Install Flix Vision APK V3.1.1r - Firestick & Android TV (2025)
@pirate77. Thank you.
I just tested the 3.1.1r version and VirusTotal is yellow and 5 possible viruses.
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i use a stick so not a problem nothing to gain maybe false positives thanks anyway
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@Mslea , yup, thatâs what I found too, I still use it, but I make sure to force stop it after Iâm done.
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Here is what I found and why I wonât use or recommend the app.
A few months ago, users reported that the Flix Vision app was making unsolicited network requests (signs of internet sharing/botnet). Being a reverse engineer myself, I decided to look into the latest version of the app and check for potential malicious code.
I have discovered that the Flix Vision app has code that, at the developerâs discretion, can remotely enable an internet-sharing SDK called TraffMonetizer that runs in the background. This turns the users of the Flix Vision app into exit nodes for residential proxy services that can perform web scraping and other malicious/illegal activities 1,2, using the userâs internet connection, without their consent or knowledge. The developers of Flix Vision get revenue from TraffMonetizer for selling userâs internet connections.
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@Timwort ,
I have other apps I use daily, so I just deleted it. No need for me to use an app with yellow or red warnings. I was going to just check the current version out. I used it years ago and was going to see if it had any new features.
Can someone explain why flixvision disappears on the MeCool box but does not disappear on the fire stick, could it be a setting in the MeCool box that needs to be changed? Can someone help?
Is play protect on? Thatâs why
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How do I turn that on?
You want to turn that off. Itâs in Google play store. Click on your account avatar top right once you open play store, then click on manage apps & devices and it should be right on the top.
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@PapaS is Right, sorry I should have been clear about âoffâ.
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Thank you for this!!! It just stopped today with a warning from Amazon and I thought the Fire TV was flagging apps like this. WHile itâs probably time to switch away from Fire TV, we werenât ready just yet, and Amazon might be doing some good for once.
Latest update to fire os on fire stick 4k max is marking flixvision and disabling it. It isnt possible to allow and enable on the firestick as its not governed by play protect. Its still possible to install and run 3.1.1. though
i am using the new onn plus, and installed flix vision. a popup appeared yesterday ssaying, " flixvision is a fake app and that it was stealing my information". is this true? should i delete the app or continue to use the app?
It has been reported on GitHub to have malicious code. It is your call to use it or not.
Interesting, I installed flixvision on my Onn 4k Plus box a couple of days ago and didnât see this (of course, a couple of days is a lifetime these digital days)!
If you use. Virus Total it will report 5 hits, there was a version that had 6, at the time of the 6 hits it was reported to use your bandwidth, if you examine the 5 hits from Virus Total the hits are listed possible but doesnât report actual viruses.
I still have it installed on a Onn Plus and Pro, I made it a point to monitor traffic through my switch to that device, there was never any activity. If I use the app I always kill it (forse stop) after I am done.
The app doesnât worry me, I have seen malicious apps on some unlink stores, so in the end you need to make a decision about the app and where you get it.
As far as the warning, that play protect, turn it off.
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I have it on my Onn 4k pro, it disappeared the other day, when I went to download it again, I got the message. I did go back and find version 3.0.0 and no pop up. I may have to figure out this virus scan thing.
Apparently,. This version is different. The consensus seems to be to avoid it. It might not be a bad idea to put a disclaimer in the download page warning others instead of just mentioning Amazon blocked it. I found a lot of disinformation on Telegram saying ALL third party apps with many likes or upvotes are now blocked by Amazon.
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