{"id":9321,"date":"2022-04-29T00:41:45","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T05:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techoverall.com\/?p=9321"},"modified":"2022-04-20T00:46:14","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T05:46:14","slug":"how-to-check-for-viruses-android-smartphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techoverall.com\/how-to-check-for-viruses-android-smartphone\/","title":{"rendered":"How to check for viruses Android smartphone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"88a30ff88c4c4b78b6b0374d5af2354d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\u201c\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\u201d><\/script>\r\n<!-- apk -->\r\n<ins class=\u201cadsbygoogle\u201d\r\n     style=\u201cdisplay:block\u201d\r\n     data-ad-client=\u201cca-pub-6165556333902650\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\u201c8686941058\u201d\r\n     data-ad-format=\u201cauto\u201d><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>It seems to most users of modern Android smartphones that it is almost impossible to catch a virus now.\u00a0In many ways, we can agree with them, especially considering that most manufacturers have implemented native security checks on their devices. However, loud headlines appear on the Internet every now and then:\u00a0<\/span><strong><span>a virus in the calendar on Android<\/span><\/strong><span>\u00a0or\u00a0<\/span><strong><span>a virus on Android pop-ups<\/span><\/strong><span>, which means that checking a smartphone for malware still does not lose its relevance.\u00a0In the article, I propose to analyze the best ways to check your phone and decide when to start sounding the alarm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I have been using Android smartphones since Android 2.2 Froyo and have never encountered such problems.\u00a0To be honest, since the year 2009 I forgot about antiviruses and did not install them even on Windows machines.\u00a0Yes, a couple of times a year it was possible to catch a Trojan, but in this case, there was always the Dr.Web CureIt utility.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"__android\"><span>Are there viruses on Android<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span>First, you need to understand what a virus is in a global sense:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>So.\u00a0There are no viruses in the usual sense of the word on Android since <\/span><strong><span>viruses on Android<\/span><\/strong><span> cannot spread.\u00a0However, there are analogs that are called malware. They infiltrate your smartphone and steal certain data from there or quietly write off money.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"i\"><span>What are the viruses on the phone?<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span>There are many\u00a0types\u00a0<\/span><strong><span>of malware on Android. <\/span><\/strong><span>It\u2019s impossible to list them all, but here are the main representatives:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Advertising viruses (slip banners).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Viruses with SMS or web subscription (charge money through an active link).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Programs that bombard you with messages.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Ransomware Trojans (block access to the phone and demand a ransom).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Wiper programs (wipe all files from the device).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>RAT Trojans (can control your phone remotely).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Banking trojans (they steal bank card data).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"i-2\"><span>How to find out if there is a virus on the phone<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span>Recognizing malware on a smartphone can be extremely difficult.\u00a0Recently, scammers have learned very high-quality disguise.\u00a0It often happens that even on Google Play\u00a0<\/span><span>there are such programs<\/span><span>\u00a0that can bring your smartphone out of balance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In principle, all the main recommendations follow from the list of similar programs above.\u00a0We noticed that they\u00a0<\/span><strong><span>deducted money from a bank card<\/span><\/strong><span>\u00a0&#8211; it&#8217;s worth checking.\u00a0<\/span><strong><span>Incomprehensible SMS come<\/span><\/strong><span>\u00a0in or\u00a0<\/span><strong><span>the phone quickly sits down<\/span><\/strong><span>\u00a0&#8211; consider that this is the first call.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And, of course, it is important to evaluate the behavior of the smartphone over time.\u00a0Suppose you recently downloaded a dating application from a third-party resource, and after a couple of days\u00a0<\/span><strong><span>the phone began to live its own life<\/span><\/strong><span>\u00a0.\u00a0In this case, your device needs to be checked.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"_android\"><span>How to check Android for spyware<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span>There are a lot of ways to check Android for viruses.\u00a0It is clear that the most effective way to fight will be to install applications only from official sources and the Google Play app store.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>However, if you have already noticed suspicious activity on your smartphone, you can download a special application that will help you recognize programs that have suspicious activity.\u00a0Plus, it will add a few goodies, like checking applications before installing them and hiding personal photos in a separate album.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The only thing I wouldn&#8217;t recommend is enabling autoscan.\u00a0No matter what anyone says, Android malware is very rare. With all the precautions taken, you are unlikely to need a constant check.\u00a0The application is best used in extreme cases.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"i-3\"><span>How to protect your smartphone from hacking<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span>Google has long understood the danger of malware and has provided its users&#8217; smartphones with high-quality protection.\u00a0The Google Play Store has a built-in <\/span><strong><span>Play Protect antivirus<\/span><\/strong><span>, which sensitively guards not only applications from official sources but also those coming from outside.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>You can also help Google Protect improve your smartphone&#8217;s security.\u00a0To do this, you need to set some settings in Google Play, thanks to which all information about suspicious applications will be sent directly to Google.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Open the Google Play app.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>In the upper right corner of the screen, click on the profile icon.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Select Play Protection then Settings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Enable the options Scan for security threats and Help improve protection.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>By the way, have you noticed that in the past few years, all programs have bothered us with different access permissions to a particular function: allow access to the gallery, allow access to the microphone, and so on.\u00a0This is done just so that some industrial calculator does not accidentally start following you through the camera.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Therefore, the main advice that can be given in this regard is to carefully look at what rights you grant to each program.\u00a0And if it seems to you that a virus has appeared on your phone, check\u00a0<\/span><strong><span>the access of applications to various functions<\/span><\/strong><span>\u00a0:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Unlock your smartphone.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Go to Settings, Applications.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Application permissions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Review the list of programs, and disable suspicious software.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It seems to most users of modern Android smartphones that it is almost impossible to catch a virus now.\u00a0In many ways, we can agree with them, especially considering that most manufacturers have implemented native security checks on their devices. However, loud headlines appear on the Internet every now and then:\u00a0a virus in the calendar on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9322,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techoverall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9321"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techoverall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techoverall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techoverall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techoverall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9321"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/techoverall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9323,"href":"https:\/\/techoverall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9321\/revisions\/9323"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techoverall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techoverall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techoverall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techoverall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}