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How to remove Android ransomware

While this alert might give some of you a few laughs, it might make another handful of you blush in
embarrassment.

If you’ve contracted the Adult Player ransomware, follow the steps below to remove it from your
device:

1. Enter safe mode on your device. As there are different methods depending on your device,
you might need to do a quick search online, here is one that works for most models.
2. Go to Security under Settings, and then select Device Administrator. Select the offending
app and deactivate it.
3. Go to Apps, under Settings, and select Uninstall to remove the ransomware app.

Hopefully you have not downloaded Adult Player or any other ransomware for that matter.

But in the case that you have, remove it and remember in the future to focus on prevention over
cleaning!

Have a great, ransomware-free day!

About the Author

Christian Mairoll Contributor, Emsisoft

Christian is founder and CEO of the Austrian anti-malware company
Emsisoft.

For CDM, his aim is to educate our readers with essential security
knowledge, especially in understanding and stopping new and innovative
malware.

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