I was trying to watch a movie on 123movies. I was trying to exit the usuall popups ads cause it will eventually play the movie. But a pop up I was about to exit out of disappeared and I accidentally clicked grant permission. Now my phone is doing crazy stuff.
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It looks as if this is going to need professional attention, and quickly because you don't know what else this malicious software is doing, or how it's using your phone to spread it to others.
I would first notify all my regular contacts - family and friends - of the problem, stop using the phone as a matter of course immediately and take it to a specialist dealer, though none may be available at present.
At best I would turn it on ONLY to make ONLY telephone calls or brief texts, and use it for the Internet only in very limited ways and only when absolutely necessary; and NO e-mails!
Though it's easy for me to say as use land-line telephone, broadband PC and a simple PAYG portable, but if it was my only means of communication I realise that could cause other problems.
In the last resort it may mean a new account and number.
@SW-User Oh? What I suggested is something of a last resort, I admit.
It looks though as CreateTVT has tried everything else but this virus has been designed to protect itself from anything the user can do.
How would you suggest dealing with it?
It's not the only reason, but the risk of such problems, and breakdowns, is partly why I have more than one communications method, and no "smart"-phone.
