Desktops aren’t the only gadgets that can be affected by a virus. Android devices have a malware problem and it’s growing every day. So what can you do to remove a virus from Android without a factory reset? Is It Really a Virus? If your phone isn’t functioning the way it should be, there’s a chance you have some malware on it. One wrong tap somewhere and a malicious file might have been downloaded on your phone, which is leeching battery life, Internet resources, or your personal data. But it could be something else. Suppose your Android refuses to boot or crashes every time it starts up. Or maybe you can’t seem to download apps from the Play Store. In fact, there are some tell-tale signs that your Android has a virus. Ask yourself a few questions: Did the problem start happening after you downloaded some app or file? Have you recently installed an app from a third-party source and not the Play Store? Did you click on some ad that downloaded a file or app ...