Remove federal trojans for Android - how it works

A federal Trojan for Android is making the rounds again and is not so easy to remove. Affected people are prevented from using the smartphone as usual by the malware. This practical tip shows you how to remove the intruder.

How to remove the Federal Trojan for Android

The federal trojan installs itself on your smartphone as an independent app if you obtain applications from dubious sources. To do this, the "Unknown origin" security setting must be activated for app installations. Once the Trojan app is on the android, the device can no longer be used normally, since its own lockscreen overlays everything with the message. Pressing the home button hides the lock screen for about five seconds.

• Speed ​​is required here: During the five seconds on your regular homescreen, you have to tap the trojan app icon for a long time and drag it into the small garbage can to uninstall it (depending on the device, this option may only be available in the app drawer). Then confirm the uninstall request.
• Alternatively, you can also try the safe mode of your Android smartphone. Only system apps are started and the remaining programs are ignored. In another practical tip, we will show you how to start safe mode.
• Now uninstall recently installed apps. We'll show you how this works with your Android smartphone here.
• Then restart your smartphone.

In another practical tip, we explain how you can protect yourself from the federal trojan on your Android device.