If you have noticed that your mobile applications open and close on their own and strange ads appear on your screen, these are signs that your computer is infected with viruses. In this article we will teach you how to eliminate them without losing the information you have stored at all.
Index( )
- Why do I have a virus on my mobile device?
- What causes a virus in my cell phone?
- Slow in your mobile applications
- Unexplained increase in your storage
- Deletion of files without your authorization
- Do I need to know what operating system my device has?
- Can I recover files that were somehow deleted?
- What are the ways to remove a virus from my cell phone?
- Factory reset your mobile
- Use an antivirus
- Delete all downloaded files
Why do I have a virus on my mobile device?
This can happen because when you download apps or programs that are not from an official site it somehow affects the device. That is to say, you will not realize it until it is already installed or when you see that the phone begins to present problems. That is why it is important that you know how to remove viruses or malware from your phone.
What causes a virus in my cell phone?
On many occasions , viruses affect silently , since they begin to cause problems on your phone. Like making it slow, ads without permissions, some applications do not want to open, lack of storage, among other inconveniences. However, it is crucial that to prevent you from getting viruses on your phone, you protect it with a good antivirus.
Slow in your mobile applications
The existence of a virus on your phone, mostly causes everything you have installed on it. That’s why when you want to open some application it can close and say that the application failed or a problem occurred. It can also start to work very slowly.
When these types of errors come out, you should be alert, because it is somehow letting you know that something wrong is happening with your phone . That is why it is important that you also know how to speed up your device when it is running slow .
Unexplained increase in your storage
When viruses infect your phone, they start to throw everything out of control and without any sense . You may get messages that you have insufficient memory and that you need to free up space. You also realize that you have a lot of free space on your device. A good solution or alternative is to reset your phone data.
Deletion of files without your authorization
A major problem can occur when your phone has a virus and more when it is already advanced. That is, when it has already affected almost all of your device . Some of those problems have to do with unauthorized file deletion. In addition, it may be the case that you delete contacts from your personal agenda.
Do I need to know what operating system my device has?
It is always necessary that you know everything about your phone , since that allows you to know all the information that your device will provide you. If you want to know what operating system your phone has, follow these steps.
- You must first go to the ‘Settings’ option on your phone.
- Then you need to select the ‘System’ option.
- Then you will write‘ Android version’ and the information about the system that you have installed on your computer will appear.
Can I recover files that were somehow deleted?
There are applications that can help you recover those files that were deleted by mistake or because a virus deleted them.
The applications that can help you recover all this information can be found on the internet. One of the most used applications to recover deleted files is ‘Undeleter’ it is compatible with most versions of Android.
What are the ways to remove a virus from my cell phone?
There are many ways to remove a virus from your phone, whether it’s installing an antivirus, doing a factory data reset, or deleting apps. Also deleting the files that you consider to be the ones that are affecting your device. Next, I will explain the steps that you must apply with each of the options that I mentioned.
Factory reset your mobile
- First you must go to the ‘Settings’ of the phone
- Then you will look for the ‘System’ option. And you are going to select the option of ‘Recovery Options’.
- Finally, you are going to select the option that says ‘Factory data reset’. When you select this option, a pop-up window will appear asking if you want to delete everything and you will click on ‘Delete all’.
One is an antivirus
You can install an antivirus on your Android phone without any problem. But in case you didn’t already know Androids come with an antivirus installed by default, it’s the ‘Google Play Protect’ application . This is an application that detects when there is a virus. In case you want to install an application, it gives you a warning when there is a problem.
Delete all downloaded files
To run this option, what you need to do is search your phone for the Files app. Find the files you want to delete, you will only have to click on it and select the ‘Delete’ icon.
You will always find many solutions when your phone gets frozen . It is important that before acting you first look for the causes of why it gets like this. But you should also clean your Android phone when it crashes or crashes , that is, do regular maintenance to keep it in optimal condition.
