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A few months ago a large number of emails began to spread through the network alerting users that one of their passwords had been stolen and that they had recorded watching pornHowever, this was a lie. This chain of messages was only trying to get you to pay a ransom in exchange for these people not showing your photos and videos to your closest friends or family.
What many don't know is that a new virus is lurking on the Internet under the name of Varenyky and this virus is indeed dangerous, because it is capable of taking real photos of users when they are watching porn on their mobile phones.ESET has discovered this malware (a SPAMBOT) and they assure that it is very dangerous, as it is capable of recording the victim at very delicate moments.
Varenyky will seek ransom for not revealing the information
The Varenyky virus is very dangerous, because in addition to taking photos of the victim in those delicate moments it can also activate the camera and perform a recording that will be activated automatically without the user being able to realize anything at that moment. This virus has been on mobile phones since June and is capable of installing itself on them through spam emails.
The procedure to reach your mobile is very routine, but there are people who take the bait:
- You receive an email to the email where an invoice appears asking you to pay about €491, making you believe that this invoice must be paid. If the individual logs in, a message appears stating that the content is protected by Microsoft.
- Immediately afterwards, the verification that you are human is requested and it is there, when you accept, that the virus activates and is capable of log into the system, exposing users.
A SPAM email with a fake invoice is how this new virus is infecting users according to what ESET says . In addition to being able to record you, this malware is very difficult to detect and evolves through the system, being able to steal passwords and access mobile device accounts, stealing a large amount of valuable information from each victim.
All this will end up in extortion emails where they will ask you for a ransom for having recorded you in intimate moments, and this time it will be real and not a joke as it happened with other emails. That is why you must protect yourself and ignore this type of email, here are several ideal antivirus to protect yourself on mobile phones.
