The mobile phones and tablet computers more prevalent devices at the present time, but until sales exceed sales of laptops or desktops, and the main reason for this is the great development that has been reached operating systems and applications assigned to them.
But in spite of this great development and the large number of applications available, however, these devices are vulnerable, like desktops to constant attacks from malicious software that many businesses, such as tampering with setting system, the consumption of system resources and use it to send text messages or e-mails to various destinations.
But having a break or malicious software on the device is not impossible discovery, where you can control some of the factors that helps the user to make sure there is malware or not.
Monitor your monthly bills
Because the malware may use smart phones as a means for propaganda purposes by the messages short, or by making connections registered users can control their monthly bills or credit is constantly making sure that there are no expenses in excess or unusual on these bills, and if their presence would mean the presence of malicious software 75% messing with the phone.
Slow to use the phone and abnormal activity
Malware always Mataml in secret , without the user feels its existence or even observed in the list of applications that work , so in the event of hair user that the phone has become slow in response suddenly or applications open and close automatically , the probability of the presence of malicious software Ward dramatically , especially in if there are applications operate automatically and closes automatically.
Shipping consumption device very quickly
Always Maiena smart phone users from consumption charge the device quickly , however, in some cases user might note the presence of consumption is not normal for the device's battery compared to a battery devices second of the same type, and as previously stated, that the malware is working in secret , they also consume a large part of charge the device in order to complete their tasks.
How did the malware to the phone
After identifying the symptoms of injury smart devices malware , it remains the most important is to know how to access to these devices.
The different sources and the arrival of this type of software to these devices , in the Android system is available a lot of malicious applications on the App Store " Google Play " has the user installs one , a Miada injury to the device directly , and even with the installation of applications fake shop applications , the incidence of Genesis a big thanks to the protection system located inside the Android , but the presence of the powers of the root or what is known as " root " in these devices may facilitate the process of infection by a large margin .
Apart from the application store , the Internet is full of sites that have links the user presses them to directly download the files the user may think it is necessary for the injury device directly .
How to protect the devices of this kind of software?
For Atstahedv malware platform specific such as " Android " only , but it is possible to target all platforms regardless of the degree of protection , and here the user needs to deliberate before doing a " Root " in the devices " Android " or " jailbreak " devices " IOS " such as "iPhone " or " iPad " , because such operations are broken and thus protect the device from any application outside the shop applications can be installed and in turn appends damage to a user .
Far from breaking the protection the user demands always upgrade to the latest version of the phone operating system as they become available , because the new versions are always Matqom solving security problems and gaps existed in the past and are thus neutralized any malicious software that already exist , in addition to the need to update applications also to the last version available and should preferably be the modernization process through the App Store and not by any other store.
Finally, it is always recommended using specialized applications in the protection of smart devices and is equivalent to anti-virus software on computers, Windows or Mac , for example , where you monitor the performance of the overall system and monitor the performance and activity of each application as well as to contain a list of renewable containing the names of malicious applications Once discovery any one of them on the machine , you immediately stop work and inform the user about the existence in order to delete it.
