Alas, Android Systems, as well as stationary versions of Windows are exposed to viruses and malicious codes. Each new virus "Android system" does not know how to recognize, although in the most recent versions of the system there is a pre-installed scanner. Therefore, it is necessary to use all sorts of third-party software (at least to get rid of the threat so accurately). However, it is not necessary to panic even if the confidential information used, for example, by bank applications can be stored on a mobile device. But in most cases, viral attacks are aimed at them. On how to remove the virus from Android on the phone or tablet, then the conversation will go.
For such cases, several solutions can be offered, which, however, differ quite strongly. Separately, consider issues related to situations where the virus in the proposed ways to remove it is impossible. Unfortunately, such situations are also found, and many protective remedies are powerless in the plan for bypassing access to the virus files (for mobile device devices, it seems unlocker). But first things first.
How to check "Android" for viruses: problems and difficulties
The biggest problem of half of the well-known versions of Android is that it was not possible in them any serious means of protection. At least, anti-virus packages had to install from the Play Market storage (games for Android without viruses or other programs to download there, but lately and they were attacked, and the user loaded the mobile device to the mobile device).
In versions above four, the virus determination means appeared, but it has nothing to do with how the same stationary input scanners work. Thus, the most primitive solution to the question of how to check the "Android" for viruses, it can be its use. To rely on one hundred percent success, of course, it is not worth it, since such a scanning of statistics identifies threats only in 30-40% of cases, no more.
In such a situation, it is better to use third-party applications loaded from the same repository, however, as a result of the impact of the virus on the system may not be established. Next, consider how to remove the virus with Android for different situations. It is assumed that at least one decision, but it will work (the cardinal measures will give effect exactly, but about it later). And most of these methods are not so complex, as it might seem at first glance.
How to remove virus with "Android" on the phone: Main directions of action
If you describe the processes of removing penetrating threats to the mobile device in a general sense, you can mark several basic action options that will help eliminate threats. Among them, the priority are those:
- the use of special software directly on the gadget;
- scanning and removing viruses when connected to a computer;
- full reset settings to factory.
As for the last item, it can be said separately that the problem of how to remove the virus with Android, the recovery from the backup is not solved. First, the backup itself initially may contain a virus, and secondly, the threat can be settled on the removable card, and the recovery will be made exclusively for the main (internal) drive.
We use built-in protection for versions 4.0 and above
So, the first thing for all owners of operating systems above the fourth version is recommended immediately after the appearance of the first symptoms of infection to check their gadget in the built-in antivirus. Signs of the penetration of the threat can be slowdown in the device, spontaneous reboot, the appearance of calls that the user did not perform, or sent messages of the same type, installing applications in the background without the owner's knowledge, the disappearance of access to electronic wallets or bank cards, disrupting the launch of installed applets with Output errors about failures in com.android.systemui, fast battery discharge, etc.
In this case, it is necessary to simply start the scanner and see what it will find. There are few hopes for him, but in some cases you can get rid of the most primitive threats in such a way.
What to do with OS below the fourth modification?
For modifications below the fourth, the problem of how to remove the virus with "Android", at the initial stage can be solved by installing third-party software. Programs can be found quite a lot, but it is better to use utilities from well-known developers.
First of all, Kaspersky Anti-Virus Anti-Virus should be installed on Android and fully check the system. Of course, the load on the resources, if you constantly keep the application will be enlarged quite strongly (by analogy with Windows), but you can simply scan and remove viruses, then uninstall the main program itself.
If the application is not installed from Play Market, access to which or its work can be blocked due to the impact of the threat, you need to find another trusted source on the Internet (official website), download the mobile version of the application from there, transfer it to a removable memory card and install through the file APK.
Application of advanced antivirus software
But only by narrow-controlled utilities can not be limited. For example, many optimizator programs designed to clean the system from garbage and accelerate its work, also have built-in antivirus modules.
If it is antivirus software that does not work or threats it does not find, you should scan in the more general action applications. Perhaps the virus them as software opposing its functioning, and does not recognize.
Safe mode
Finally, the question of how to remove the virus with Android, if the software is not installed or the threat itself is not deleted, it can be resolved through the translation of the device to the safe load mode. Sadly, but not all users know how to do it.
To do this, click the on / off button and retain the confirmation button on the screen until the message appears with the transition to the safe mode (for versions above the fourth). For modifications of OS 4.0 and below, you need to turn off the device in the usual way, to turn it on again, when the system logo appears with a green robot at the same time, clamp the zoom keys and reduce the volume and hold them until the device is fully loaded. After that, it is possible to produce the actions described above.
Removing viruses when connecting to PC
Now let's see how to remove viruses from "Android" through the computer. There should be no problem here. Just connect the device by using a USB cable, pre-allowing debugging.
In the "Explorer" Windows will show two drives (internal and external). Through the PCM on each of them, simply select the check using the set of the installed standard antivirus for this. If this does not help, use portable utilities with a selection of media as objects for scanning.
Reset settings with the standard method
Finally, a few words about how to remove not removing viruses from "Android", when none of the proposed effects proposed effects gave. In this situation, only a complete reset of settings or refracting device will help.
In the simplest case, in the settings section, you must select the appropriate item from the backup and recovery menu, wait for the end of the process and restart the device.
To restore the factory firmware, which is called, from scratch, you can use specially designed utilities. For example, for Sony, it can be Xperia Companion - an application installed exclusively on a computer or laptop. For other models, you can also find utilities of this kind. It is enough just to visit the official website of the manufacturer and download them from there. Time this process will take more, but you can be completely confident that after that the user will receive a phone or tablet in such a state as if it was just purchased.
Hard Reset.
However, if such methods do not work, you can make a compulsory reset, which is called Hard Reset. The entrance to the Recovery menu is carried out differently (mainly holding the volume and power buttons). However, further actions are the same.
In the Recovery menu, you need to select Wipe Data / Factory Reset item and wait for the recovery of settings that akin to the formatting of the disk in conventional computer systems.
Short outcome
As it was already possible to notice, there are quite a lot of ways to combat malware. What to use is difficult to say. It all depends on each specific case. But the most effective method, if the user pre-made a copy of contacts or some other important information, of course, is a return to the factory parameters with the full removal of all information from the mobile gadget. But this, so to speak, the most cardinal method.
In situations, it is simpler if the anti-virus software is still possible, it is not necessary to neglect scanning utilities. At the very least, you can cause the load on system resources during the check period. After neutralizing all the threats found, there is nothing easier than simply removing an unnecessary applet, installing any more lightweight scanner like McAfee or 360 Security instead of it at the entrance, which will not be particularly affected by the system.
However, there are enough such programs in Play Market, not to mention their huge amounts on the Internet. But downloading such utilities is strongly recommended exclusively from developers sites, since on other resources, oddly enough it looks, together with the antivirus, you can pick up the virus that is initially embedded in the APK installation file shell, and then activated in the background when installing the main application.
