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[Q] [xposed] appears to have reset my rom!

Last night I updated three modules on my Gal.S4 running Liquidsmooth Rom. I then noticed my framework needed an update, so i did so using the typical "classical write." It completed successfully something like 54/54 packets then prompted a reboot.
When my phone rebooted, everything went wrong. The ROM appears to have reset itself to a default state (including wallpaper, default apps, and replacing my "Buzz launcher" with the previously uninstalled "Google Now."
Hangouts now reports that it requires Google Play Services, which was obviously installed correctly before the update. this is also indicated by "an application requires instalation" error notification. The Play store opens to a white page.
Interestingly all of my settings appear intact including my status-bar, Halo notifications, saved wifi, etc including custom colors.
When i view both the internal and external sd, the file structure appears intact including but not limited to, storage/emulated/0/Android/DATA. in this directory i see the "com" directories for my apps, but they appear to be missing the physical files.
Other files in Emulated/0 are still there including pictures and the other normal directories which are NOT empty. i believe this shows that it didn't wipe my /data partiton?
I have tried wiping the cache and Davlik cache since that ususally fixes basic bugs. the "optimizing apps" dialog listed something like 95 apps while my app drawer shows only 24 and i think i had over 100 last time i wiped the davlik
i do not think i did anything but update Xposed and a few of its modules
Thank you for your time

That's definitely not related to the Xposed framework. Might be some script you have installed, but it's probably best to ask in your ROM's Q&A thread or device Q&A forum.

[Q] My Download Agent stopped working

I have a standard Sony ROM 4.1.2, only rooted. Recently I lost any possibility to download any file with my mobile. I can launch Google Play, I can browse internet with browser. Actually I can do anything normally, apart from downloading files. I.e. when I start downloading anything from Google store I got stuck in "Downloading" state. No download icon on status bar appears.
What I can do to try to work it around is to reboot the phone. Then, in some seldom cases, this one particular file gets downloaded after reboot. However in most cases, when I check Google Play I see "Waiting for network" information, while network and data transfer is on. Nevertheless it just works this way only for one file after reboot. No other file can be downloaded.
What I can say else is that I get "Unfortunately process.gapps has stopped" and "Google Play has been stopped" on reboot every time. I am not sure if this is related to my problem since I was receiveing this information also before my problems with Dowlona Agent has started.
My Download Agent (stock Sony ver. 4.1.2-Aff_nw) appears on list of normally working apps. Strange thing is that when downloading I Force Stop Download Agent, download icon in status bar appears, but no downloading is started.
What I would like the most is to reinstall current or install a new Download Agent/Manager. I would like really to avoid restoring original mobile software, then rooting and getting all apps downloaded and configured.

I think I found solution myself. I made a copy of Download Agent with Titanium Backup. Then I removed Download Agent and reinstall it - again with Titanium Backup. I reinstall just app, without data. Then reboot of the device and now the downloading works OK.

For those having no plug-in error

This is for those that get a No Plug-In error with Samsung Gear Manager on Lollipop (may work with others but not sure):
After countless hours of trying different Gear manager downloads I finally figured out what was wrong with Gear Manager. Apparently Lollipop looks at permissions differently and will fail installs that have duplicate permissions, and installing an app will yield 'App not installed', but wont show why. For me it was the gear1 plugin apk that was failing.
To find out why, I tried through adb with adb install "name".apk and it came back with a duplicate permission error. In my case it turned out to be Gear Tag Writer using a Samsung BT permission. So:
If you have Gear Tag Writer then uninstall it and try your install again.
If not, adb install the apk and see what error comes back and deal with that individual app that is causing this. Afterwards your Gear Manager should install the plugin or you could do it manually and things should work.
This also helped me to get the watch to connect to gear manager on gpe rom for my s4, but not much functionality due to lack of samsung TW apps

How do I remove com.ezzebd.systemmonitor?

I installed an app called "System Monitor" while following a guide to rooting my HTC Desire 626 it appears to be malicious as I cannot un-install, disable or stop it using regular tools.
(I followed this guide: http://www.skyneel.com/2015/08/how-to-root-htc-desire-626s-without-pc.html
and installed this software Root_tool_V4.80.apk from this site: http://d-h.st/w6Os)
Attempting to un-install it with Malware Antibytes fails as the app seems to be intercepting all attempts to remove it . Whatever app or method I try to remove it with is shut down as soon as I tap un-install.
I think the original .apk has been replaced with something borderline suspicious. There is a page for the app that is now running on reverse.it:
https://www.reverse.it/sample/cab7c...510dfb21f1718a6fdce982a6bddd0?environmentId=8
Can anyone help??

any luck with this..facing same problem

I got rid of it on my Android device with Es File Explorer. Open ES, use the menu to find the installed Apps and select the offending System Monitor app. You will see it shows com.ezzebd.systemmonitor as the package name. Close the pop up details and tap and hold on the System Monitor app, you can select the properties button at the bottom of ES. This takes you to the uninstall/force stop screen. Choose Force Stop, say ok when prompted, and then Uninstall. It may throw you back to your home screen between the force stop and uninstall, I can't remember, but persevere if it does.
Hope that helps.

Thank you thank you! Using the ES File Explorer worked!

OTA Update on rooted device and/or how to remove notification on settings icon

After rooting some time ago, I have now received a notification of an ota update. A small red number 1 now appears on my settings icon and on my tools folder because the Updater app is in the tools folder.
I am not really keen to perform the ota update as my phone is working well at present, but I would like to get rid of the notifications mentioned here.
If this is not possible, I will proceed with the update but would like some advice as to how to proceed as I have TWRP recovery and phone is rooted. I can flash back stock recovery if need be but what about root and root access after the update if I must do the update?
EDIT:
OK. I found a solution to get rid of the notification "badges" that were attached to my settings and updater icons:
Using Titanium Pro, I selected the Updater App and then Wiped Data. I proceeded to freeze the Updater App. This removed the notification from the notification bar and the updater icon, but not from the settings icon. I proceeded to reboot the phone and the Defrost the Updater App. I then opened up Settings, scrolled down to Updater and opened it. The app was now now clear of any data and the "check for Updates" button was available. I closed the Update App and noticed now that the "badge" on the settings icon was gone. I very quickly went back to Titanium and froze the Updater App again. Whew - All is back to normal and I do not have to install the update to get rid of the notifications.