Vital signs of unfamiliar software are present in safe mode: TopBuzz in Galaxy Note8
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In **Device Maintenance** system app on Samsung Galaxy Note8, there is a **TopBuzz** cache shown when caches are being cleaned . **Also in the safe mode.**
It reappears as a cleanup item every few minutes together with **System cache** item and they show 82 MB to clean up.
Since nothing like that is installed, I originally thought this is a sign of a malware, but after rebooting to the safe mode, the behavior continues and both items are re-appearing every few minutes in 82 MB size.
**Is *TopBuzz* normal part of Note8 built-in software or is it possible that it somehow got into the phone later? How can I determine what is happening here?**
Additional details:
* The phone is not rooted.
* Android 8.0.0.
* 5 anti-virus scanners did not find any issue with **TopBuzz**.
* I reviewed the entire app list in the safe mode and found nothing like that.
* Despite the name on the above screenshot, I did not find a public or hidden cache called TopBuzz using *SD Maid* app. Any other caches shown by *SD Maid* contain only few kilobytes after cleanup, 82 MB is nowhere to be found. But TopBuzz + System cache still show that 82 MB size in Device Maintenance app.
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Update: Samsung support replied me that "TopBuzz is not a part of their device".

Asked by miroxlav
(247 rep)
Jan 8, 2019, 09:52 PM
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Last activity: Dec 2, 2019, 04:35 PM