Security experts have discovered an Android app that displays supposedly porn, but actually blackmailed just the user.
The ransomware Adult Player blackmailed users and calls 500 US dollars. (Source: Zscaler)
Android app titled “Adult Player” is supposed to be a playback software for pornographic content and is distributed through unofficial app stores. After the software is installed, first a screen requesting administrator privileges and by inexperienced users probably gets displayed. While the user gets after only seeing a fake update screen, the malware starts another program in the background. This checks whether the current device has a front camera and if that is the case, a picture of the user is recorded.
In addition, the malware sends the information over the phone to server, send an encrypted response, presumably through the appropriate actions for each model. After that the user gets to see a screen on which the secretly recorded Selfie can be seen and a payment of $ 500 is required. The malicious software is itself as a tool of the FBI from that Smartphone “have blocked for security reasons”. Together with the user’s photo should probably make the big impression on some sufferers.
Because of allegedly illegal actions of the user will be fined 500 US dollars due to be transferred to a PayPal account or to be transferred by cash card. This screen will also appear every time you restart your smartphone, so that the equipment is no longer usable and the “Adult Player” also can not be uninstalled. However, it is still possible, according to security experts at Zscaler to boot into safe-mode smartphone, to seek in the security settings after the app and you have admin rights to withdraw again. After that, the malicious software can also be uninstalled
Source:. Zscaler.com
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