Tips for avoiding viruses and malware on your Android

Tips for avoiding viruses and malware on your Android

Tips to Avoid Viruses / Malware After Root Android - Users who do root on Android devices has certainly aim is to enable them to maximize the potential of the device is concerned that many people who ventured to perform rooting on the device even though they are still fairly lay. However, not a few people who hesitate to do rooting for some of the "myths" circulating causing them reluctant to do rooting, for example, is a viral infection. The legend says that the Android device will be more vulnerable or more susceptible to the virus if we do the rooting.

Is that right? The fact is yes, IF we are not careful - careful thereafter. But for those of you who already perform rooting on your Android devices do not need to worry, because in this post mimin will give some simple tips to avoid perangkatmu against viruses, malware and the like. The following are things - things you should consider:

    Heart - heart in installing applications

Typically, a malware, virus or the like will go into advanced devices including computers, tablet PC or smartphone through an app. For that do not arbitrarily install the application, let alone asking for root access. If you want to install apps that require root access to use it, then make sure beforehand that we seek apps are apps reliable. Here are some things to note before installing apps:

1. Features offered

Find out what are the features offered by apps that we seek before deciding to install it. Remember or write down the feature and then consider the following points, namely:

2. User permission (permit certain access on the device)

Usually on the Android application store official in the Google Play Store, there will be a list of what are the features that will be accessed by the application in question. Well if apps are asked to access certain features that have nothing to do with the features offered, then you should hold on because it is suspect.

3. Read user reviews

User reviews are the opinions of those who are or have been using the application. But do not be fooled if you look at all the reviews indicate a positive response, because it could be it was a fake review, especially if the number of reviews is still fairly small (below 1000). Note the date of manufacture of the review and the device used. If the date of manufacture or devices used adjacent to it - that's it (there are only 2 or 3 types of devices), it can be suspected that it was a fake review the other not created by the creator application.

    Make sure you install from the official Android store, Google Play Store

Although there are no guarantees will be protected from the virus, but it would be better if you install the application directly from the official app store. Because the application usually will be on the review prior to publication. Besides its safety is also more believable.

    Avoid pirated applications!

how the criteria for pirated applications? Pirated applications are applications that are actually paid, but can be downloaded for free on the outside of the site or the official application store. This kind of application is usually spread through blogs - blogs that provide a link - link for free download. Why should avoid pirated applications? Because it could be the pirates had pinned a virus, malware or the like so that they can take certain advantages, such as retrieving data in a list of contacts us, retrieving data - personal data such as photos or the other, or it can even peek account - an account (id and password) which we store in our devices. This is very dangerous. Moreover, if the application is requesting access pirated root, then it is very likely that worse could happen on our devices.

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