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How to Remove Adware, Pop-up Ads, and Viruses from Android Phones<\/strong><\/p>\n A shocking fact most people don’t know about malware in the Google Play store is that in the last few years the number of applications infused with malware has quadrupled. This should come as no surprise seeing as cybercrime has increased drastically over the last few years and is surpassing even ordinary crime.<\/p>\n Android malware refers to the malware-spreading applications created by cybercriminals in a bid to steal the personal information of users. Sometimes this information is even sold to advertisers to be used in creating intrusive adverts.<\/p>\n It is essential that users scan their phones from time to time and get rid of any spyware, malware, or adware that may be monitoring their daily activities. This article reviews how to remove adware, popup ads, and viruses from your Android phone.<\/p>\n How to Get Rid of Malware from Your Android Phone<\/strong><\/p>\n We have compressed the steps needed to get rid of malware from your phone into the following:<\/p>\n Uninstall All Harmful Applications from Your Phone<\/strong><\/p>\n Usually, Android phones get infected with viruses from harmful applications that may have been installed unknowingly. This first step involves identifying and removing any and all harmful applications that may be on your phone:<\/p>\n Use a Specially Designed App to Remove Unwanted Applications<\/strong><\/p>\n Malwarebytes is one of the most popular and widely used malware removal applications in the world. It can get rid of all kinds of malware including the malware that the other applications tend to miss.<\/p>\n Here is how to use Malwarebytes to clean up all forms of adware from your device:<\/p>\n Clean up the Leftover Files from Your Phone <\/strong><\/p>\n The application to be used for this is the widely renowned CCleaner application. It is a free application that can help with ridding your device of junk files. To get started:<\/p>\n Remove all Spam Notifications<\/strong><\/p>\n We all love our notifications, but these days, they are used by cybercriminals to trick unsuspecting Android users to subscribe to various push notifications from multiple sites. Subscribing to these push notifications means that unwanted adverts can be sent to the phone.<\/p>\n This section shows you how to get these sites from showing these adverts:<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/betterdefend.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/11.2-Use-a-specially-designed-application-to-remove-adware-and-other-forms-of-unwanted-applications.jpg\")
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