Avoid Phone Spyware

“Just the list for people in a hurry…”

Note: This is not a substitute for the full article.

It's a just the list of things to know about detecting and avoiding spyware on your phone.

  Spyware can infect phones just as it infects computers

  Some spyware is sold as legitimate monitoring software

  Spyware can get onto your phone a few ways

  Bundled with legitimate apps

  Pretending to be a legitimate app

  Via a malicious email link or attachment

  There are several signs of possible infection (see full article for details)

  Spyware scanners do exist for iOS and Android phones (the full article links to a few)

  To prevent a spyware infection, be careful with your behavior and actions on the phone

  It's easy to get spyware on your phone, but it's also easy to avoid it

Please read the article for details. If you're confused by anything let us know so we can help.