How to Tell If Your Phone is Hacked?

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How to Tell If Your Phone is Hacked?

26 January 2021 Ashley S. Miller Specialist of Customer Service Dept.

Summary
Smartphone is rapidly developed and widely used. Now, hackers attempt to steal information from our smartphones. Once our phone is hacked, emails, bank cards, private information and apps will be sent to hackers. In this article, we will talk about how to tell if your phone is hacked.

Content

Part 1: How to Tell If Your Phone is Hacked?

1. Phone is always overheated and power-consuming
2. Too much mobile data is used
3. Many new Apps appear
4. White noise appears during calls
5. Apps always crash

Part 2: How If Your Phone is Hacked?

1. Android
2. iPhone

The functions on mobile phone have been improved well with various Apps, but some malicious Apps can steal our information secretly. So, how to tell if your phone is hacked? It’s necessary to judge if your phone is hacked and take the measures to protect the phone.

Part 1: How to Tell If Your Phone is Hacked?

How to tell if your phone is hacked? These evidences can tell you that your phone is hacked.

1. Phone is always overheated and power-consuming

Your phone consumes too much electricity and you have to frequently charge your phone. That means many Apps are running in the background. If you never open these Apps, they may be malicious Apps.

2. Too much mobile data is used

You can check the mobile data. When it exceeds the amount of your daily use, you should consider whether your phone is hacked. When the malicious Apps are running in the background, the phone data will be transferred to the hackers by network.

3. Many new Apps appear

If some new Apps appear in your phone but you never install them, your phone may be attacked by virus. Some virus will be downloaded along the Apps and then it will cause many problems in your phone. We suggest you delete these Apps in time.

4. White noise appears during calls

When making phone calls, you hear white noise from the phone. You should consider whether your call is being monitored or disturbed.

5. Apps always crash

Some malicious Apps cause system crash because they always modify the system data. If it appears in your phone frequently, your phone may be infected by virus.

Part 2: How If Your Phone is Hacked?

1. Android

If your phone’s DNS is hijacked, the webpage will be turned to the other websites when you are opening. Next, try to follow these steps to solve the problem.

Note: Domain Name Server (DNS) hijacking, also named DNS redirection, is a type of DNS attack in which DNS queries are incorrectly resolved in order to unexpectedly redirect users to malicious sites.

Step 1: Open Settings and go to [Wi-Fi].

Step 2: Tap on the connected Wi-Fi and then select [Manage network].

Step 3: Switch to the option [Static] in IP Settings.

Step 4: Manually specify DNS 1 and DNS 2.

how to fill in the dns address on android

The followings are the public DNS for recommendation:

Public DNS+ — DNS1: 119.29.29.29; DNS 2: 182.254.116.116

114DNS – DNS 1: 114.114.114.114; DNS 2: 114.114.114.115

AliDNS — DNS 1: 223.5.5.5; DNS 2: 223.6.6.6

Google DNS — DNS 1: 8.8.8.8; DNS 2: 8.8.4.4

After the operations, if there is still something wrong with your Android phone, we suggest you reset or reinstall the system. It is noted that Reinstallation not a 100% safe method.

Notes① Don’t install the unknown Apps. Check the comments before installing and don’t give too many authorities to the app.

② Don’t click the unknown links in mails to avoid virus.

③ Set password for your phone and keep it well. Password shall not be too simple.

④ Install the anti-virus software to build up protection.

2. iPhone

How to tell if your iPhone is hacked? If your iPhone is hijacked, app crash will appear and mobile data will be used a lot. At this situation, you can try Renee iPassFix.

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Step 1: Download and install Renee iPassFix. Then, connect iPhone to the computer and open the software. Next, select [Fix Device].

Step 2: Click on [FIX ME]. The software will automatically download the firmware. Of course, you can select to manually download and input the firmware.

Note: If you want to remove all malicious Apps, we suggest using the option [Full Restoration] which can empty all iPhone data. Therefore, before this step, you should back up the important information, such as photos and contacts. After the restoration, you can enter the Apple ID and password to reactivate your phone.

Step 3: As it is finished, disconnect between iPhone and PC.

Notes:① Don’t share your Apple ID with the other people to keep your password well. If your password is leaked, please contact with the Apple services to retrieve the password.

② Use the reliable Wi-Fi and avoid the free public Wi-Fi. Remember to exit the account logged in in the public device.

③ Pay attention to the messages, emails and links. Don’t click the unknown link.

④ Keep the email password linked with your Apple ID well. If your email is stolen, your iPhone will be hacked easily. It is suggested that a password is combined with capital and small letters, numbers and symbols.

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