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First mobile phone virus found in messaging |
axxxr
Joined: Mar 21, 2003
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From: Londinium
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via: reuters
A new mobile phone software virus started spreading this week via messages containing photos and sounds, the first of its kind and a threat to cellphones globally, data security firms said on Tuesday.
The Commwarrior.A virus tries to replicate itself by sending multimedia messages to people on the phone's contacts list, and also tries to do the same via Bluetooth wireless connections with other devices, eventually draining the battery. Full Reuters Article
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Jake Blues
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wont make much difference to me, i never have enough credit.
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blayv
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I have a postpaid account, mms cost me 20c so I wouldn't like to get that one.
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whizkidd
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Just don't keep the mms settings in your phone. The message just wont go!
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shyam335
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isnt it for series 60 only?
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laffen
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The antivirus company F-Secure update a very usefull page about virus for mobile phones http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/ |
Jake Blues
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yeah, and im sure they write and distribute half of mobile phone viruses as well!!
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clank
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On 2005-03-14 02:56:00, Nature wrote:
yeah, and im sure they write and distribute half of mobile phone viruses as well!!
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Ah a nice conspiracy theory  Anyways its just for s60 and even simworks antivirus has updated their definitions to counter this malware. |
*Jojo*
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Posted: 2005-03-14 01:02
