Android users I'm here with cool security tip on how to protect your android device from Stagefright Exploit. Stagefright is a native media playback tool used by Android and all these weaknesses reside in it. Drake states that they are all "remote code execution" bugs, allowing malicious hackers to infiltrate devices and ex-filtrate private data.
This vulnerability come to know previous week and now many android users are conscious about this. But you can't overcome from this until you remove or say disable all the factors responsible for this.
So for this you just have to follow my complete guide discussed below to proceed.

[big] How To Protect Your Android Phone from Stagefright Exploit [/big]

Time to secure your device from this vulnerability that can exploit your android even at lock screen. And with this my guide you can disable the apps that get triggered for this attack to work. So proceed with the steps below to proceed.

How Stagefright Exploit Can Be Dangerous For Your Android Phone

In this new vulnerability attackers will just need your phone number to send you a multimedia MMS that will get to the android that vulnerable to this exploit. And the MMS will auto retrieve from the locked screen and lock will get opens and the code will get executed in the android device and the hackers will have access to data of the target device. And this attack is more dangerous than phishing attack as this the code will auto implement in the android with this exploit.

How To Check If Your Device Is Vulnerable To Stagefright Exploit

You can check if your android is vulnerable to this exploit with a cool android app called Stagefright Detector
This app will scan your device and will show if your device is vulnerable or not.


If this app say your device is not vulnerable, then you are secure and lucky too. But if not then proceed with below guide to secure your device.

Steps To Protect Your Android Device from Stagefright Exploit

#1 Uncheck Auto-retrieve MMS In Hangout App

Hangout app is major vulnerable to this attack as it automatically receive MMS which you can disable by clicking the three line, sign in app and then go to Settings -> SMS and there uncheck the Auto-retrieve MMS.


#2 Uncheck Auto-retrieve MMS In Default Messaging App

To do this you have to go to Settings -> Multimedia Messages (MMS) and there uncheck the Auto-retrieve MMS.


#3 Disabling Auto-retrieve In Google Messenger App

If you are using Google messenger app then you need to disable auto retrieve there also which you can do by going to Settings -> "Advanced" and then disable the "Auto-retrieve".


With these, all the attacking MMS will not get automatically opened and trigger this exploit and your device will be secure.

Source: http://go.supremewap.com/?11182885765/?How-To-Protect-Your-Android-Device-From-Stagefright-Exploit

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