OP said: > his tablet is filled with ads poppin frequently out of nowhere (background). Ads that are sometimes contains adult themes. This would imply ads sh

OP said: > his tablet is filled with ads poppin frequently out of nowhere (background). Ads that are sometimes contains adult themes. This would imply ads showing up when not using the dodgy apps in question. Google has an article describing these potential symptoms e.g. "Your browsing seems out of your control, and redirects to unfamiliar pages or ads", "Alerts about a virus or an infected device", "Your contacts have received emails or social media messages from you, but you didn’t send the emails or messages". https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/9924802 https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/9924802 Edit: also these: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/2765944?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/2765944?hl=en&co=GE... https://support.google.com/googleplay/thread/125807511/why-i-am-getting-ads-on-my-phone-s-home-screen-i-don-t-want-it?hl=en https://support.google.com/googleplay/thread/125807511/why-i...