Worried that someone’s watching you? Here’s how to spot and remove spyware on your Android phone—and keep your personal information safe.

Once granted this permission, the spyware app uses this overlay access to forcibly display a password prompt whenever the user tries to uninstall or deactivate the app through Android’s settings.

Spyware and malicious apps are just as much a problem on Android as they typically are on PC, but there are plenty of safeguards in place to protect your phone.

We test three Android spyware apps to determine if they do what they claim.

Know that Android-based phones are more susceptible to spyware than iPhones, but pretty much any phone can be hacked if the attacker is clever enough.

Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson helps you to keep your phone safe from malware that is attacking financial institutions around the world by specifically targeting Androids.