5 Easy Ways to Prevent Android Malware

Malware is a malicious software that is designed to damage or disrupt the system of your computer or mobile device. They include virus, spyware, Trojan horses and more. Once the malware enters the mobile phones, it can perform a variety of unwanted activities like stealing your important data or contact list, disrupt the operation of your phone, and even steal your money by making unwanted calls or sending SMS messages.

Among the mobile phones malware attacks, Android is the most targeted mobile operating system by malware developers and hackers. Fortunately, there are several steps that you can take to prevent the malware from infiltrating your Android device.

1. Don’t install and download apps from unknown sources unless you are sure it is safe
   Many apps from unknown sources contain malware that once installed can steal information and cause harm to your device. So never download and install apps from outside of Google play and Amazon App store for Android unless you’re sure that the site is safe for download.
2. Check the reviews and ratings of the app by other users
   Before downloading an app, read the reviews from other users as people will give a negative review and low rating if the app contains malware.
3. Understand app permissions before accepting them
   Permissions are a key to any mobile application. These permissions are crucial to the overall security of your system. If any of the permissions seem a little odd, such as a wallpaper app wanting to make phone calls or send SMS messages, then it’s best to not install the app.
4. Install an Antivirus app on your device
   Make sure that you have an antivirus app installed on your Android device. The tools can detect potential phishing websites, provides information about the kind of permissions other apps are requesting, and have anti-loss tool that can help to locate your lost or stolen device.
5. Don’t root the device
   Rooting an Android device does has some advantages. However, this break the security model and allowing all apps, including malicious app, to access the data owned by other applications.

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Android Fix: Error 24 during app installation in Google Play

With the latest KitKat 4.4 updates rolling for most of the current gen Android devices, users are experiencing a lot of performance enhancements. Though Kitkat 4.4 has loads of features and is more stable compared to previous android versions , there are still many bugs that need to be fixed. For example: in our older post we talked about how the EAS connection error is affecting the KitKat users and suggested a simple solution. In this post we will show you a fix for error 24 which pops up when you are trying to install or update some apps in Google Play. The 24 error seems to affect apps installed in Android RunTime or ART.WhatsApp is one such app affected by the error 24. There are lots of other apps too which suffer with this “error 24 during app installation in Google Play” error.

Here is how you can fix error 24 in Google Play for WhatsApp

Error -24

Method 1 (Sure Fix but requires root):

• Install a file manager like Root Manager
• Browse to internal storage android/data/com.whatsapp
• Delete the com.whatsapp… folder
• Now install whatsapp from Google Play

Method 2: Removing Junk Files via Cleanmaster

• Install cleanmaster
• Uninstall Whatsapp
• Now run Cleanmaster , search for Junk files and clean them. (Make sure to uncheck important files that are detected as Junk files by Cleanmaster)

Method 3: When all fails backup all your apps and data and factory reset your device.

Like most Google Play errors, this one is likely to stay until the next major update addresses the issue. The latest version, 4.4.2 KitKat is already available for some devices and it might address the Android 4.4 bug which gives the error 24 while installing apps.

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