Android Nougat prevents ransomware from resetting device passwords

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Jul 5, 2016 / in Uncategorized
The upcoming version of Android introduces a new condition so the "resetPassword" API cannot be used to reset a device’s password. The change impacts both ransomware and disinfectors.

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Android.Lockdroid.E variants with new functionality emerged during the last quarter of 2015 as part of the continued Android ransomware evolution.

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Source: Symantec