This can be a very serious problem considering the phone with an android operating system is mostly connected to the internet. Threats that arise due to this virus is not playing. Starting from making mobile phones to be slow, mobile applications do not work optimally, even up to the theft of personal data.
So, for those of you who often use an android smartphone for online transactions, or use a smartphone to store data that is very personal. I suggest make sure your smartphone is free from viruses or other malicious programs.
How To Clean Virus On Android
Well, about how to clean the virus on android please refer to some of the following tips:
- Install the Virus Cleaner application
This case is done when the android smartphone that has been exposed to the virus, but the level of damage has not been so severe. After installing a virus cleaning application, you can proceed with scanning. This scanning process is the first step. After scanning will usually show which application notifications and what files are problematic (infected).
Wait until the scanning process is complete. After that please do the virus cleaning first (delete the file affected by the virus).
- Uninstall the Troubled Application
After the cleaning process is complete, the next step is to remove the application or commonly called Uninstall. Regarding what applications need to be deleted, you can see it on the list of affected applications when the scanning process is complete. Remove any infected apps or suspicious apps.
To uninstall the application (uninstall), please go to Settings -> Applications -> Organize Application -> Select Application to be in Uninstall, then select Uninstall. After uninstalling the problematic application. Should android buddy is back in normal circumstances.
If indeed there are signs your android smartphone problem (still feels slow or the application is not running as it should), the possibility of mobile phones infected with the virus is quite severe. For a case like this, the solution is to do a master reset (make initial adjustments).
- Doing Initial Setup (Master Reset)
This process will remove all apps and data on your android smartphone, so be careful. Make sure you backup important data such as photos, music and phone numbers. Again, backup first!
To do a master reset you can do this by going to Settings -> Privacy -> Reset Factory Data. After that, a warning Deletes all data on USB storage. If you do not want your data on the memory card erased to make sure Do not Check "USB Storage Format". Remember, Do not check! Next, choose Reset Data smartphone.
- Do Prevention
Actually, this step is the first step, but I deliberately put on the last point because the article titled how to clean the virus on android. This means the android phone is in a state of the virus. But still, these precautions are also important. Because do not until the phone that was clean again re-exposed to the virus again.
The process of entry of viruses or malicious programs into the smartphone usually begins when we do the transfer of smartphone data or download data from the internet. Usually, the virus is in the form of trojan (application / malicious program that infiltrated into other applications). Once the application is run, the malicious program will break away and start running its main function (infecting the system).
To do the prevention, my friend can do with how to install a virus cleaner before installing another application. This virus cleaner will be a firewall at the time you do the installation.
The next preventive measure is, make sure the application is downloaded is an official application that is in the play store. Official application sourced from the play store the risk is smaller than when we download the application directly, for example: directly from the website or directly do an application search on google.
Note: In making this tutorial I use the Samsung ACE 2 smartphone, and use the settings in your own Language. The possibility of a different smartphone will be different step - step. But actually the concept remains the same, please you adjust with your android smartphone.
