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.