How to Detect Spyware on a Cell Phone

[damnedifIknow]

Most people take action to guard against spyware on their computers, but they aren't aware that malicious spyware viruses exist solely to infect cell phones. Usually you aren’t even aware that they’ve been installed. There are a few subtle signs that spyware has been installed on your cell phone.

Instructions

1

Notice whether you experience trouble when shutting off your phone or whether your phone continues to stay lit up for several seconds to a minute after you’ve shut it off.
2

Notice if your phone lights up when you’re not using it to make or receive a call or access any of the phone’s apps. Spyware has to “call” your phone to get information.
3

Note any strange background noises or clicks when you’re on a call.
4

Notice an increase in GPRS activity. This indicates spyware is tracking your location.
5

Notice whether the icon that shows the Internet connection activates several times a day for no reason.
6

Check your phone bill closely. Notice whether it lists more text messages than you remember sending or calls you did not make.
7

Ask anyone who may have borrowed your phone whether they installed any software, wallpapers or ringtones.

http://www.ehow.com/how_4826956_detect-spyware-cell-phone.html?utm_source=sm-disqus&utm_medium=test255

[redqueen]

1. connect it to your laptop/pc

And scan it as a drive with malwarebytes anti malware?

[arely staircase]

4. how do you do that exactly?

nt

[redqueen]

5. connect to usb port, mount as drive, scan

[leftyohiolib]

6. didnt work on mine install wizard couldnt find the neccessary software

[onehandle]

2. 99.9% Of New Mobile Malware Targets Android Phones

In fact, 99.9% of new mobile malware detected in the first quarter of 2013 is designed to hit Android phones, according to a new report released by online security firm Kaspersky Lab.

The vast majority of those are trojan viruses, a type of virus that, as Mashable reported, is used in many instances (to target Tibetan activists, for example.) SMS trojans, which steal money by sending unauthorized texts to premium rate numbers, are the most common, with 63% of total infections.

Kaspersky researchers reported a boom in all mobile malware, too. In the first three months of 2013 alone, the firm detected as many as half the total number of new malware detected in the entire year of 2012.

http://mashable.com/2013/05/22/new-mobile-malware-targets-android-phones

Seems like dumping your Mountain View Ad Company phone, would be a great start.

[hobbit709]

3. Why I use a dumbphone. No problemo.

[darkangel218]

7. I installed AVG for mobile phones on my android

I wonder how much does it help? If any