How to Prevent malware from threatening your mobile phone security

In China, smartphones are rapidly replacing traditional functional phones with simple functions. Smart phones bring in touch screens, unlimited functions, entertainment and APP applications, while also giving rise to the same headache as PCs. Mobile phone security problems caused by the rapid growth of smartphones and the explosive growth of the APP economy are inevitable. The mobile APP economy driven by smartphones and apps provides criminals with a place to make money. In the early stages of development, smartphones and apps have become the targets of these malware and hackers. According to data from multiple security agencies, the attack volume of malware against smartphones has increased by more than 700% in the past year. The economic losses and inconvenience caused to mobile phone users are almost incalculable.I. What types of threats are there?Based on the characteristics of existing mobile phone malware and viruses, the threats posed by mobile phone malware and viruses can be divided into the following categories: 1. Mobile phone malware and mobile phone viruses such as function destruction take system damage and resource consumption as a pleasure. If your mobile phone suddenly slows down and an APP cannot be used, the mobile phone functions will be limited, many applications may be hacked. 2. Information theft malware is like a spy in your life. If you accidentally install such apps or are attacked by such malware because of installing defective apps, then you will have no privacy at all. Your photos, mailing records, text messages, calls, and even bank card numbers are potentially leaked, which is more dangerous than Edison Chen. 3. There is nothing worse than paying for a telecom bill. The bill may indicate what special voice service you have received, he gave President Obama an international toll. Don't be surprised. If your phone is unfortunately infected with some mobile phone viruses, This is the symptom. These malicious viruses consume your communication account through SMS ordering SP services. For example, the Security Detection and Research Group of Lenovo happy store's "-eye video call" feature includes malicious fee deduction. According to an analysis by a security agency in China, such malicious viruses may cause nearly 4 million yuan of losses to Chinese mobile phone users every day. 4. Malicious promotion and spread of various types of software infected with such malicious viruses. You may find that your mobile phone has been installed with some applications or software for no reason. What's more, these software may be infected by malicious nature, not only threatening your mobile phone, but also by reading your email address book and other methods, resulting in two or three communications, let you fall into a bad reputation among your friends. The above are the four most typical mobile phone security threats. With the development of smartphones and the evolution of virus and Trojan horses, these patterns must be constantly updated, diverse, and hierarchical. They aim for malicious damages and economic benefits, so that you can use your mobile phone to fight, like thin ice.2. How is a mobile phone infected with a malicious virus?So where do these malicious viruses come from? How can we prevent it? If you think about this problem carefully, you will find that the source of the virus always has some clues. It is accompanied by your mobile phone purchase channel and app download and installation channel. Mobile phones purchased through informal channels: you purchased the so-called fake goods mobile phones and fake mobile phones for the purpose of saving money. However, we do not know that these mobile phones have been moved by people. We will install a bunch of software applications for you, leave some backdoors and malware for you, and cause you to pay a higher security cost. Infection when downloading apps: Mobile Phone forums, mobile APP stores, and so on have become a breeding ground for malicious viruses due to management failures, loose control, and APP chaos, once the user accidentally downloads these so-called cracking applications, it is very likely that the user will be tempted. Infection during ROM flushing: some mobile phone users may brush the ROM on their own to gain a more advanced experience, while the ROM flushing volumes downloaded through irregular channels are often dangerous, become the source of a rapidly growing malicious virus infection. Spread of Friends: Links sent by friends on social media may be at risk of malicious mobile phone viruses. What's more, these messages are not sent by your friends, your friends are infected with malware and sent to them. If you accidentally click to download and install a malicious APP that is spread through social sharing, it will cause a lot of trouble for you. The above are four typical sources of mobile phone malware, which are more or less exploited by mobile phone vulnerabilities and poor permission settings. As a common user, after understanding the source of these infections, we have a better way to deal with them. Developing a good mobile phone security habit is a universal way to prevent malicious mobile phone viruses.3. Mobile phone security habits 1. Only download apps from trusted ChannelsAccording to the previous analysis, the APP is one of the most vulnerable channels to virus infection, and downloading the APP is also the most common behavior of mobile phone users. Therefore, downloading apps from trusted APP Store channels is critical to defending your security and preventing malicious viruses. Generally, users should prefer regular App Store channels, such as Google play and Lenovo store. It is worth noting that Lenovo happy store has long recognized the APP as the main source of virus spreading and considered it comprehensively for the benefit of users, in terms of APP access and virus scanning, many measures have been taken to effectively ensure the security of the apps provided by the APP, saving the steps for users to scan after downloading the APP.2. Focus on sensitive mobile phone FunctionsWhen installing applications, we habitually click "agree" for the permissions required by these apps ". But in fact, some permissions are not required for these applications and can serve you well. If you are sensitive to location information and do not want the camera to be called by an application, you should keep an eye on it and restrict the permissions of the application. Do not click agree easily.3. Carefully read user comments before downloadingSome apps carrying malware may have been discovered by the wisdom of netizens early on, and comments are one of the best ways to discover these problems. If an application is rated very low and has negative comments, and some people report malicious viruses, you should be careful when downloading the application.4. Be cautious when using sensitive banking applicationsBefore entering your bank card account or password, make sure that the APP you are using is well-known and trustworthy. In addition, avoid using bank accounts and other payment services in public wifi locations. Do not open the bank page through the link, only applicable to official banking apps, etc.5. Install a mobile phone security softwareAlthough mobile phone security software occupies a certain amount of system resources, installing a mobile phone security software can protect your mobile phone usage and protect your security.