Police warning potent virus that attacks mobile users … – 24 Hours

This is a computer virus that is transmitted through an SMS that reaches your Smartphone asking” Is this your picture? “.

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Intervention Unit Technology of the National Police of Spain has warned of the presence of a dangerous computer virus called ” Is this your picture? “ which is capable of infecting smartphones and well able to access the address book.

Through its profile in Twitter , the Hispanic Police has posted notice in which they explain that this is a “powerful virus” that affects the system Android , the most generalizado- and so spread via SMS about someone who had previously been infected.

According to ABC in Spain, when you click a type of permit is required to install the app called PhotoViewer.apk , which accesses the contacts to which you forward this SMS to generate a transmission chain. Therefore recommended if you receive this message, delete and uninstall the application immediately if any authorized.

Thus, if it has already authorized this application, you must search the smartphone as the icon of this app does not appear. Therefore, one must resort to “ Settings “.

In this line, and as a measure to prevent the spread of malicious programs, local police recalls that “it is not recommended to install . applications from unknown sources “

SOURCE: ABC.ES

PHOTO: ABC.ES