In his meeting with the agency, Vitaly Fomin, information security expert of the Digital Economy League, recommends that you first install an anti-virus program on your device to detect spyware on your smartphone. “Hit the primer”.
In his opinion, antivirus is the first and main method of combating spyware on a mobile phone, because its function is to search for malicious files and programs.
“Second – <…> analysis of changes in device behavior,” says the IT expert.
If the smartphone’s battery runs out very quickly, Internet traffic consumption increases, geolocation turns on randomly, SMS messages are sent to unknown numbers, there are reasons to suspect that a spy is connected, Fomin said.
The third way to detect hidden software on a device is for the expert to install an application scanner that will constantly monitor and report suspicious access. The user will be notified of dangerous findings in a pop-up window. The expert concluded that this would also be a reason to bring the phone from the service for inspection.
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