Thursday, May 24, 2018

Tips Protect the Device from Malware Threats

The development of digital technology requires our lives can not be separated from mobile devices or devices. Not least the Indonesian people are very menggandrungi gawai with the Android platform. The large number of users of this device should be the concern of the public to better realize the importance of the security of Android devices from malware attacks.

Territory Channel Manager of Kaspersky Lab Indonesia Dony Koesmandarin revealed in 2017 as many as 41.14 percent of Android users in Indonesia are exposed to malware. In the first quarter of 2018, Kaspersky detected 8,787 ransomware entering the country.

In the same period as many as 22.01 percent of Android users in Indonesia became the target of mobile malware attacks. "This figure puts Indonesia at number nine as the target of mobile malware," Dony said recently.

Not all Android users know how to avoid malware attacks. Dony provides some tips to reduce the potential for malware exposure on Android devices. First, pe

please note the information listed before downloading the app in the Play Store. "In the Play Store all the applications that bener and not bener it exists, so consider first who the creator," he said.

Secondly, before downloading the app please note the reviews and comment fields provided by users who have already downloaded. Third, to avoid malware do not carelessly open unknown emails that go into our inbox. "If there is a link (link) must also be careful not to be clicked origin," added Dony.

Fourth, users better install anti-virus on their Android device. According to Dony in the presence of anti-virus users do not need to bother to check the application or link to check whether there is malware. Anti virus will automatically work if there is a malware threat that will attack Android.

Reflecting on this condition, Kaspersky also released anti-virus Kaspersky Internet Security for Android that is intended for Android users. "Anti virus has many features antithief one antithief, with antithief, users can secure the data if at any time the device is lost so as to provide a sense of security," said Dony.

In Kaspersky Internet Security for Android service, Kaspersky cooperates with Telkomsel and Melon Indonesia. According to Vice President of Business Development Melon Indonesia Samuel May Ratifil the service is available in the form of either weekly or monthly subscription. This is what distinguishes antivirus for PC which generally must be paid per year.

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