Madware

Madware (mobile adware) usually finds its way onto a mobile phone through the installation of a script or program and often without the consent of the user.

The purpose of most forms of madware is to collect data from your phone in order to spam you with ads. Most madware variants include an element of spyware, which collects information about internet usage and sends it on to a third party. This data may include details about location, used passwords and contacts.

Mitigations

Mitigating this threat can be done by updating operating systems and spam filters, and detection and removal is basically the same as with malware.

• Detecting and preventing mobile malware (general)
• Detecting and removing malware from iOS
• Detecting and removing malware from Android