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Experts have detected a new virus on Android

Эксперты обнаружили новый вирус на AndroidUsers are allowed the virus to do dark deeds.

On devices running Android virus detected DoubleLocker, which is activated by the Home button and deals with data encryption and locking device.

DoubleLocker was quite unpleasant malware. He is able to change the unlock code screen, thereby making it impossible to gain access to the device.

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DoubleLocker you can pick up on web sites when you install different SOFTWARE. Quite often it is installed under the guise of Adobe Flash Player, after which they requested permissions including access to the Google Play Service (the original app called Google Play Services), obtained administrator privileges and it becomes a launcher by default.

Interestingly, every time the user clicks on the Home button, a viral app is activated and begins to block the smartphone. For unlocking DoubleLocker requires 0.0130 bitcoin. If the user pays the ransom, the malware will remove the PIN and unlocks the file.

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