HOW TO KNOW IF YOUR ANDROID IS HACKED AND HOW TO FIX IT ! ?

Now smartphone security is very important due to the personal data and files stored in it.

So in this guide i will show you

1. HOW TO IDENTIFY A HACKED PHONE?
2. HOW TO FIX A HACKED PHONE?

MOST COMMON WAY TO GET HACKED?

This above image seems familiar i think.
These pop ups are the godowns of viruses , malwares , keyloggers , trojans !

SO WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU ENCOUNTER THESE TYPES OF POP-UPS

- SIMPLY HIT HOME BUTTON
- CLOSE ALL THE RECENT TABS OPENED
- DO NOT CLICK ANYTHING ON THESE POP-UP PAGE.

HOW TO IDENTIFY A HACKED PHONE?

- Random pop-ups or ads 

- Slow device or more lag

- More data usage

- Less battery backup

- Unwanted app installs

- App crashes

HOW TO FIX A HACKED PHONE? 

If your device is running slow and increasing your data usage .So there may be chances of a unknown app running behind and doing a number of task and consuming up all your resources.

WHERE TO LOOK FOR?

CHECK FOR THE APPS WHICH ARE CONSUMING DATA MORE THAN THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO. REMOVE THEM ASAP.

IF YOU ARE FACING BATTERY PROBLEMS

then have a look for battery usage , coz a malicious app can run in background and can use battery power.

RUN AN ANTIVIRUS SCAN (A REPUTABLE ANTI-VIRUS)

 ANTI-VIRUS can give u an idea about the malicious apps installed you can remove them easily.

REMOVE THE UN-USED AND APPS WHICH ARE DOWNLOADED FROM 3RD PARTY SOURCES. 

INSTALL THE APPS WHICH ARE NOT INSTALLED BY YOU OR APPS WHICH ARE MISBEHAVING .

EVEN AFTER DOING THESE STEPS YOUR PHONE IS NOT FIXED THEN ERASE EVERYTHING ! 

Take backup of important files/photos/videos then have a factory reset

It will erase everything and will start your phone like a day you bought it .

PROTECTION FROM VIRUS AND HACKERS

- Only use Google play store or Amazon play store to download apps

- Make sure to disable "Install from unknown sources" in settings.

- Keep your phone up-to-date with latest security updates

- Have a good antivirus like MALWAREBYTES 

THANK U FOR READING , BE SAFE