This porn video app takes pictures of you without permission
There are all kinds of applications both outside and inside the official download stores. And it is the best way to enjoy all kinds of content on your mobile, from anywhere and at any time. And, of course, applications with pornographic content were not going to be an exception. The problem is that it is a claim that is too sweet not to use all kinds of tricks and scamsby cybercriminals who want to take advantage of it.The latest case has caught a few users by surprise who have been blackmailed after using Adult Player, a sex video tool.
According to the security company Zscaler, who discovered the case, the application Adult Player would attract users for its content, but with a very different mission than satisfying the lowest passions. In addition to offering porn videos, the application would take control of the terminal, capturing photos of the user through the selfie camera and blocking his mobile after All with the purpose of extort up to $500 from the owner(more than 440 euros) if you want to be able to use your device again on a regular basis.
The problem is that to install this application you have to offer certain permissions in the Android terminal, in addition to allowingAdult Player act as administratorIn other words, granting it advantages over the basic operation of the mobile A process that not all users are aware of when installing the application. Also, it is not solved by restarting the mobile. Of course, it must be taken into account that this is not an application available in Google Play Store, since its operation would violate several of its rules.
If you have encountered this problem, the company Zscalerrecommends reboot the phone in safe mode , which is typically done with a long press of the power button and volume down key ( although it may be different on different devices). This manages to start the mobile without executing installed applications Afterwards it is necessary to access Settings, whereremove administrator permissions in section SecurityFinally, all that remains is to uninstall the application in the usual way and restart the terminal so that everything returns to your being.
To prevent this kind of problem, it is best not to install applications from outside Google Play Store And it is because thefilter Google helps you avoid running into tools that turn out to be more of a scam than a practical utility. You also have to think twice about installing any content that could be a claim. On the one hand thinking about the content it offers and, on the other, paying close attention to the installation process And the fact is that the permissions that the application requires to make use of the different functions of the terminal are detailed here. Why would a video app want to have access to the user's camera? In addition, it is necessary to avoid offering administrator permissions to applications, since, in this way, they would have the power to manage the mobile without the user noticing .
