Secure Android Phones using Mobile Malware detection software

I bought a Motorola Droid X more than a year ago and since then, I have used it as my work phone. Although there are infrequent problems, I generally have a good experience in using it. I find its applications very functional. I appreciate the help I get from the Internet connection and the Google navigation application.

I love my smartphone but I am nostalgic about days when mobile phone technology was almost always harmless.

The number of Android smartphone users is increasing. However, as it becomes popular as a smartphone operating system, security issues also start to get in the way. Unfortunately, there opportunists who ride with Android phones’ fame. Examples of these are cybercriminals, hackers and malware creators.

As a matter of fact, a security researcher stated that at least 120,000 applications found with malware had actually been downloaded from Android Market.

So should we give up our Android mobile gadgets? Definitely not. Although it may be true that there is no measure that provides 100% mobile security, there are tips to help you protect your Android pones from hostile software like malware.

Most of these security measures are just at the tip of our fingers. The simplest way to protect your device is to add (if you don’t have one yet) a good password. Make sure that your password is unique and that you do not share it to ANYONE.

It is always helpful for you to be extra careful all the time. For example, before you get too excited to download an application on your phone, take time to research about people’s feedback on it. Find out also if the application is really legitimate.

Android is indeed a powerful and amazing operating system. This, however, creates a good chance for it to be infected by malware especially if the phone is not configured correctly. Thus, you have to be careful when giving permission to install a new app. If you find an application unusual or suspicious, then don’t give access to it.

Android’s flexibility gives consumers an easy way to install apps that were downloaded from servers that are not within the Android Market. This may be useful for some, but there are also many users who don’t find it necessary to get apps outside the Android Market. If you are one of these people, then downloading apps exclusively from the Android Market would help a little. However, doing this will not protect you from malware-infected applications that are accidentally provided by Android.

Free Wi-Fi connections might be fun, but with them also comes the danger of your phone sending information and data to untrusted servers. Be conscious of this by disabling the automatic connection to wireless networks on your phone. This option is found in the Android device settings, in the "Wireless & networks" tab. Connect only to secure and/or trusted wireless networks.

Aside from the measures you can do by yourself, a little help from security vendors would also do good. These vendors like McAffee, Symantec, Trend Micro, and Webroot Software have created applications for mobile device security. They do not have the same number of features and not all threats are included in their packages, so choose the one that fits your needs.

There are a handful of security issues concerning mobile phone devices nowadays. It’s a good thing there are ways that are handy to ease this problem.