{"id":42701,"date":"2017-04-20T11:33:37","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T15:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/?p=42701"},"modified":"2017-04-20T11:33:37","modified_gmt":"2017-04-20T15:33:37","slug":"is-your-phone-or-ipad-ill-4-signs-of-a-virus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/?p=42701","title":{"rendered":"Is your phone or iPad ill? 4 signs of a virus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK \u2013 April 19, 2017 \u2013 Smartphones and tablets are vulnerable to malware, which allows hackers to compromise your email, online banking information and apps.<\/p>\n<p>Many people, however, don&#8217;t even know their mobile device has a virus. And many think only Android devices face a risk, but Apple products are also at risk, despite common misperceptions to the contrary.<\/p>\n<p>So how can you tell if your phone or tablet has been infected?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Data loss<\/strong>: Rapid depletion of your mobile plan&#8217;s data can be one telltale sign. If a virus is running in the background and communicating with the internet on your device, it&#8217;s going to be hogging data. For people without an unlimited data plan, they may find that they&#8217;re forced to pay for extra data even though their monthly usage hasn&#8217;t changed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Malfunctioning apps<\/strong>: If apps start to crash more frequently, a device may be infected. &#8220;Most viruses tamper with your regular operations, and it&#8217;s common for your favorite apps to crash without explanation,&#8221; reports USA Today&#8217;s consumer tech columnist, Kim Komando. &#8220;Make sure you update all of your apps to prevent viral interference.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Battery drain<\/strong>: Viruses eat up not only data but also a battery&#8217;s life. A battery may run out of juice quicker and require more frequent charging.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Questionable apps appear<\/strong>: If an app appears legitimate and somewhat familiar but you don&#8217;t remember downloading it, be skeptical. Remove questionable apps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To make devices safer, keep software updated, use phone locating apps (which help track a phone if it&#8217;s lost), turn off app notifications from settings, and set up a VPN (or virtual private network) when using public Wi-Fi.<\/p>\n<p>Source: &#8220;How to Tell if Your Phone or Tablet Has a Virus,&#8221; USA Today (April 14, 2017)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK \u2013 April 19, 2017 \u2013 Smartphones and tablets are vulnerable to malware, which allows hackers to compromise your email, online banking information and apps. Many people, however, don&#8217;t even know their mobile device has a virus. And many think only Android devices face a risk, but Apple products are also at risk, despite [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"categories":[59],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42701"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42701"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42701\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}