Keyloggers are one of the worst types of virus or malware that you can get into your smartphone. If you have keyloggers on your Android device, it means your privacy is in serious condition. In this post, I’ll discuss Android keyloggers. I’ll also tell you the method of removing the keyloggers from your Android device. Using different methods, you can easily remove the keylogger from your Android device. You’ll also get to know how you can identify that your Android device has got keyloggers. So, read this post completely if you want to know about Android keyloggers and save your privacy.
It’s very easy to remove the keylogger from your Android device. And, you’ll be able to remove the keylogger without any issue. There are different methods that are available that you can use to remove the keylogger from your Android smartphone or tablet. You don’t have to use any paid software to do that. Just follow the below steps, and you’ll be able to remove keylogger successfully from your device. In this post, I’ve discussed everything about Android keylogger. So, read this post completely if you want to know how to remove them from your Android device.
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What is Keylogger?
Just like Adware, Keylogger is a type of virus or malware that you can get into your PC or smartphone. But, Keylogger and Adware are completely different. Where Adware display malicious ads on your smartphone, Keylogger can steal your personal data like passwords, credit card details, or any other information that you type on your smartphone. This is the reason why Keyloggers are one of the worst kind of viruses that you can get into your Android device. One thing about Keylogger is, unlike Adware, you can’t know that your device has keylogger in it. To identify, you have to follow some things that I have discussed below.
The main thing that you need to know about Keylogger is, these type of viruses can cause a serious type of data-stealing on your smartphone. Everything you type on your smartphone, hackers can get access to it. As smartphones are our daily driver nowadays, we type many things on our smartphone. Sometimes, when we need to buy things online, we need to enter our credit card details or bank details. Also, we use different account including social media accounts on our smartphone. So, we type our email address, password, phone number etc with the keyboard of our device.
And when you get a keylogger on your device, it records all these information. So, you can imagine how dangerous and harmful Android keyloggers are. Hackers can get all those informations and cause serious harm to your privacy. And the funny thing is, you won’t be able to know until something bad happens to your accounts. And when you know that, it’s probably too late. Because hackers monitor your information from day one when you get a keylogger on your Android device. So, it’s important to know that if your Android smartphone has keylogger in it or not.
Below, I have discussed some of the cause why you get a keylogger on your device.
How Keylogger Enters your Android device?
There are many ways that Keylogger can use to enter into your Android device. However, the most common way is through 3rd party apps. Especially, Keyboard apps that Keylogger can use to get into your Android device. There are hundreds of keyboard apps are available for Android devices. But, not all of them are safe. And trough malicious keyboard apps, Android keyloggers can enter into your device. So, it’s better to use the default Google Keyboard app on your Android device to avoid such issue.
Many of us use different fancy keyboard apps on our Android device. However, we shouldn’t use any other 3rd party keyboard apps other than some of the most popular keyboard apps. Because there are chances that a suspicious 3rd party keyboard app will have keylogger in it. And when you install the app on your Android device, it’ll show it’s true colours and steal all your information. However, there could be other apps as well that Keylogger can use to get into your Android device.
So, in the first place, you should download apps for your Android device from trusted sources only. If you are using a 3rd party Android app store, just make sure it is popular enough and provide genuine apps for your Android device. Also, check if you have Adware in your device. Because the Keyloggers also can use Adware to promote the app on your device and you might install it through that process. Also, I’ll suggest you not to use fancy 3rd party keyboards unless it is trusted and popular. You type many of your personal information on your Android keyboard. So, you won’t probably want that your keyboard app steals your personal information.
How to Detect Keylogger on Android Device?
As I said earlier, it is not easy to detect if your Android device has keylogger in it or not. But, you can monitor your device and look for some suspicious things to know if your device has Keylogger in it or not. And then, you can remove the keylogger from your Android device using different methods. It’s very important that you fix your device and remove Keylogger after detecting it. So, you can follow the below things to know if your device has keylogger in it or not.
1. Your Phone is Rebooting
The most common problem that users get after getting keylogger on their Android device is auto rebooting. If you are facing auto-reboot without any reason on your Android device, then there’s a chance that you might have got a Keylogger on your Android device. The Keylogger file might affect the system files of your Android device and it may cause auto-reboot on your Android. Or you might get system process stops message on your device when you get a keylogger on your device. So, just look for if your device is turning on and off by itself.
2. Battery Draining Issue
When you get a keylogger on your Android device, it might cause a battery draining issue. As the Keylogger programme running in the background of your device, it’ll consume more battery than other apps. So, just monitor if you are facing battery draining issue on your Android device after installing any new app on your device. You can also monitor which apps are consuming the battery of your device by going to Settings>Battery>Battery Management and look if there’s any newly installed suspicious app consuming battery.
3. Fonts Appearing on Screen
You can also look for if there are any unusual fonts are appearing on the screen of your Android device. Or if your keyboard app is crashing. When the Keylogger doesn’t get access to your data or can’t send to remote server, it may cause displaying fonts and number on the screen of your Android device. So, if you are seeing unusual numbers appearing on the screen of your Android smartphone or tablet, you should be worrying about Keylogger. Or there could be any script that is appearing on the screen. So, if you are facing such an issue, you should take action immediately.
4. Slow Performance
Are you seeing a huge performance drop after installing any particular app on your Android device? If yes, then you should remove the app immediately. Because you probably want that because of a single app you get low performance on your Android device. And the app might have keylogger or malware in it and because of that, you are getting slow performance on your Android device. So, just don’t install any app from unknown sources as they can cause harm to your device. If you are facing slow performance on your Android device, just monitor which app is causing the issue.
5. You are Receiving Different Text Messages
You probably have noticed that you receive different fake messages on your Android device. However, there could be malicious links inside the messages that might install a Keylogger on your Android device when you click on it. So, you should always avoid spam messages and don’t click on suspicious links inside the messages. Sometimes, you also may receive log in or KYC complete links that you should never click on. When you click on the link, it might download a Keylogger or malware app on your Android device. So, avoid clicking on the links received from unknown sources.
How to Remove Keylogger from Android Devices Easily?
Although most of the latest Android versions can automatically detect and remove Keylogger on your Android device, still, you should try the below methods if you are facing any suspicious activities on your Android device. Or, if you have an old Android device, the old Android OS might not detect the Keylogger on your device. Also, when you root your Android device, it gets less secured. So, obviously, compared to non-rooted devices, Keyloggers can get into easily in rooted Android devices.
But, you can easily remove the keylogger from your device by following the below methods. I have described some of the easy and effective methods to remove the keylogger from your Android device. If you are thinking that you might have got Keylogger app on your Android device, just remove it as soon as possible using the below methods. You can try different methods to remove the Keylogger from your Android device. Especially, if you have an old Android device and the OS of your device isn’t able to remove Keylogger, then you can try out the below methods to remove it from your device.
1. Use Antivirus
The best and most effective method to remove the keylogger from your device is to remove it using an antivirus app. Just like PC, there are many antivirus apps are available for Android devices that helps you to remove virus and malware including Keylogger from your device. So, you’ll be able to remove Keylogger from your Android device easily when you scan your device with an antivirus app. There are many antivirus apps are available for Android devices. So, you can use any of them to remove Keylogger from your device.
To remove malware or Keylogger from your device, first, install an antivirus app on your Android device. Then just open the antivirus app and you’ll see an option to scan your device. On most of the devices, you get the full scan option, so click on it to scan your Android device completely. After scanning, if the antivirus app on your device founds any suspicious files or apps, remove it immediately. The Keylogger can be removed from your device automatically or manually using the antivirus app. So, you should use a good antivirus app on your device to remove the keylogger.
2. Reset your Device
The ultimate method that you can use to remove the keylogger from your device is by resetting your Android device. You can reset your Android device to not only remove all the malicious files from your device but also to free up storage from your Android device. But, before resetting your device, just make sure you have all the backups of your important files. You can simply use Google Drive to take the backup of your device and then reset your Android device. It’ll completely remove the malware or keylogger from your device for sure.
Final Words
It’s no doubt that Keyloggers can cause serious harm to your privacy. So, if you are facing any of the above-mentioned issues on your device, you should remove the Keylogger from your device immediately. If you have found this post helpful, you can share this post with your friends and tell them how they can remove the keylogger from their device. Just use the share buttons below to share this post on your social media platforms. If you have any question or queries, you can ask them in the comment section below. And we’ll try to solve your issue. If you want to provide feedback, you can provide your feedback in the comment section below.
