Protect your Mobile Phone from Viruses and Malware

What is a Mobile Phone Virus?

A mobile phone virus is a vicious software program code, just like a computer virus precisely designed and adapted for the mobile phone environment and has been produced to spread from one exposed device to another.

Illustration: Mobile phone virus detected on smartphone

The numbers of mobile malware and worms are invariably on the rise. It has become an alarming menace to the wireless phones and PDA networks. It has become increasingly burdensome to ensure the safety and security against electronic attacks.

 

Mobile devices are mostly afflicted by the following types of malevolent software programs:

 

• Trojan, a malicious program only gets activated through user interaction and once it is activated it affects and damages the device badly by tainting several other applications or the phone itself.
• Worm, transmitted through SMS or MMS and it doesn’t need any user interaction to get activated. This program emulates itself endlessly and spread to other devices.
• Spyware, typically malicious as it spreads user’s personal or sensitive data without user’s assent or approval.

Some of the malicious programs are called Cabir, Ikee, Gingermaster, Duts, DroidKungfu, Skulls and unfortunately there are many others.

 

How to avoid problems regarding viruses and protect your phone against malware?

The best way to protect your device is not to click or accept any unknown messages that you are not fully aware of. Apart from that, you can maintain several things to diminish the chances of actually installing a virus:

• Download a reliable antivirus application in your Smartphone.
• Once you download an antivirus application, remember to scan your mobile often.
• If your phone has Bluetooth functionality, make sure that the Bluetooth functionality is switched to either “Hidden” or “Invisible” mode until and unless you explicitly need it to be visible.
• You can make your device password protected, as this helps to prevent the use of data stored in your phone.
• You should download any content from a trusted or a well-known source to be on the safer side.
• The antivirus application of your phone should be kept updated all the time.
• If your computer or laptop is virus infected, don’t connect your phone to it or share anything until and unless you’re sure that the system is safe.

Here, at GA Repair London, we can also help you with malware and virus removals and to keep your data safe from malicious software attacks. Our virus removal services are inclusive with all repairs till the end of 2015.

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Good luck and keep your mobile phone safe from virus attacks.