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Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Signs of an android virused
Android viruses show a significant growth rate from one month to another and become increasingly difficult to detect ordinary smartphone users are not sufficiently attentive to the security phone. While attackers work their increasingly higher to remain undetected There are some signs that betray an infected cell, according to BitDefender Labs:
Higher telephone bills
Very often viruses infecting Android terminals send SMS to premium rate numbers. The effects are seen immediately in phone bills, but some trojan viruses acting somewhat discreet. They can send one message once a month to not arouse suspicion or a strike can automatically uninstall the proportions in the budget user.
Increased data traffic
Viruses that transfers data to third parties may be detected if the invoice for studying data plan. Peaks can appear as download and upload indicating that someone or something retrieve personal data from your phone (pictures, emails, etc). By setting a volume limit traffic you can tell quickly if the terminal is infected with a virus that steals your data.
Battery is consumed quickly
If you do not install many applications and performing other tasks as quickly consumes the phone battery, terminals Android users know, in general, about what is the life of it. Some viruses can give away the fact that generates unusually high battery consumption.
Decrease in terminal performance
Depending on the specifications of the terminal, virus infection can cause serious problems in terms of performance, as they will try to read, write or forward data terminal. Checking RAM (Random Access Memory) or CPU consumption can reveal the presence of active viruses on your phone.
Dropped calls
Mobile viruses can affect calls made from the terminal or received. Dropped calls or other unusual interference can reveal the existence of malware. If you notice that the service is not working properly, contact and verify outages based on problems in the network. If not then it's possible that someone might try to intercept your calls.
Keep yourself safe terminal
A safe and easy way to protect your phone from viruses is to install a mobile security software. Android Viruses can bring significant damage so that the antivirus should be a priority for any user.
Also read permissions you give Android applications that you install on the terminal, many of them require access to confidential information and require more data than they need to operate.
Android versions are most exposed to infection by viruses are the common ones: Gingerbread, Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean. About 87% of Android users exposed to viruses using one of these versions, according to Android Developer Dashboard.
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