Priyanka Virus is spreading at Whatsapp

A virus named “Priyanka” is spreading at Whatsapp through a contacts file that if you add toward your contacts will change the name regarding all the groups you have at your Whatsapp toward “Priyanka”, furthermore in the worst case, it may also replace all your contacts name toward ‘Priyanka’ as well.

It started spreading his notice so we could presume that once it gets at your phone it automatically forwards itself toward all your Whatsapp contacts without your permission.

Anyway, I willingly added it toward my contacts toward see if it’s beneficial to real. And Damn! it worked — replaced all the group names at my Whatsapp toward “Priyanka”. So folks! stay away from it. Here’s how toward stay away from Priyanka Whatsapp virus.

Thankfully this virus doesn’t gets installed at your phone by itself. So in case you receive a contact file named “Priyanka” from anyone at Whatsapp or by any other way, make sure that you do NOT add/save it toward your contacts. It can’t do any harm without getting added toward your contacts database so just DON’T save it.

However, in case you’ve already saved it toward your contacts. Here’s what you should do toward get rid regarding it:

Removing the Priyanka Whatsapp virus.

First thing you should do is turn off all the internet connectivity at your phone. WiFi, Mobile data furthermore bluetooth tether.. all regarding them toward stop it from spreading toward your contacts list. To get rid regarding this virus from your phone you need toward delete it from your contacts furthermore also clear your Whatsapp database.

NOTE: Clearing your Whatsapp database would bring it toward a freshly installed state. You’ll be required toward do all the Whatsapp setup again. And thankfully, Whatsapp does take auto backups regarding all your conversations so they’ll be restored automatically once you’re through the setup. However, chances are that you’ll lose some regarding your recent conversations, say last 24-36 hrs, but there’s nothing you could really do about it so just bear with it.

Below are the noob proof steps toward get rid regarding the virus:

1. Go toward your contacts, search beneficial to Priyanka furthermore DELETE it

2. Go toward Settings at your phone

3. Select Apps or App manager furthermore then select Whatsapp from the list

4. Tap at Force stop furthermore then at Clear data

5. Open Whatsapp at your phone furthermore it’ll show up as you’ve just installed it again. Go through the setup. And in the end it’ll automatically start restoring your conversations.