{"id":299,"date":"2020-02-06T13:33:25","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T13:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chandamama.in\/story\/?p=299"},"modified":"2020-02-06T13:34:51","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T13:34:51","slug":"remove-malicious-apps-from-your-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chandamama.in\/story\/2020\/02\/06\/remove-malicious-apps-from-your-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"Remove malicious apps from your phone"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>\n<p>Did you know that it can be a lot easier for malware to end up on your mobile phone or tablet than on your computer? As a Chandamama Website Reader, you are important to us, so we want to make sure you know how to tell if a malicious app is on your phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chandamama.in\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image.jpeg\" alt=\"Image result for hacked phone\" class=\"wp-image-303\" width=\"455\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chandamama.in\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image.jpeg 311w, https:\/\/www.chandamama.in\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-300x156.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Signs of bad apps on your phone:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> Slow Internet Connections :<br> Malicious apps use a lot of internet bandwidth to operate. If your connection speeds suddenly crash to nothing, that can be a clear sign.<\/li><li>Using Too Much Data :<br> Even if you have an unlimited data plan, always keep an eye on your data usage for sudden spikes.<\/li><li> Your Battery Life Is Bad :  <br>Malicious apps require a lot of battery life. If you go from a full charge that lasts all day to suddenly having to charge your phone almost all day, then you may have a problem. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are not an expert please don&#8217;t try blocking or tackling this malware on your own. Get Anti-Virus Software Online. It scans and removes malicious apps and prevents new ones from installing on your device. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even google is not immune from hacks, please see this <a href=\"https:\/\/news.artnet.com\/art-world\/artist-simon-weckert-google-map-hack-1769187\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>Did you know that it can be a lot easier for malware to end up on your mobile phone or tablet than on your computer?&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technology"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chandamama.in\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chandamama.in\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chandamama.in\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chandamama.in\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chandamama.in\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=299"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.chandamama.in\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":305,"href":"https:\/\/www.chandamama.in\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299\/revisions\/305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chandamama.in\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chandamama.in\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chandamama.in\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}