App installed on its own without me knowing. Is my system compromised?
by redromnon from LinuxQuestions.org on (#57840)
I have a HP 14s Laptop that is dual booted with Windows 10 and Zorin OS 15.2. My Firewall is enabled.
Everything was normal untill I found a very peculiar thing. Telegram, the messaging app, had got installed automatically. I am 100% sure that I didn't have any intention of installing it. It wasn't there since the beginning.
So when I tried to uninstall it, I just couldn't.
The app name didn't fall under the dpkg --list nor the Software Store showed "Installed" or "Remove" but just "Install", indicating that the app isn't installed. I don't think it's because of a bug.
I had to remove Telegram by restoring my system using Timeshift.
What could be the reason?
Everything was normal untill I found a very peculiar thing. Telegram, the messaging app, had got installed automatically. I am 100% sure that I didn't have any intention of installing it. It wasn't there since the beginning.
So when I tried to uninstall it, I just couldn't.
The app name didn't fall under the dpkg --list nor the Software Store showed "Installed" or "Remove" but just "Install", indicating that the app isn't installed. I don't think it's because of a bug.
I had to remove Telegram by restoring my system using Timeshift.
What could be the reason?