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How to Change Your Passwords After a Spyware Infection<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n <\/linearGradient>\n \n \n \n <\/linearGradient>\n \n \n <\/filter>\n <\/defs>9:41<\/text>Plain-English steps with a picture for each one.<\/text><\/svg><\/figure>\n

Removing spyware is only half the job \u2014 if it captured your passwords, the danger lives on in your accounts until you rotate them. This is the focused guide to changing passwords correctly after an infection, in the right order.<\/p>\n

This guide is written for everyday phone users specifically, and it’s built to be beginner-friendly: every step is numbered, every screen is illustrated, and nothing assumes you already know where a hidden menu lives. Have your phone open and work through it alongside the guide.<\/p>\n

We’ll start with the fastest, highest-value checks and move toward the more thorough ones, so even the first few minutes are well spent. Where a real tool helps, we link straight to the official one \u2014 never a sketchy third-party site.<\/p>\n

The two-minute version:<\/strong><\/p>\n

In short: use a clean device to change passwords, start with your email, then cascade, turn on two-factor everywhere it matters, and check sessions and recovery details. Keep reading for the click-by-click version, with an illustration at each stage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Approach 1: Change Them Right<\/h2>\n

Every step below uses built-in settings, so there’s nothing to install. Follow them top to bottom; the illustrations point out each control you’ll need.<\/p>\n

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1<\/span>Use a clean device to change passwords<\/span><\/h3>\n

Don’t change passwords on the phone that was infected until you’re sure it’s clean \u2014 ideally use a different, trusted device. Otherwise lingering spyware could capture the new passwords too.<\/p>\n

A clean starting point is what makes the whole effort count.<\/p>\n

Treat a scanner as a second opinion rather than the final word: it catches the known threats fast, and your own eyes on the app and permission lists catch the rest.<\/p>\n