Until now, we knew that ransomware attacks computers, but it seems that crooks are slowly starting to infiltrate mobile devices as well. An adult app for Android (shows porn material) secretly takes selfies of the user and blackmails them with the obscene photos.
The application 'Adult Player' for Android works like an app designed to allow users to view pornographic material. But when it is installed, it also gains access to the camera.
The app then secretly takes photos of the user, and demands a ransom while the phone remains locked. The app threatens the user with the exposure of the images and information it has collected, as well as the deletion όλων των δεδομένων της συσκευής. Τα λύτρα που ζητάνε οι απατεώνες για να μην πραγματοποιήσουν τις απειλές τους είναι 500 δολάρια, σύμφωνα με την εταιρεία ασφαλείας Zscaler.
The 'Adult Player' app has been coded so that even after a reboot, the device remains locked. An alternative solution that the victim has is to start the device in safe mode.
Η εκκίνηση σε safe mode ποικίλλει ανάλογα με τη συσκευή σας. Η ασφαλής λειτουργία εκκινεί τη συσκευή με τις προεπιλεγμένες ρυθμίσεις, χωρίς να τρέχει applications third parties.
If you downloaded the app and locked your device, follow these steps:
To uninstall ransomware from your device, you must first remove the administrator privileges it has acquired. To do so go to Settings - Security - Application Manager and select the ransomware app to turn it off.
Once this is done, you can go to Settings - Applications - Uninstall ransomware app.
Hopefully your obscene photos won't show up anywhere on the internet.
