Whatsapp, beware of trap messages: they can block the app

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A new threat is troubling the large number of Whatsapp users these days. It is about unwanted messages capable of crashing the applicationregardless of the smartphone used. General alarm therefore, for owners of Apple smartphones as well as Samsung, Huawei and so on.

Whatsapp remains by far the most used instant messaging app in the world. Even more after it was acquired by Zuckerberg and integrated into the ecosystem headed by Facebook. Just such a large audience makes Whatsapp an appetizing target for potential bad guys.

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Whatsapp, how to avoid messages that can block the app

How thorough from the debunking site Bufale.net, potentially dangerous messages have well-defined common traits. It is about messages usually very long, and in most cases containing numerous special characters. This is an important clue, which must trigger an alarm bell if a message of this type is received.

I can be another vehicle the Vcard, the common business cards used on Whatsapp when sharing a contact. These business cards can contain within them a long list of contacts, almost always fictitious of course, and alphanumeric codes capable of making the application haywire. The result is an error loop which will inevitably compromise the normal use of the app until it stops completely. At the moment there is still no official fix released by the company, while some modified versions of Whatsapp already include a dedicated function called “Crashcoda Protection“.

The best solution at the moment is to pay close attention. In case of suspicious message it is preferable block the sender immediately, then providing a delete the “offending” message obviously without opening it. If the application was already in block, remove and reinstall it, being careful not to restore old chats for the time being. However, it should be released shortly an official update to permanently close the flaw on all devices.

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