How to remove virus from your Android phone

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In our previous tutorial, we talked about viruses as a whole, how it enters a device, and how to know if you have been affected by the various types of viruses around, we promised to write about the sure ways to expel such viruses, and here we are, now let's get down to business.

Android malicious apps will do at least one of the following: Collect and send GPS coordinates, contact lists, e-
mail addresses etc. to third parties

Send SMSs to premium-rate numbers

Subscribe infected phones to premium services

Record phone conversations and send them to attackers

Take control over the infected phone

Download other malware onto infected phones

“Push notifications ads” delivering alerts to a phone’s notification bar – when the user swipes to pull down the notification bar from the top of the screen, an ad shows up under Notifications,“Icon ads” inserted onto a phone’s start screen – when the user touches the icon, it usually launches a search engine or a web service.

Removing Viruses From Android Mobile

Much of the time the infection is infused in the gadget from apps downloaded from unknown sources or now and again from Play Store. Along these lines, it is ideal to check for such powerless apps with Trojan infection.

Apps designed to personalize people’s Android phones are most susceptible to be compromised, as well as entertainment and gaming apps.

Some of the most malicious apps in the Google Play Store downloaded since 2012 were Wallpaper Dragon Ball, a wallpaper app, and the games Finger Hockey and Subway Surfers Free Tips. Both Wallpaper Dragon Ball and Finger Hockey, have malware that steals confidential information such as device IDs from infected devices. Subway Surfers Free Tips, meanwhile, uses a Trojan called Air Push to bypass a device’s security settings and subscribe infected phones to premium services

Strategy 1. Reboot in SafeMode To Check for Malicious Apps and Remove the Harmful Apps

We can attempt a boot in safe mode. In safe mode, only the default apps which were present as at the time unboxing, downloaded apps are not seen.

For Android 4.4 and less


Off your gadget


While powering on press and hold the volume down key, Your gadget will be in Safe Mode (A transparent logo of Safe Mode will appear on screen).


For Android 5.0 and above

Long press the power key as you do when powering off your gadget.

Tap and hold on the power off option.

You will see the option of Reboot to safe mode.

Tap Ok to enter the safe mode.

In safe mode, use the gadget for at least 30 minutes, in the event that the gadget is working properly, then any 3rd party downloaded app is causing the issue.

Simply reboot the gadget to return to normal mode and uninstall any or all the suspicious 3rd party apps then check again if the phone is working properly. The gadget will dispose of any kind of infection or malware.

Strategy 2. Remove Administrator Access to Uninstall Harmful Apps

Purposely or accidentally you may have granted an unsafe app administrator access. The app may now meddle in the normal performance of the gadget. Additionally, you won't be able to Uninstall the app as it will keep failing,until the point that you Disallow it's administrative access.

Step 1. Go to "Settings" of your Android.

Step 2. Here search for the option named 'Security'.

Step 3. Now under security, search for 'Mobile Administrators'

Step 4. In the event that you locate any pernicious apps there, at that point Deactivate it.



Go to Settings - app manager - click the All tab, and check for any app or plugin you can't recognize, Any unwanted or unrecognized application or plugin (like: BaDoink, Porn player , Browser update 1.0 , Flash Player, Porn Droid, System Update etc.)

Step 5. Now uninstall the unsafe App.

Once the administrative access is denied, you can uninstall the harmful app. Just reboot your phone after you have uninstalled the Apps.

Strategy 3. Use Anti-Virus Apps to Scan for Corrupted Files or Apps

Because of Android's open source nature, it is simple for hackers to taint any Android gadget. There are a lot of Antivirus apps available on Google Play Store.

No antivirus app can give 100% security, however they are sufficiently intense to take out all real risk and virus from the smartphone.

Have a total scan for the Virus and erase all the related files and folders if recognized any. These apps could be useful to evacuate any major or minor Adware and Malware from the file.

Anti virus Virus Apps likewise give web protection, real-time app protection and app lock features . All antivirus apps give out a similar feature so here are a couple of the best, based on our encounters.

You can even attempt Trojan and Malware indicators for all the more profound filtering.



CM Security Icon

Avast Antivirus

Marlware Bytes

CM Security

One of the most popular & reliable anti malware programs for Windows platforms is now available for
your Android device.

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Android helps you protect your device from malware, suspicious apps and more.

Strategy 4. Update the Apps and Phone Software

The app manufacturers regularly rolls out new updates with security patches for more secure app usage. So it is dependably prescribed to update all the Apps.

It is constantly useful to update the gadget version to shield your phone from pernicious virus and slaughter any misbehavior the phone presently exhibits.

Strategy 5. Block Annoying Pop-Up Ads (Adware)



I am pretty sure you will have most likely encountered the popup in the image above while surfing the net, especially those who are fans of pornographic sites, these sites are mostly harmful and can infuse viruses to your device just by a click, don't be deceived about the "outdated" isshh, Malware writers will use increasingly clever techniques to try and trick you into installing viruses in your device,As malware writers try to earn money for their bad deeds, they continually look for new ways to get their malicious software installed on your devices.

You can stop undesirable and disturbing Pop-Up ads with Ad blockers and other systems.

You can secure your Android gadget with the assistance of different Anti-Virus Apps and ad Blocking techniques and remain safe.

Strategy 6 - Remove junk files, Clear device cache and history - For this task, I prefer to run CCleaner app for Android .

CCleaner is a power freeware tool that can help you keep your Android device clean and safe because it can easily remove all junk files that slow down your device's performance.

Strategy 7. A hard reset /wipe of your device.

This should be the last resort on your list, a hard reset deletes every bit of data on your device and brings it back just like the time it was purchased, so it is advisable to backup your important documents to the cloud, an external storage device, or your pc.

Please note - Backup only your important and trusted files and apps, don't try to backup the entire phone storage as you may as well be saving the viruses life by backing it up along with your other files, you will only end up putting it back to your device again



The process of Hard resets varies based on phone models, but here is the widely known /acceptable method.

Make sure the device is powered off Most of these hard resets require that your phone is completely powered off.

Power the phone off all the
way, press and hold the Volume Down key (volume up for some device) together with the Power key, still holding the volume down key for about 10-15 seconds. When you see some additional options pop up on the screen you can let go of the keys.

Press the Volume Down key
to navigate down through the
options until it highlights the
reset option; it usually says FACTORY RESET/WIPE, then press the Power key to make the selection.



Use the volume keys to navigate to the Yes option and select it using the Power button or any button that functions as the select button on your device



Once the factory reset is finished you may use the Volume and Power keys to navigate and select the “ Reboot system now ” option and the hard reset will be complete and your cell phone will be nice and squeaky clean.

If the factory reset process doesn’t fix your problems – or doesn’t work at all – it’s likely that there’s a problem with your devices hardware,There’s one exception to this: If you’ve been flashing custom ROMs and messing with your device’s low-level software, it’s possible that you could have overwritten the stock recovery software.

So that's it, stay safe.
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