Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Whatsapp alarm, attention to the link scam steals passwords: how to recognize and protect themselves – Italian News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

WhatsApp, comes a new scam alarm launched  by the Postal Police Texas Chainsaw Email

  
  

The technology, every day more and more, is part of our life now and for many people it is absolutely impossible to live without computers, tablets, smartphones and many other technological tools. Just such instruments through special applications, allow us to stay in touch with friends and distant relatives, sharing with the latter images, videos, and more and just one of these applications allows us to do whatever is Whatsapp . This application used by over one million users in all countries of the world allows us to send and receive text messages, and then again send and receive photos, videos, forward voice messages and make free calls all using just the connection Internet.

Unfortunately, as often happens through certain telephone calls, that’s including through whatsapp you can fall and thus remain victims of scams and just in the last days of the application in question would appear to be over at the center of attention. specifically, the new scam that runs in the last days and that is exploiting Whatsapp comes in the form of a message which reads in particular “Congratulations you won an iPhone.”, or ppure “Congratulations, you won an iPhone” and the message is accompanied by a link, the creators of the scam, invite you to click on.

to launch the ‘alarm it was the State Police through the Facebook page “one life to company” specifying that it is actually a virus that must be absolutely eliminated. in the post spread on social can be read in the specific “If the first question is whether you will made this fantastic news is true, I answer immediately that it is a hoax because at 99% (unless you have not really participated in a contest and have won …) it will be a virus you’ll have to go to eliminate “ then continuing ” with one of the oldest tricks in this world, someone is sending you a message inviting you to click on a link interesting like winning a prize or in other cases putting on alert that your account has been hacked. “

in the post in question the State Police also offers some important tips which is to think always good before clicking on links like this , then on the other hand that if you have already made the click , and it can not be more than receive ‘message Congratulations you won an iPhone’ or even ‘Congratulations , you won an iPhone ‘ you can try to remove and delete it via a PC scanning and control of extensions and programs you’ve installed recently involuntarily “ and and ” the two Councils in the event of any viruses are always the same: Run a scan with an antivirus and eliminate any virus.Cercare all browser extensions and make a clean those unknown and unnecessary. “

 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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