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25-05-2012 10:33 PM
malicious software on smartphone s
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have just read about malicious apps are being downloaded more and more on smartphones, one is a trojan pretending to be google play, how can i protect my phone against this?
26-05-2012 10:12 AM
Re: malicious software on smartphone s
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Are these apps being downloaded from the Play store or from other sources?
The reason I ask is that as far as I am aware, most of the problems start when people download apps from outside of the Play Store.
To prevent apps that are not from the Play Store installing I would recommend selecting Settings then Applications then checking to make sure that Unknown Sources is un-ticked. This will reduce the risk of installing dodgy apps on your device.






