Malware Issues


  • Malware or rogue apps are likely to try to collect data in the background
    • can become unresponsive and might not shut down when closed
    • might cause excessive power drain and high resource utilization
    • can cause overheating problems
  • reaching the data transmission overlimit unexpectedly
    • Most devices have an option to monitor data usage
      • have limit triggers to notify the user
    • check the amount of data used by each application in order to monitor their legitimacy
  • Malware may try to use the camera or microphone to record activity
    • check camera LED is not activated