Open Porn In Android? Ready To Get Ransomware

Posted 2021-04-27 Expat

Have the habit to access porn site in mobile phone?. 

You should be more careful now. Due to a recent report mentions a ransomware lurk android users who like to go to a porn site.

The risk was unsparing, when infected with ransomware known named 'Cyber.Police' is on the phone screen will pop-up the 'lock' the entire functionality of the device. Nothing can be done until the user here, every time the phone is restarted which will appear on the phone screen is a pop-up earlier.

"It ( 'Cyber.Police'-red) will turn off all applications. Prevent applications (eg antivirus) to stop the ransomware. Doing setup to be first activated at boot time, and also to communicate to the server command-and-control, "said Blue Coat, which released the report.

The only way to escape from this problem is to pay the ransom demanded spreader threat through pop-ups. Uniquely, the form of ransom demanded is iTunes gift code. So what if the ransom was not paid? Means ready all photo collections and whatever is on the phone is lost, because the ransomware will perform a factory reset, which means also delete all contents in the micro SD.

Interestingly, the malware 'Cyber.Police' do not need to install the APK to infect phones that become victims. Not explained how, just this ransomware called can directly infect a victim's cell phone when it is used to access certain porn sites.

But according to Blue Coat, a new case has so far found in Android 4.0 ICS and Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. While in Android 4.4 KitKat found only threat that has properties approaching, it's unclear if the same threat.