software that is specifically designed to disrupt, damage,

or gain unauthorized access to a computer system.

MOBILE HACK
 Unwanted browser toolbars
• Your browser has multiple new toolbars with names that seem to
indicate the toolbar is supposed to help you. Unless you recognize the
toolbar as coming from a very well-known vendor
 Redirected Internet searche
• Redirecting your browser somewhere
other than you want to go. The hacker
gets paid by getting your clicks to appear
on someone else's website, often those
who don't know that the clicks to their
site are from malicious redirection.
 Frequent random popups
• Getting random browser pop-ups
from websites that don't
normally generate them, your
system has been compromised
 Unexpected apps installs
• Unwanted and unexpected app installs are a big sign that your phone
has likely been hacked.
How to check which application using massive
amounts of data
How to find any unknown source apk’s that
were installed in your phone
• Go to file manager.
• Open APKs folder.
• Check any unknown .apk files
were installed .
How to check whether unknown sources
option is disabled or not
• Go to settings.
• Open additional settings.
• Open privacy
• Check unknown sources option and disable it.
Signs that show Your Phone is
Jacked/Hacked/Trapped.
• Weird apps appearing that you didn’t install.
• Your browser changing (design, homepage, browser itself).
• Browser plugins being installed.
• Your phone slowing down.
• Your phone using massive amounts of data without you actually doing
anything.
• Random shutdowns/reboots.
• Apps being deleted without your permission.
• More Data consumption.
• More CPU Usage
• More ram Usage
• More Write load on internal storage or External Storage
• Unintended Application Startup's
• Applications asking for Credentials
• Getting Fake Mails
• Random Deductions from Account
• Slowing Down of Mobile
• Advertisements Everywhere
• It gets hot during standby
• Sending or receiving strange text messages
• Your device is attempting to access "bad" sites.
• Quick discharge of battery
Preventive Measures and things to avoid to be
on the safe side.
• Do not visit malicious Web sites.
• Uninstall unauthorized and unusable Applications from Mobile. Go to your
settings and open the list of installed applications, and if there is one that's
you don't know, uninstall it because hackers like to plant remote
administrative tools.
• Do not give your passwords to any one.
• Do not install applications apart from playstore/AppStore. Don't install
anything from links and emails use own market only Play store for Android,
App store for Apple, windows store for Windows etc.
• Don't Root your Device. it becomes vulnerable to be hacked easily as
compared to a non-rooted device. Also, Don’t jailbreak your iPhone.
• For iPhones, ensuring your phone isn’t jailbroken also prevents anyone from
downloading a spy app to your phone, since such software – which tampers
with system-level functions - doesn’t make it onto the App Store.
• Download some anti-virus and anti-spyware apps (available in stores). That is
basically not necessary if you don't install any external or useless apps and
take precautions while using your smartphone. Yet, if you are someone who is
always digging then installing an antivirus (esp a paid one) will keep you safe
to a greater extent.
• The most important part of “not being hacked” in the first place is not clicking
on unverified links. Avoiding any kind of authentication on sites that are not
running HTTPs protocol (you can see it next to URL in most browsers. It is
displayed as green lock icon). So never visit a site with HTTP protocol. Always
look for https. It stands for hypertext transfer protocol secure.
• It is good to avoid activity on public networks because of Man in the
Middle attacks.
• Never reply to stranger emails.
• Don’t click the links especially the ones that say it gonna make you rich. No
one is gonna make you rich freely. Work hard if you want to become a
millionaire.
• Never share your details online. Locations and even your family. Keep these
details with you no need to share.
• If your bank sites ask your account number, 100% that site is fake and you’d be
in trouble. Because no bank sites ask account details.
• Never connect to open wifi. Many of them are fake and hackers will know
what are you doing on the free network.
 How To find If Your IPhone Is Hacked?
• Temperature of the battery
reason may be that. However, if you are not
using anything other than regular apps like
Facebook, WhatsApp, it may be because of spy
software that can be running in the background.
• Phone not staying charged
If your cell phone battery tends to drain off
a bit too quickly, it is another warning sign
to tell if someone has hacked your iPhone.
• Apps stop working properly
If some of the apps that worked well
before but stop working abruptly, it
might be a sign that someone is
hacked
• Background noise
If you often find your phone
echoing amidst the voice calls
though this never happened
before.
• Delay in shutting down
When you shut down your iPhone and
find something wrong like a delay in
the process or the backlight remaining
switched on or even the refusal of your
iPhone to shut down, it indicates that
some kind of an activity might be going
on your phone and this could be
possibly hacking.
How to find if Apple ID was compromised
• An email or notification that your Apple ID was used to sign in to a
device you don't recognize or did not sign in to recently (for example,
"Your Apple ID was used to sign in to iCloud on a Windows PC").
• You receive a confirmation email from Apple that your Apple ID
password was changed or your account information was updated, but
you don’t remember making any changes.
• Your device was locked or placed in Lost Mode by someone other
than you.
• You see messages you didn't send, or items you didn’t delete.
• You see charges or notices for purchases that you didn't make.
• Your password no longer works, or it might have been changed or
locked.
use your smartphone smartly.