There has been a rise in mobile malware recently, especially in the Android community. Here are some tips and recommendations for protecting yourself from becoming a victim of malware on your mobile device.

Anti-Malware Apps

Anti-malware applications can help protect you from mobile malware. However, Windows RT (used on Windows Phone and Windows Surface) and iOS do not have third-party support for anti-malware software.

Microsoft does have its Windows Defender software as part of the Windows RT operating system. But with Apple's iOS, there is nothing available due to Apple's strict App Store submission policies. Microsoft is the same way with apps submitted to their app store, but the added support of Windows Defender offers at least some protection.

On the Android side, Google's Play store policies are quite relaxed. As long as an app creator pays the one-time fee to submit an app, he or she can put as many apps in the store as they want. As of recent, Google does automatically check for any kind of malicious code, but will occasionally miss a few.

For Android users, we recommend a good anti-malware app such as Lookout Security and Antivirus, Avast Mobile Security and Antivirus, or AVG AntiVirus Security.