Phones are often not affected by virus attacks in this day and age when compared to desktops and laptops. However, this does not mean that phones are not affected by virus attacks at all. Many a time, you may have complained about your phone hanging continuously or your contacts getting deleted automatically. These are all due to viruses attacking the software of your phone.
Many a time, you may have complained about your phone hanging continuously or your contacts getting deleted automatically. These are all due to viruses attacking the software of your phone.
There are several ways by which a virus can enter your phone. It can be through malicious code, an app or even malware. Almost every day, there are news articles which detail how a hack has resulted in the leaking of personal information along with financial information.
Any kind of malware which can affect all electronic gadgets, mainly laptops and phones. Malware can include computer worms, viruses, Trojans, spyware and ransomware. Among all of these, viruses are the most common type of malware which affects electronics.
Viruses are malware which makes its way to your phone or computer and can harm its programs. These viruses can insert new and malicious code to your phone which can track all kinds of activity which you perform on your phone. This malware can steal all your information, including your financial information, along with sending SMS’ to a random group of people without your knowledge.
The virus can affect your contact list, messages, history of activity, track your location, and access all your passwords. Viruses can not only provide access but also give the ability to manipulate all kinds of data.
There will be many times when you do not realise that your phone has been affected by a virus. Physical or external damage can be seen, however, since damage by the virus is internal, we often don’t pay any heed to it. However, it must be controlled and then fixed to prevent further damage to the phone and your data.
Here are the signs that your phone is affected by a virus:
There are several steps which you can take to remove the virus from your phone. If you have noticed that there might be some malware in your phone, it is important that you fix the phone and remove the virus as fast as possible, before the damage becomes irreversible.
Some of the steps which you can take to remove the virus from the phone are:
Apart from installing the antivirus software, there are many basic steps which can be taken to prevent viruses from harming your phone. Some of these steps are:
Often, we do not pay heed to our phones and a minor issue such as a lag or slowing down does not affect daily life, it is important to keep gadgets safe. Since most of our information is online and is easily accessible through our mobile phones, keeping the phone under safeguard and its information under security is what prevents your information from being affected.
Yes, the malware can be removed by a factory reset.
Some of the malwares that smartphones can be infected by are ransomware, trojan horses, spyware, and adware.
Yes, a smartphone can get infected by malware via suspicious links.
Yes, a smartphone can get infected by malware via email attachments.
Yes, a smartphone can get infected by malware via infected apps.
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