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Proof of Concept PocketPC Virus Created

Posted by Hemos on from the only-a-matter-of-time dept.

SpooForBrains writes "The Register has reported that "Ratter" of the virus writing group 29A has created the world's first PocketPC virus as a proof of concept. This one has no payload and is polite enough to ask if it can spread, so the dangers are minimal, but it occurs that the possibility of PocketPC and Symbian virii suddenly makes the concept of bluejacking somewhat more sinister."

3 of 152 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Yet another reason to run Linux on your PDA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    So I'll write a deceiving shell script for the Zaurus that deletes /home, would that give people a reason to switch to Palm or Symbian or whatever the next highest platform is?

  2. Re:Oh great... by Oddly_Drac · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    "If memory space for running programs on my PDA was not limited enough. Now I'll have to waste more of it running a virus checker."

    Run the virus checker on your sync platform and stop whining.

    --
    Oddly Draconis
    Too cynical to live, too stubborn to die.
  3. Re:Yet another reason to run Linux on your PDA by Anonvmous+Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    "That's just not true."

    Did you really need the "that's just not true" bit? Besides being argumentative, your own post conflicts with it. "That is just not true, in the rare circumstance that one has installed this app."

    I just ask because you could have phrased that more informatively without begging for a needless rebuttal.