Remove "Priyanka" Virus Spreading Through WhatsApp
Virus has a very old relation with technology. You never know when and how they will strike it. Since, this viruses are affecting us in their own way. Talking about recent, virus/exploit is spreading around WhatsApp on Android phone called "Priyanka". Priyanka is spreading on Whatsapp through a contacts file that if you add to your contacts will change the name of all the groups you have on your Whatsapp to “Priyanka”, and in the worst case, it may also replace all your contacts name to ‘Priyanka’ as well.
It changes all your groups names to Priyanka, and may also change your contact names to Priyanka. The virus is spread manually - you have to accept it to get infected, and it's pretty easy to remove.
How this virus affects us?
This virus doesn’t gets installed on your phone by itself. So in case you receive a contact file named “Priyanka” from anyone on Whatsapp or by any other way, make sure that you do NOT add/save it to your contacts. It can’t do any harm without getting added to your contacts database so just DON’T save it.
Is case you install it, this is how to remove it:
The first most important this that you have to do is to turn off all the internet connectivity on your phone. WiFi, Mobile data and bluetooth tether.. all of them to stop it from spreading to your contacts list.
Then search your contacts for "Priyanka" and delete any you find. Go to Settings, apps, manage apps and find WhatsApp. Tap 'Force Stop' and then 'Clear Data'.
The next time you open WhatsApp you will have to go through the setup process again. Whatsapp does take auto backups of all your conversations so they’ll be restored automatically once you’re through the setup. However, chances are that you’ll lose some of your recent conversations.
So friends beware of this virus and dont let it to enter your phone. I think this is not that heavy kind of virus which will affect your phone's hardware or anything. Its simple virus which is easy to remove. But still, Beware.
Cheers!!!
It changes all your groups names to Priyanka, and may also change your contact names to Priyanka. The virus is spread manually - you have to accept it to get infected, and it's pretty easy to remove.
How this virus affects us?
This virus doesn’t gets installed on your phone by itself. So in case you receive a contact file named “Priyanka” from anyone on Whatsapp or by any other way, make sure that you do NOT add/save it to your contacts. It can’t do any harm without getting added to your contacts database so just DON’T save it.
Is case you install it, this is how to remove it:
The first most important this that you have to do is to turn off all the internet connectivity on your phone. WiFi, Mobile data and bluetooth tether.. all of them to stop it from spreading to your contacts list.
Then search your contacts for "Priyanka" and delete any you find. Go to Settings, apps, manage apps and find WhatsApp. Tap 'Force Stop' and then 'Clear Data'.
The next time you open WhatsApp you will have to go through the setup process again. Whatsapp does take auto backups of all your conversations so they’ll be restored automatically once you’re through the setup. However, chances are that you’ll lose some of your recent conversations.
So friends beware of this virus and dont let it to enter your phone. I think this is not that heavy kind of virus which will affect your phone's hardware or anything. Its simple virus which is easy to remove. But still, Beware.
Cheers!!!
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