So I just discovered that SmartTube had malware in it (yay) and so I reset my Chromecast I had it set up on.

What is weird though is that when I reset it now it disconnects from the WiFi all the time like seriously every 10 mins or so AND the Mullvad app was showing up back on it but the thing is I didn't reinstall it.

Is it possible this malware wasn't wiped from the factory reset? Or am I just paranoid?

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[–] 4 points 9 months ago (5 children)

My chromecast does that it is awful. When I unplug it to force restart it it works again for a few hours

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    Its good to know that it might just be the Chromecast itself and not any malware type stuff happening with it.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    The problem is that I do have Smarttube installed and have been for 2 years

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 9 months ago (2 children)

    Damm it so it could be related! Are you going to do another install of it or just roll with it?

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  • [–] 0 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Or factory reset and then don't install SmartTube. Fool me once?

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