It is not a virus, but sending the WhatsApp message indicated below will cause the other person’s cell phone to fail (at least temporarily).
I really do not intend to teach you how to harm someone else’s WhatsApp or their cell phone. Simply show that a few simple characters can collapse the electronics of the mobile. The cellular data processing capacity has a limit, and a simple “code” can exceed it. With a simple challenge, the other person will easily fall into the trap.
To test what I’m saying, simply copy the message below and send yourself on WhatsApp.
If you think that your cell phone is not damaged, touch 10 times here? <⚫> I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know
When you touch the fearsome black point, you will see how your cell phone freezes for a couple of seconds (at best). If you tap repeatedly, it will take longer to respond. It can even collapse WhatsApp and you will have to close it, no matter how powerful your cell phone is.
If you don’t see the black point or the result that I explain, please copy the message from this link.
Apparently, behind the drawing of that black point (or the action when touching it) such a large number of zeros and ones (language used by machines) are generated that it takes several seconds for the mobile to process them. That is the reason for being temporarily frozen, or it ends up collapsed and the system closes WhatsApp. Then everything returns to normal.
This is not the first time we have seen something like this. Some time ago, the Hacker News portal said that messages larger than 7MB can cause the person receiving the WhatsApp application to crash immediately. Even smaller messages like this (2Kb) damaged the other person’s WhatsApp when it was opened. This message was tested with WhatsApp version 2.11.431, on Android KitKat 4.4.2 and other systems. Although this message does not appear to be causing any problems at present, as I have tested it. If you’re having trouble with such a message, just delete the conversation.
This WhatsApp bug , on Android apparently, is a good opportunity to play a prank on your friends. While it lasts.
Update : Apparently this WhatsApp bug has been fixed. When you touch the black point, the application no longer freezes.
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