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linw

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#310533 29-Oct-2023 13:11
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Last night both my wife's and my phone got bogus 'calls' on Whatsapp. When we opened our phones (Whatsapp not opened) we got a Warning message as follows.


"Security threat.


Google appears to be infected. Immediate uninstallation is recommended.


Ignore  Uninstall"   


Uninstall Google???


All I have done so far is delete the bogus calls.


I have tried googling this but didn't find an exact situation. Plenty of Whatsapp scams, though.


Anyone got advice on this, please?



{Moderator Edit : SP : Updated thread title to remove reference to WhatsApp as it doesn't appear to be related to the security warning}

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  #3153453 29-Oct-2023 18:30
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Could this be google dropping the further hint to the Chinese markets..

Forget the whatsap mention. It's coincidence and not related. As you see by the shot.

It's a system message

/Edit the fix appears to be clear the cache on the 'optimizer' app (its the AV trapping it) And make sure the store update for 'google' that triggers it has run.

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