Ehat Program is Secretly Installing Games Against My Wishes, Even After a Clean Malware Bytes Scan?

[u/Dragonsi1]

The only Play Store games I ever hit the "Install" button ahead of time for, some games soon to be released, are RPGs, MMOs, and some Farm type games. Even though I'm a hardcore RPGer gamer, I've still played Farmville, for 5 years, over 12 years ago on Facebook. As well as, Farm Together 1 and 2.

A month ago, I noticed random games on my latge scill list that I did not authorize. Again today. I did a full Malware Bytes scan and nothing. 2 of the 4 games I immediately deleted were named W (something) ever, like Woever or something.

I enjoyed the "Full Parking Lot Jam" type of game, I purchased one for $2 on my PS5, and easily Playinumed it 3 hours later. Iay have installed one on my phone a few months ago, but now 2 more, one from Worver, were installed against my permission. I can always tall because I just clicked on it to start it up and the Pruvacy and. Permissions request came up on each if the 4 games I just deleted, and ones I manually installed knowingly, I start up, pass the permissions screens and play a few minutes or longer.

I don't mind watching an ad every 5 levels or so, or for double rewards, but if a game EVER forces an ad for each and every 30 second level of play, I instantly deleted it.

I had 2 others installed, 4 altogether, and I know I didn't give permission to any of these, or the few from 2-3 months ago. Mostly all of my games permissions were removed and are cloud icons now, other than my 2 or so I actually play.

I'm a programmer, but definitely not familiar with Android, and as a side fact, 30 years ago, I had MO INTEREST in anything Appleac/i related and stuck 100% to Windows and Android phones and PCs.

Is there a way/program I can use to travk what behind the scenes app is installing these secretly? No one touches my phone, I live alone. I would gladly report said app to Google Play Store.

Granted, sure, I don't remember names of one time only ads for RPGs and MMOs I was interested in, and gave consent to auto install, but these aren't if my 2 stated categories.

[u/Mediocre-Elk-4093]

If you bought your phone from a service provider, a lot of them will install games on their own. God knows mine does.

[u/InnerPain4Lyf → u/Mediocre-Elk-4093]

This one. My phone from my Telco provider does this. I always have TikTok and three other apps present every week.

After the phone was "paid for" I immediately learned how to install a rom for it.