Is your phone draining too quickly or constantly heating up? It could be malware
Along the same lines, if you don’t have an unlimited data plan and you notice you’re running out of data earlier in the month than usual, it may have nothing to do with your video game obsession and could be the result of the malware your phone is running. And if your wireless provider’s monthly bill is going up for no reason, well, there might be a reason for it that you don’t know.
Watch out for these signs that your phone has been hacked
And while there are reasons other than malware for your phone to overheat, it could be a sign that your handset is infected. If you think malware is the problem with your phone, take a look at the app storefront on your phone and look for a highly rated antivirus app and install it to find the culprit.
Once you have run a scan, the antivirus application may give you some suggestions to follow. If it recommends removing a particular app, do so immediately even if you’d rather not get rid of it.
There are different types of malware and most of them could reach you in the wallet
If you try this and the problems don’t go away, your phone might tell you “FU”. That’s right, the dreaded factory update might be needed. Be sure to back up any files and data you want to keep and erase your phone. I hope you won’t have to resort to this. But having your phone hacked is quite a serious problem that could result in your bank account being destroyed by a faceless and nameless criminal.
Keep a close eye on your phone’s performance and at the first sign that something is wrong, consider installing an antivirus app before things get out of control.
There are many types of malware. Adware will pay hacker revenue by automatically delivering advertisements on your phone’s user interface. Other forms of malware can control your phone remotely and take over your camera and other features. Others will sign you up without permission for paid services (often email services) that you don’t want and never asked for.