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'Metal Gear' Symbian OS Trojan Disables Anti-Virus

Posted by timothy on from the phone-might-be-short-the-right-video-card-too dept.

Omniscientist writes "Just when you thought your Series 60 smartphones were safe, a trojan has surfaced with a two-pronged attack that also in turn disables any anti-virus protection available. Infosyncworld has news about a trojan masquerading itself as a port for the Metal Gear game that disables all anti-virus software on the phone and other necessary utilities like file managers. Also, it affects other phones nearby it via Bluetooth. This trojan has been dubbed 'Metal Gear.a,' quite aptly."

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  1. But really by Icarus1919 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    But really, why would anyone be an all-terrain magnetic rail-gun ballistic missile nuclear launch system for their cell phone anyway?

  2. Heh! by pair-a-noyd · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You technodweebs that just have to have George Jetson crap get what you ask for.

    I carry a TELEPHONE, that's all it does. I don't need to carry a frigging computer around on my belt, or play games, that's stupid. You have to have all this techno crap with you every waking second and now you have created your own personal hell.

    My typical phone conversation.
    (ring ring): Hello?
    caller: My computer is messed up, help me.
    me: What's your address?
    caller: 1234 blah blah street.
    me: I'll be right there. Bye.

    typical total call time, under 60 seconds.

    The number of times I've ever wanted to play a game, snap a photo, surf the web, send a TM using my cell phone? ZERO..

    The number of times my cell phone ever failed me?
    ZERO...

    The kid across the street from me showed me his cell phone, the games it can play, pictures of his GF's tits, surfing the web in a 25x10 browser. Whoopty-doo....