Tips: 10 Reasons to Install an Antivirus on Your Phone or Android Tablet



All in all, my personal opinion is that it doesn't hurt to use a free ANTIVIRUS for your phone. I wouldn't pay for one, because I'm low risk and don't store anything critical on my device. If you are a high risk user, e.g. due to browsing habits or due to the type of data you store on your phone, then you may want to consider a proper Antivirus package.


Don’t know if you should install an antivirus on your phone or Android tablet? Here are 10 reasons that will clear any doubt you had.

1.) THE ANDROID OPERATING SYSTEM IS BECOMING POPULAR

These mobile devices are in the middle of cyber criminals reason: they are very popular.

2.)WE STORE VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT HACKERS WANT

While we’re on our smartphones we complete bank transfers, store photos, look for directions, etc. All this information is very personally and valuable to hackers with malicious intent.

3.)THE GROWTH OF VIRUSES AND THREATS TO ANDROID DEVICES

The Android operating system is currently the largest source of new viruses. In less than 12 months over 900,000 threats have appeared, and millions of devices have been infected.

4.)THE APPLICATION WE'VE DOWNLOADED ARE VIRUSES CENTRAL

Downloading application either from unknown or official stores, can put you at risk of malware or viruses. With a virus, the malicious file will be detected and disinfected immediately.

5.) OPTIMIZE BATTERY LIFE

Battery life is one of the workhorses that we all share. An antivirus will allow you to verify, in real time, the consumption your applications are using on your device. It informs you of both the space it’s occupying, and lets you stop the application process to optimize both the battery and performance of your device.

6).PROTECT WHAT YOUR APPS SAY ABOUT YOU

You also need to control what apps can do with your data and the permission level. Analyze the access rights of your installed applications (contacts, bank account, photos, etc.)

7.)IF YOU LOSE YOUR DEVICE,LOCATE IT EASILY

Easily locate your lost or stolen device with your antivirus

8.)REMOTE LOCK,BLOCK YOUR ACCESS TO YOUR INFORMATION

If your device falls into someone else’s hands, you can block your infromation remotely.Thus you prevent strangers from using or accessing personal information, even if they have changed the SIM card.

9.) ELIMINATE YOUR MORE PERSONAL INFORMATION

Everyone stores personal information on their mobile devices, and because of that it’s important to be able to eliminate information in the case that you lose your device or it’s stolen. Did you know that an antivirus can access to personal confidential information on your device or SD memory card?

10.)VULNERABILTY IN MOBILE PLATFORM

There will be vulnerabilities in your mobile platform, some of which may be exploited by simply browsing to a dodgy site. This is reasonably rare if you're sensible, but risks go up if you're browsing porn or warez .

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