Monday, September 7, 2015

Adult Player: the app that extorts Android users – ElEspectador.com

Adult Player, an application to glance over pornography, is a malicious software that takes pictures of the user with the front camera without your permission, for then demand payment of $ 500 in exchange for unlocking the phone.

According to BBC, the is a type of ransomware , a practice increasingly common to demand money in exchange for not publishing private information or delete the contents of the cell, which in the case of Adult Player affects the Android operating system.

Although the is not available in Google Play, can be installed from their website. Regularly maintaining blocking the device phone screen a tab that calls for the transfer of $ 500 through PayPal.

To uninstall the application it is necessary to start the device in safe mode to not run third-party applications. Then, to uninstall the application you need to go to the configuration, security, and disable the app.

As security companies download only recommend applications that appear in official stores and disable the unknown sources in the security settings of the cell.

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