Most Dangerous Viruses for Android and How to Get Rid of Them




Below is the list of a dangerous virus that can harm your android a lot and you must be aware of all these viruses.



1 Godless

This one is the most dangerous virus that can be actually found patched even with the apps from the Google Play store, this means that you cannot be sure that how you can prevent from it as you will be finding up no such place more secure than Google Play Store. This one roots up the device silently and then cause various troubles to the functioning of the device. Removing it is also very much difficult, to tell you this virus is just the god of all another virus in case of harming up the device.

2 Schedun



A well known android malware that can cause your Android to root itself automatically without the user being known of that and then it makes up the pathway for the live streaming of the Ads all here and there. You cannot find it alone but it comes patched with viral apps that you might install from the third party stores or websites. The main thing that disturbs the affected device user is that it cannot be removed easily and there is a need to reflash the whole OS so as to get rid of it.

3 Gunpoder



This virus gets installed with the third-party emulators of Nintendo consoles found outside the Google Play Store. It means that this patched virus can just come on your device with the third party apps and can cause up the device and can hack up the games i.e most popular online games. To get rid of this virus you can reset your device but this isn’t proved to be fully effective all the time

4 Hummingbad



The device affected with this virus can download and install apps to the device by itself, steal up the information without your permission and hence left you to feel snubbed from inside as if you have lost up the control of your data as well as the device.

5 Cloned and Copied Apps



The apps related to some popular apps or any such clone of the app that you could download through the third party stores can push you in trouble as it can cause up your device to retrieve all the information and send it to the hackers or the spammers. To be secure always you should not use up the third party sources or install clone apps of any such popular apps which could be a planned idea of the hackers.

6 DroidSnake Type A

DroidSnake Type A is one of the most dangerous Virus to have on Android device. The malware appears as a game known as Tap Snake. But, once a user clicks on it, it triggers the GPS coordinate to the hacker and silently works on the background. It then installs several apps which are later used to transfer sensitive information.
Since the app operates in the background, it can be easily spotted. So, you need to look for the background process and then remove it. Security apps won’t help to remove DroidSnake Type A Infection.

7 Geinimi

Geinimi or (Android.Geinimi) is one of the common Virus that is used by hackers to trap innocent victims. The virus represents itself as a gaming app and once installed it collects data from the smartphone. The virus mostly poses itself as a gaming app is distributed in third-party App stores.
The best way to get rid of Geinimi is to check the running process. If you find the process known as Android.Geinimi, you need to stop and remove it as soon as possible.

8 Zeahache

Well, this is often used as a rooting app. The app claims that it can improve the user permissions on the smartphone. However, Zeahache can open several backdoors on the device that ends with data theft. So, it’s another most dangerous virus ever meant for Android device.



9 DroidDream

According to the security firm Symantec, Android.DroidDream has infected almost 200,000 Android smartphones since 2011. The virus acts as a rooting app, but it installs some malware programs which are meant to transfer sensitive information from the device.
Standard Antivirus apps available for an Android operating system can spot DroidDream, but only the premium and most effective ones can remove it. So, you need to use a reliable and robust security app to get rid of Droid Dream.

10 Uxipp

Well, this virus is meant to damage users rather than infecting the device. Android.Uxipp is known for sending paid SMS from infected smartphones without being noticed by users. The virus is also capable of leaking IMEI and IMSI numbers of the infected devices.
So, the best way to avoid this virus is to install Malwarebytes and run a full scan. Always make sure to download apps from trusted sources like Google Play Store.



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