service
Date and Time
Desk Home
Dialer
Dialer Storage
Dictionary.com
Digital Rain
DLNA
DlnaSystemService
DMService
Download Manager
DRM Protected Content Sto...etc.
Droid Eye
DroidLight
Earth
Email
Email Engine
Emergency Alert
Facebook
Files
First Aid
FOTA
FoxyRing
Gallery
Gensoid Lite
Global Unplug
Gmail
Google Backup Transport
Google Partner Setup
Google Search
Google Services Framework
Google Sky Map
Help Center
Home
Home screen tips
HTML Viewer
IMDb
Kindle
Last.fm
LastPass
Live Wallpaper Picker
LocationProxyDmPlugin
Magic Smoke Wallpapers
Maps
Market
Market Updater
Master Clear Error Reporter
Media audio Effects
Media Container Service
Media Storage
MediaShare
MediaSync
Messages
Messaging
Mobile Banking
Moov
MotoLocate
Motorola Services
Motorola Storage Monitor
Movies
MtlrDialog
Multi-touch keyboard
Music
Music Visualization Wallpaper
My uploads
My verizon Mobile
Nesoid Lite
Network Location
News
News and Weather
NFS Shift
OMA Client Provisioning
OMA Download
Package Installer
Pandora
PdaNet
PGM System
Phoenix (don't judge me)
PhoneFlicks
Photo Workshop
Pico TTS
Policy Manager Service
Policy Manager Service (listed twice)
Print to Retail
Programming Menu
Quick Contact
Quickoffice
RealCalc
Rich Clipboard
Ringdroid
Robo Defense FREE
Scanner Radio
SDMService
Settings
Settings Storage
Settings Storage (different icon but listed twice)
Setup Wizard
Shark ( I don't have a rooted phone yet so I can't use it)
Shazam
Shopper
SIM Toolkit
Skype mobile
Slacker
SNesoid Lite
Social Messaging
Social Messaging Service
Social Networking
Social Sharing
Social Status
Sound Recorder
Sticky Note
Street View
Swype
Sync Service
Talk
Terminal Emulator
Text Messaging
The Weather Channel
TiKL - Touch to Talk (Beta)
Toggle Widgets
TTS Service
TV.com
TweetDeck
Twidroyd
Universal Inbox
updater
Upgrader
Urban Dictionary
usb
VClipboard
Video Editor Lite
Video Player
Visualization
Voice Commands
Voice Readouts
Voice Search
Voicemail
VPN Services
Weather
Wifi Analyzer
WmdrmPushReciever
Work Contacts
YouTube
Zoom Mode


*slightly out of breath*
Well...*pant*...that's it...*pant* any ideas?

 

[eliassami5]

you could have just listed the apps you downloaded..not ALL the apps on your phone but ok lol.

I would uninstall the Bolded ones unless they are system apps and not downloaded apps, the bold underlined one i have no idea what it is but if its an app from the market you should prob uninstall it.

How do i boot into safemode on the Droid 2? Where is the menu key?

Here is the list from my manage applications. I just went to ALL so I wouldn't miss anything.

3G Mobile Hotspot
Account and Sync Settings
Accounts
Accounts Storage
Admin Notifier
Adobe Flash Player 10.1
Adobe Reader
AdService
Advanced Task Killer Free
Alarm & Timer
Amazon
Amazon MP3
Android Lightsaber
Android Live Wallpapers
Android System
antivirus
ASTRO
AtCommandService
Backgrounds
Backup Assistant
Backup Assistant (listed twice)
Barcode Scanner
Battery Manager
Blockbuster
Bluetooth Share
BluetoothDun
blur.res
Browser
Bump
Calculator
Calendar
Calendar Service
Calendar Storage
Calendar Sync Adapter
Camera
CarDock
Certificate Installer
Chrome to Phone
City ID
com.android.providers.ap..etc
com.android.providers.user
come.google.android.feedback
com.motorola.android.oma...etc
com.motorola.android.sync...etc
come.motorola.android.wmd
com.motorola.atcmd.plugin
com.motorola.atmcd.plugin (listed twice)
com.motorola.hiddenmenu
com.motorola.phoneaddons
com.motorola.photowidget
Compass
Compass Calibrator
Contacts
Contacts Storage
Contacts Sync
Contacts Sync Adapter
ContactsData
ContactsUnconnected
CoolDownMode
Coupons
DailyHoroscope
Data Manager
Data Manager Service
Date and Time
Desk Home
Dialer
Dialer Storage
Dictionary.com
Digital Rain
DLNA
DlnaSystemService
DMService
Download Manager
DRM Protected Content Sto...etc.
Droid Eye
DroidLight
Earth
Email
Email Engine
Emergency Alert
Facebook
Files
First Aid
FOTA
FoxyRing
Gallery
Gensoid Lite
Global Unplug
Gmail
Google Backup Transport
Google Partner Setup
Google Search
Google Services Framework
Google Sky Map
Help Center
Home
Home screen tips
HTML Viewer
IMDb
Kindle
Last.fm
LastPass
Live Wallpaper Picker
LocationProxyDmPlugin
Magic Smoke Wallpapers
Maps
Market
Market Updater
Master Clear Error Reporter
Media audio Effects
Media Container Service
Media Storage
MediaShare
MediaSync
Messages
Messaging
Mobile Banking
Moov
MotoLocate
Motorola Services
Motorola Storage Monitor
Movies
MtlrDialog
Multi-touch keyboard
Music
Music Visualization Wallpaper
My uploads
My verizon Mobile
Nesoid Lite
Network Location
News
News and Weather
NFS Shift
OMA Client Provisioning
OMA Download
Package Installer
Pandora
PdaNet
PGM System
Phoenix (don't judge me)
PhoneFlicks
Photo Workshop
Pico TTS
Policy Manager Service
Policy Manager Service (listed twice)
Print to Retail
Programming Menu
Quick Contact
Quickoffice
RealCalc
Rich Clipboard
Ringdroid
Robo Defense FREE
Scanner Radio
SDMService
Settings
Settings Storage
Settings Storage (different icon but listed twice)
Setup Wizard
Shark ( I don't have a rooted phone yet so I can't use it)
Shazam
Shopper
SIM Toolkit
Skype mobile
Slacker
SNesoid Lite
Social Messaging
Social Messaging Service
Social Networking
Social Sharing
Social Status
Sound Recorder
Sticky Note
Street View
Swype
Sync Service
Talk
Terminal Emulator
Text Messaging
The Weather Channel
TiKL - Touch to Talk (Beta)
Toggle Widgets
TTS Service
TV.com
TweetDeck
Twidroyd
Universal Inbox
updater
Upgrader
Urban Dictionary
usb
VClipboard
Video Editor Lite
Video Player
Visualization
Voice Commands
Voice Readouts
Voice Search
Voicemail
VPN Services
Weather
Wifi Analyzer
WmdrmPushReciever
Work Contacts
YouTube
Zoom Mode


*slightly out of breath*
Well...*pant*...that's it...*pant* any ideas?

 

[PhantomOperator]

Yes I know but something malicious could have been there and I wouldn't even know it. Better safe than sorry.

besides...I assume it would have been asked from me eventually

 

[PhantomOperator]

Anyone know what the menu key is on this thing? I have searched and still no avail. Just wanna boot in safemode.

 

[eliassami5]

Anyone know what the menu key is on this thing? I have searched and still no avail. Just wanna boot in safemode.

what menu key are you speaking of?

EDIT: oh you want to boot into safe mode, they have removed the menu key from the hardware keyboard on the D2 so i would try holding power and OK or power and Alt or power and the back arrow to see if they do anything. You should see safe mode written on the lower left of the screen if you boot into safe mode.

 

[PhantomOperator]

Exactly...

There is no menu key...so how do I boot it into safemode?

 

[PhantomOperator]

Wow! It was the Antivirus program! What the hell?!

you could have just listed the apps you downloaded..not ALL the apps on your phone but ok lol.

I would uninstall the Bolded ones unless they are system apps and not downloaded apps, the bold underlined one i have no idea what it is but if its an app from the market you should prob uninstall it.

How do i boot into safemode on the Droid 2? Where is the menu key?

Here is the list from my manage applications. I just went to ALL so I wouldn't miss anything.

3G Mobile Hotspot
Account and Sync Settings
Accounts
Accounts Storage
Admin Notifier
Adobe Flash Player 10.1
Adobe Reader
AdService
Advanced Task Killer Free
Alarm & Timer
Amazon
Amazon MP3
Android Lightsaber
Android Live Wallpapers
Android System
antivirus
ASTRO
AtCommandService
Backgrounds
Backup Assistant
Backup Assistant (listed twice)
Barcode Scanner
Battery Manager
Blockbuster
Bluetooth Share
BluetoothDun
blur.res
Browser
Bump
Calculator
Calendar
Calendar Service
Calendar Storage
Calendar Sync Adapter
Camera
CarDock
Certificate Installer
Chrome to Phone
City ID
com.android.providers.ap..etc
com.android.providers.user
come.google.android.feedback
com.motorola.android.oma...etc
com.motorola.android.sync...etc
come.motorola.android.wmd
com.motorola.atcmd.plugin
com.motorola.atmcd.plugin (listed twice)
com.motorola.hiddenmenu
com.motorola.phoneaddons
com.motorola.photowidget
Compass
Compass Calibrator
Contacts
Contacts Storage
Contacts Sync
Contacts Sync Adapter
ContactsData
ContactsUnconnected
CoolDownMode
Coupons
DailyHoroscope
Data Manager
Data Manager Service
Date and Time
Desk Home
Dialer
Dialer Storage
Dictionary.com
Digital Rain
DLNA
DlnaSystemService
DMService
Download Manager
DRM Protected Content Sto...etc.
Droid Eye
DroidLight
Earth
Email
Email Engine
Emergency Alert
Facebook
Files
First Aid
FOTA
FoxyRing
Gallery
Gensoid Lite
Global Unplug
Gmail
Google Backup Transport
Google Partner Setup
Google Search
Google Services Framework
Google Sky Map
Help Center
Home
Home screen tips
HTML Viewer
IMDb
Kindle
Last.fm
LastPass
Live Wallpaper Picker
LocationProxyDmPlugin
Magic Smoke Wallpapers
Maps
Market
Market Updater
Master Clear Error Reporter
Media audio Effects
Media Container Service
Media Storage
MediaShare
MediaSync
Messages
Messaging
Mobile Banking
Moov
MotoLocate
Motorola Services
Motorola Storage Monitor
Movies
MtlrDialog
Multi-touch keyboard
Music
Music Visualization Wallpaper
My uploads
My verizon Mobile
Nesoid Lite
Network Location
News
News and Weather
NFS Shift
OMA Client Provisioning
OMA Download
Package Installer
Pandora
PdaNet
PGM System
Phoenix (don't judge me)
PhoneFlicks
Photo Workshop
Pico TTS
Policy Manager Service
Policy Manager Service (listed twice)
Print to Retail
Programming Menu
Quick Contact
Quickoffice
RealCalc
Rich Clipboard
Ringdroid
Robo Defense FREE
Scanner Radio
SDMService
Settings
Settings Storage
Settings Storage (different icon but listed twice)
Setup Wizard
Shark ( I don't have a rooted phone yet so I can't use it)
Shazam
Shopper
SIM Toolkit
Skype mobile
Slacker
SNesoid Lite
Social Messaging
Social Messaging Service
Social Networking
Social Sharing
Social Status
Sound Recorder
Sticky Note
Street View
Swype
Sync Service
Talk
Terminal Emulator
Text Messaging
The Weather Channel
TiKL - Touch to Talk (Beta)
Toggle Widgets
TTS Service
TV.com
TweetDeck
Twidroyd
Universal Inbox
updater
Upgrader
Urban Dictionary
usb
VClipboard
Video Editor Lite
Video Player
Visualization
Voice Commands
Voice Readouts
Voice Search
Voicemail
VPN Services
Weather
Wifi Analyzer
WmdrmPushReciever
Work Contacts
YouTube
Zoom Mode


*slightly out of breath*
Well...*pant*...that's it...*pant* any ideas?

 

[PhantomOperator]

Welp I was wrong...it wasn't the antivirus they just disappeared temporarily. the random texts are back. Apparently I need to Return my phone to "insert name" and call "insert phone number"

 

[PhantomOperator]

Uninstalled all of them except for CoolDown because it looked like a system requirement.

Still nadda.

Wow! It was the Antivirus program! What the hell?!

you could have just listed the apps you downloaded..not ALL the apps on your phone but ok lol.

I would uninstall the Bolded ones unless they are system apps and not downloaded apps, the bold underlined one i have no idea what it is but if its an app from the market you should prob uninstall it.

How do i boot into safemode on the Droid 2? Where is the menu key?

Here is the list from my manage applications. I just went to ALL so I wouldn't miss anything.

3G Mobile Hotspot
Account and Sync Settings
Accounts
Accounts Storage
Admin Notifier
Adobe Flash Player 10.1
Adobe Reader
AdService
Advanced Task Killer Free
Alarm & Timer
Amazon
Amazon MP3
Android Lightsaber
Android Live Wallpapers
Android System
antivirus
ASTRO
AtCommandService
Backgrounds
Backup Assistant
Backup Assistant (listed twice)
Barcode Scanner
Battery Manager
Blockbuster
Bluetooth Share
BluetoothDun
blur.res
Browser
Bump
Calculator
Calendar
Calendar Service
Calendar Storage
Calendar Sync Adapter
Camera
CarDock
Certificate Installer
Chrome to Phone
City ID
com.android.providers.ap..etc
com.android.providers.user
come.google.android.feedback
com.motorola.android.oma...etc
com.motorola.android.sync...etc
come.motorola.android.wmd
com.motorola.atcmd.plugin
com.motorola.atmcd.plugin (listed twice)
com.motorola.hiddenmenu
com.motorola.phoneaddons
com.motorola.photowidget
Compass
Compass Calibrator
Contacts
Contacts Storage
Contacts Sync
Contacts Sync Adapter
ContactsData
ContactsUnconnected
CoolDownMode
Coupons
DailyHoroscope
Data Manager
Data Manager Service
Date and Time
Desk Home
Dialer
Dialer Storage
Dictionary.com
Digital Rain
DLNA
DlnaSystemService
DMService
Download Manager
DRM Protected Content Sto...etc.
Droid Eye
DroidLight
Earth
Email
Email Engine
Emergency Alert
Facebook
Files
First Aid
FOTA
FoxyRing
Gallery
Gensoid Lite
Global Unplug
Gmail
Google Backup Transport
Google Partner Setup
Google Search
Google Services Framework
Google Sky Map
Help Center
Home
Home screen tips
HTML Viewer
IMDb
Kindle
Last.fm
LastPass
Live Wallpaper Picker
LocationProxyDmPlugin
Magic Smoke Wallpapers
Maps
Market
Market Updater
Master Clear Error Reporter
Media audio Effects
Media Container Service
Media Storage
MediaShare
MediaSync
Messages
Messaging
Mobile Banking
Moov
MotoLocate
Motorola Services
Motorola Storage Monitor
Movies
MtlrDialog
Multi-touch keyboard
Music
Music Visualization Wallpaper
My uploads
My verizon Mobile
Nesoid Lite
Network Location
News
News and Weather
NFS Shift
OMA Client Provisioning
OMA Download
Package Installer
Pandora
PdaNet
PGM System
Phoenix (don't judge me)
PhoneFlicks
Photo Workshop
Pico TTS
Policy Manager Service
Policy Manager Service (listed twice)
Print to Retail
Programming Menu
Quick Contact
Quickoffice
RealCalc
Rich Clipboard
Ringdroid
Robo Defense FREE
Scanner Radio
SDMService
Settings
Settings Storage
Settings Storage (different icon but listed twice)
Setup Wizard
Shark ( I don't have a rooted phone yet so I can't use it)
Shazam
Shopper
SIM Toolkit
Skype mobile
Slacker
SNesoid Lite
Social Messaging
Social Messaging Service
Social Networking
Social Sharing
Social Status
Sound Recorder
Sticky Note
Street View
Swype
Sync Service
Talk
Terminal Emulator
Text Messaging
The Weather Channel
TiKL - Touch to Talk (Beta)
Toggle Widgets
TTS Service
TV.com
TweetDeck
Twidroyd
Universal Inbox
updater
Upgrader
Urban Dictionary
usb
VClipboard
Video Editor Lite
Video Player
Visualization
Voice Commands
Voice Readouts
Voice Search
Voicemail
VPN Services
Weather
Wifi Analyzer
WmdrmPushReciever
Work Contacts
YouTube
Zoom Mode


*slightly out of breath*
Well...*pant*...that's it...*pant* any ideas?

 

[eliassami5]

i dunno what to tell you, you might have entered your number online somewhere and maybe your number was sold off to a spamming company? I would just do a factory reset, dont install any apps for like 2 days and see if they stop, if not then its time to change numbers.

 

[aminaked]

CoolDown looked like a system requirement? What do you mean? Is it in the market as one of your downloads or not?

Oh, and I have NO CLUE how to put a Droid 2 into safe mode.

 

[PhantomOperator]

Found the issue!

It was in fact the antivirus program.

I checked out some reviews from other Droid 2 users about the program and they all experienced the exact same problems.

Apparently it collects your personal information and distributes it on the screens "randomly" of other users who have installed the software.

Soooo...do I really need an antivirus program for my Droid? If so...any suggestions?

Apparently the goal of that program was to drain the battery very quickly and take personal information.

Been uninstalled most of the afternoon and still no freaky messages. Thank the Gods!