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Edit a Scenario Task: How to protect your phone from virus infection
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The best way to keep your phone free from malicious software is to: * keep the operating system and all apps up-to-date * not install ANY applications outside of the GooglePlay or AppStore Even these methods may not protect you completely, as attackers have been known to sneak malicious software into the official repositories run by Google and Apple. You can also try to install an [https://www.avast.com/free-mobile-security anti-virus] and are advised to enable the firewall [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201642 on your iPhone] or something akin to the [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.greyshirts.firewall NoRoot Firewall] on Android. To secure yourself from malicious code built (or injected) into various websites, install a script blocker such as [https://www.ghostery.com/en/try-us/download-add-on/ Ghostery]; [https://www.ublock.org/ uBlock] for Android; or the [https://www.purify-app.com/ Purify app] for iPhone.
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