While impossible to keep completely secure on the internet, McAfee recommends users “erform web searches on trusted search engines such as Google, Yahoo or Bing to ensure higher safety measures in your search results.” Further, McAfee suggests to “ouble check the URL of any page you are visiting, especially when led there by an untrusted ad,” and to “e wary of clicking on any ad that promises free product or prizes for almost no effort on your part.” One common source of cell phone malware is internet advertisements known as malvertisements. All three of these viruses can be frustrating and potentially costly to the user. Spyware, a broader category of malware, refers to any kind of malware that tracks and distributes a user’s information to third parties. Trojans get their name because this type of malware is typically “hidden” in an application that is attractive to the user. Trojans do require user interaction and can be much more dangerous because they typically transport information to a third party server. Their primary goal is to endlessly reproduce, and worms do not require user interaction to execute. Worms are typically transmitted via text or SMS messaging.
“Cell phone Malware” comes in three main varieties: worms, trojans, and spyware, all of which can lead to system collapse, loss of information, and information leakage. The rise in smart-phone popularity and the “app” market have provided new avenues for unsavory people to try to attack your personal information. “But my cell phone can’t get a virus, right?” Wrong.
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