WhatsApp Plus contains malware by Cyberinfonet

WhatsApp Plus contains malware: Here’s how to delete the app

   

A fake WhatsApp app has been circulated on the web these days that can affect your smartphone. Here's how to uninstall the app from your smartphone.

Cybercriminals have created a fake version of WhatsApp, designed to fetch crucial information, photos, phone numbers from a user’s mobile phone. Security researchers at Malwarebytes Labs, an American Internet security company, have discovered that a fake WhatsApp app has been circulated on the web these days that can affect your smartphone. Dubbed the WhatsApp Plus, the malicious app is a variant of Android/PUP.Riskware.Wtaspin.GB, a Fake WhatsApp riskware that dates back to mid-2017. Here’s everything you need to know about a bogus version of WhatsApp.

How to remove WhatsApp Plus from your device?

If you have downloaded the fake WhatsApp app on your smartphone, do the following:

1. Go to the phone’s settings app

2. Scroll down a bit and tap ‘Apps & Notifications’

3. Tap the app you want to delete

4. Tap Uninstall

5. Tap Ok to confirm

We urge you to delete a bogus version of WhatsApp Plus app from your smartphone. If you want to use WhatsApp, make sure to download the app from the Google Play store