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How To Avoid And Remove Virus From Your Android Phones by Jaydrakes5(m): 7:34pm On Jun 26, 2017
There are many kinds of viruses in the form of apps which you download mistakenly from
insecure sources. Like when browsing through some download sites, you get this alert that vibrates your phone and says “Speed up your device” or “your device is infected”. There are different
kinds of sneaky texts asking you to download different kinds of apps which are malicious.
These are the biggest Android viruses that have risen in recent years Trojan, Mazar, Googlian etc
The best and secure way to avoid getting malicious apps and viruses is to donwload your Apps on Google Playstore
What these Malicious viruses does to your Phone
* You may experience that your phone is very slow and hangs regularly
* These viruses steals into your personal information and sends texts without you knowing
* They even download other apps which some may not be malicious
* Finally, These viruses can end up destroying your phone, almost making it impossible to use your Mobile Data.
How to Avoid these Android Viruses on your Phone
1. Make sure not to download apps from unknown sources except the site is secure. You should always use Google Playstore
2. Go to your Phone Settings -> Security and unmark Unknown Sources
3. Always check for App permissions no matter where you are downloading it from.
* Avoid downloading apps that requires Admin permission which makes it unable to get deleted.
* Avoid apps that requires permission to see your phone contacts
4. Download antivirus Apps like 360 antivirus, Bitdefender, Trojankiller to help alert you of malicious apps on your phone. Sometimes these Antivirus do report apps falsely.
5. Update your android version regularly. Some apps that have run out of date get corrupt and download malicious apps
How to remove Virus from your Android phones
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