All over the world, the connection between billions of people today is strengthened and crosses borders thanks to WhatsAppan instant messaging app that has been around for over 10 years and periodically activates certain features to protect your account. With regard to group chats, above all, experts today recommend deactivating a specific tool, and this seeks to avoid the risk of falling into the hands of cybercriminals who are able to install malicious software and thus interfere with data, videos and images.
A big warning always spawns the spread of viruses, especially if they manage to establish themselves in accounts WhatsAppa popular instant messaging program that by default activates a certain option whose functionality makes it easier for malware to enter.
Given this situation marked by the change of information, it is important that you can disable the automatic download of media files, as well as the following to resist cybercrimes if you have an Android device:
- Open WhatsApp and tap the 3 dots located in the upper right corner.
- Then select the “Settings” option..
- Then go to Storage and data and look for the Auto-load media section..
- Click each of the following categories:
– “Download with mobile data”
– “Download over Wi-Fi”
– “In data roaming”.
- Finally, uncheck the options that contain photos, audios, videos and documents and finish by confirming the changes.
“A WhatsApp bug allows malicious media files to spread through group chats“, he noted Malwarebytes via a note that notes that Google’s Project Zero has discovered a vulnerability in the said app and where malicious info records sent to newly created groups can today be automatically downloaded for use as attack vectors.
The usefulness of various instant messaging programs is very important to people all over the world today, with WhatsApp being the most used and therefore the most risky in terms of being scammed.
In this sense, and being an integral part of the configuration, Meta gives you the ability to check whether strangers have entered your account, and ultimately to monitor private conversations, thanks to “Connected devices“, with which you can see a list of computers, tablets or browsers with active access to the platform at the moment.
After entering the main screen of WhatsApp, select the icon with three vertical dots located in the upper right corner and continue to press this alternative “Close session” initiated by external cell phones, thus avoiding chats with photos and personal files that tend to fall into the hands of cybercriminals.
- Use WhatsApp on your computer and even when your phone is turned off.
- Achieve higher levels of productivity with multitasking and faster typing on the large keyboard.
- Use WhatsApp on the big screen to view and share your multimedia content and files with others.
- Use WhatsApp for Mac or Windows to make calls and video calls with up to 32 people.
Social networks or digital platforms in a special way give billions of people the ability to communicate with their loved ones and even manage work tasks thanks to services like the one offered by WhatsApp Web.
Regarding your computer login, we now inform you that even without the need to scan the QR code, you can also send private messages from any desktop browser by clicking the option “Link with phone number“.
This option appears at the bottom left of the page related to WhatsApp Web, and after clicking it, you must do what is asked, then click “Next” and finally get a series of numbers through which you can access the great platform.
Also remember that through a computer or laptop, and if you have difficulty logging in with a QR code, for example, today you can also use Blue Stacks 4, an Android emulator for PC, which, downloaded from Google Play, makes it easier for you to do the necessary navigation.
Today, from Meta, the development of WhatsApp periodically brings with it new functionality, which is also included and added to the web version, however, after synchronization on the computer, the mentioned extension of the mobile application may stop opening due to reasons related to page updates.
In this regard, it is important that you also take into account the cache of the browser or the issue of compatibility with older versions when it comes to restoring it to work, and therefore it is necessary to perform the following movements manually with your mobile phone:
- Go to Settings and find the “Privacy” or “History” option.
- After finding the option to delete cache and cookies, go back to WhatsApp Web to check if it’s working normally.
Another problem that prevents you from viewing the popular version from a PC or laptop is the simple closing and re-entering after updating the platform when checking compatibility with Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Opera or Safari.
