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Sep 1, 2012

Most Known Android Malware Apps You Should Be Aware of

Along with the great utilities, the high tech Android phone of the 21st century comes with loads of offenders as well. Yes the malwares, they offends are not limited to your computers and laptop. At point f time they can pounce on your chic phone as well and totally disorient the proper functioning of your phone. So just a word of caution, “beware of them” and protect your any of these malwares. A simple measure that is installing an anti virus in your phone can save it from all the troubles that you are going to face. So if have not installed an anti virus in your phone, it is high time that to do so. Do let the malware damage your phone as once it is damaged, the only thing that you can do is repent for it. You will always get to see new upcoming android releases in the various platforms but download form only the authenticated sites.

SMS Android Trojan

Though name sounds really classy, but you need to really beware of this malicious malware. It generally gets automatically downloaded in your phone along with the Movie Player apps. Once it get installed in your phone, it starts sending messages from your phone without your knowledge and that to unique numbers which charges much higher rate in comparison to the normal rate on any local numbers. Therefore, at the end of the month the phone bill is going to give you the ultimate shock of your life. It is best to download apps cautiously to avoid such situation.

Ikee Worm

This malware generally affects the phone when the users view some illegal site from their phone. This malware will automatically change the wallpaper of your phone. After affecting one phone it is carried forward to other phones to which it is connected and infects it as well. One funny thing it does after affecting your phone is that it post the message on the wallpaper of your phone saying that it would never give you up. But you definitely remove this virus from your by scan and then installing a good anti virus.

Gemini Trojan

This is one of the most malicious malware that you would never like to encounter in your life. It is generally used by the hackers to infiltrate in your phone and transmit all the vital information present in your phone like contacts, messages, saved password to a remote server. This important info’s can be thereafter used to cause severe damages.

Mainly it gets installed in your phone along with the other apps that you have downloaded form the internet, it can be a games apps or artist apps. It is best to install an anti virus in your phone first and then start downloading apps from the online platforms. Therefore is the application has any malware then you will get an automatic alert and the software of your anti virus is going to let you download it all.

3D Anti Terrorist

This malware get downloaded on your phone along with online games and starts making call to international numbers automatically. You would not even realize its intent until and unless you see the exorbitant bill amount at the end of the month. So keep your eyes wide open to see whether your phone has been affected by any such wicked virus. One thing that you can do is keep a check on the bill amount and any discrepancy in it would alert you about its presence in your beloved hand phone.

But in the new upcoming Android release market you will come across enough application that has the capability of safeguarding your phone. Moreover, these malware will only and only affect your phone if you download apps from unofficial sites. Therefore, the choice is yours, which is dearer to you your phone or the apps?

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