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Friday, March 8, 2013

tips to keep your smartphone from malware and virus attacks

Having a smartphone is one of pride when the user can optimally utilize and keep. That fall into the category smartfone like Blackberry, iPhone, Android, Symbian, Windows Phone and other sitem it presupposes the existence of the operation (OS) as the brains driving all activities conducted user. 
   One is obligatory by each user to optimize the capabilities and benefits of Smartphone is connected to the virtual world. Whether for a chat that utilize a wide range of messenger, check email, browsing, social networking or online transactions. All activities are certainly very exciting that sometimes there are some users who then feel dependent or even lost track of time. But beyond preoccupation, whose name is danger during use smartphones, of course there is, especially when the device was connected to the virtual world. Among the most frequently occur is through data theft Virus and Malware infections. 
    What is meant by Virus (on the pc / laptop / smartphone / tablet) is a program or a language that infiltrate the user's device without permission in order to multiply, damaging files or specific applications even threaten the security of the infected device. Similar to viruses, malware itself is a set of scripts, programming languages ​​are often smuggled into an application for the purpose of damaging infect, steal data or perform remote or remote control. Another variant that often and familiarly known among the users pc or notebook is worms, trojans, keyloggers and the like.

 

    There are a variety of purposes by the infiltration of Virus or Malware on the Smartphone include (1) theft of important data before including emails, passwords, contact lists or online transaction records, (2) sends premium SMS or MMS or e-mail that contains a link to the application who had been infected by a virus or malware, (3) multiply making internal storage is always fully charged, (4) slow performance or (5) tampering with the data and then make the system unusable. 
    Spread of Virus or Malware to Smartphone devices is usually done through applications or games that are available in the Application Market is being hit particularly sought after and popular. Can also when browsing in the virtual world. Virus or Malware deployment action is certainly different from the spread of virus in the human body, do not you think that the spread of viruses or malware to smartphone devices can be carried by air or by haphazardly placed.So how Smartphone users can avoid virus attacks or malware to the device being used, including the following.
1.average virus or malware infections come from applications or games, always prioritize the official Market is in the device to search for and install applications or games. If the applications or games that are being sought or popular trend, check beforehand ratings, reviews and number pengunduhannya. If the availability of the desired applications or games from outside the official Market, an effort made via pc or notebook equipped with AntiVirus 

2. As far as possible avoid search applications, games or visit unknown websites such as porn sites because it is usually the most vulnerable to viruses or malware infiltrated 
3. Understand authorization application or games to be installed, such as the need for access to what features 
4. Wifi Hotspot free is tempting, but beware if not known. Several actions are usually performed through infiltration of the data in this way 
5. Perform Update both the operating system (OS) and applications or games on a regular basis 
6. Perform Backup regularly, covering applications or games that have been installed, phonebook contacts, or other important dataFor more wary of types of applications or games that potentially or already infected with malware, you can refer to Google search results for each operating system.

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