We all have our favorite apps on Play store as well as Apple store. But there’s one thing we all eager to use the freeware apps on these platforms. If these free apps are there for extra features of our favourite apps then High influence to download these apps has observed. This situation creates market for Mobile Apps Malware.
Malware is malicious software written for taking advantage of security’s loop holes and intended to harm host system like smart phones, laptop and other digital devices. Apps that seems legitimate on Google Play or Apple store may be requesting unnecessary permission or taking advantage of granted permission.
Malware never comes face to face to us. It always hidden in first. It can come either in the form of uncertified app or most commonly a download link that contains pirated content. Sometimes open wireless network also causes mobile malwares. In simple terms where’s loop in security there’s chance of mobile malware.
Most commonly malware spread out in file system and hidden at first. It courruped existing file structure by adding or modifying key files to run a system. Also it can steal your personal or financial information. This is total security breach. We have to carefully clean up our mobile to fight this.
First of all you need to identify whether your mobile working odd or unexpectedly. This can be the first sign of infected system. Any app or files that is not from verified source can be a malware if it seems legitimate but acting suspicious. Also there’s known apps we occassionally can observe in news suspended from app stores by Govt.
First of all you need to backup important data like contacts or any file because this infected system needs cleaning. So we can format our phone. This is easiest method to resolve malware issue but sometimes it’s not easy to format because of large amount of data. For this instance we can verify from app stores that whether there’s security notification for an app is there?
Secondly we can scan our files from reputed antivirus like from any computer. Don’t trust free antivirus apps that mostly can be malware itself.
Mobile Apps Malware is most common issue that in general we faces. This cover story focus on the same and also suggest some common resolution of this problem. How this article works for you tell us below ? in comments section. Stay tuned with The Smart Innovator for such exciting stories.
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