AFP ukash virus on samsung galaxy S4

colby

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Oct 9, 2013
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hi everyone, sorry to check both the OTL LOG box and the aswMBR LOG box but I got stuck and I am in need of some help with my phone.
I was foolish enough to get re-directed to a webpage that (from what I have read) would have uploaded the Australian Federal Police Ukash Virus onto a PC, but I was using my Samsung Galaxy S4 instead, so I am not sure if my phone has it or not. the page was slightly different to what ive seen but had enough mistakes to know that it was a scam.
I cant find anything about this virus infecting android phones so I have some questions:
1) does anyone know if it can infect phones?, and
2)will it hop from my phone onto my computer? and if it will,
3)how do I get it off of my phone and pc?
any simple answers or help would be much appreciated,
thanks heaps, -Colby
ps- im attaching a screenshot of the webpage I was sent so so you can see how it is different. I have blacked out the details on the left side for privacy
 

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kuttus

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Which Operating System you are using on your computer? Chances for your Phone Get infected is very less.
 

Jack

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Jan 24, 2011
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Hello,
These ransomware infection are very common on Windows operating system, and more recently they have been seen infecting the MAC OS X operating system.
Cyber-criminals, well known for not re-inventing the wheel, have ‘ported’ the latest ransomware to Apple platforms, not by using some complicated exploit but rather leveraging the browser and its ‘restore from crash’ feature.
This ransomware page is being pushed onto unsuspecting users browsing regular sites but in particular when searching for popular keywords. Basically, there are no malicious files dropped on the Apple operating systems, and cyber criminals are just using an advanced feature of the browser to pin this web page.

Here is a video that should be more helpful:
 
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