Pink WhatsApp: What is it and why should you not install it on your cell phone?

WhatsApp is the most widely used instant messaging application and although Goal It launches constant updates to improve its use, many times users want more and look for options to obtain functions outside of the app, for example, to customize the logo with their favorite color, but this is not a good idea.

Surely you have ever come across extensions that promise to be able to see deleted messages, private information of users who have it hidden and even give the app a new appearance.

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But do not fall, these programs only put your information and your device at risk. In fact, today we are going to warn you about the pink WhatsApp.

Pink WhatsApp, the message that puts you at risk

The first thing worth noting about the so-called pink or pink WhatsApp is that It is not an extension or an app that you find on the internetthe option comes to you through a message from one of your contacts and that is what makes it so dangerous.

Basically It is a link that takes you to a web page and promises, after downloading, to change the appearance of WhatsApp to make it pinkincluding the icon on your cell phone, but not only will you not see changes in the app but you will also lose your data.

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Rajshekhar Rajaharia, an Indian cybersecurity researcher, alerted through his Twitter account that WhatsApp Pink contains malware that is already circulating in various parts of the world.

The threat is aimed at taking control of cell phones so that cybercriminals can learn everything about the user.from your messages and photos to passwords to access online banking.

Something that draws the attention of the malware is that, according to the researcher, it is automatically downloaded to the device in the form of an APK and affects both iOS and Android users.

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Once the devices have been infected, the malware starts sending messages with the link to all registered contacts.

How to be protected against WhatsApp Pink?

The recommendation that WhatsApp itself gives its users is do not open messages from suspicious contacts and, even if the shipment comes from a registered person, do not click on links, much less download if we are not sure of their origin.

But if you did not resist the temptation and clicked on the link that promised to paint your WhatsApp pink, Rajaharia’s first advice is simply uninstall whatsapp pink app.

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To do this, go to the settings menu of your cell phone, then to the applications tab so that it displays the list of all the ones you have downloaded, look for WhatsApp Pink and, first, select Stop, then delete it.

Once the previous step is done you have to unlink all the devices that you have connected through WhatsApp Web. You do this by entering WhatsApp by clicking on the three dots in the upper right corner of the screen, choose Paired devices and you will see the list, log out of all.

Finally The best thing is that you change the passwords of the platforms that you use the most and, of course, your digital banking.

GDA / El Universal / Mexico

Source: Elcomercio

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