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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. Oh Great.. by Renraku · · Score: 5, Funny

    So now I need tin foil for my cell phone, too.

    Well, I don't really have a cell phone, but if I did..I'd need tin foil for it.

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  2. more! by Prophet+of+Nixon · · Score: 4, Funny

    I just want an unstoppable cell-phone virus that permanently disables ringing... then I could cope with the things being about.

  3. Re:there are others too by fearanddread · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's not a worm. That's a feature.

  4. Since no one has done it yet... by JossiRossi · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Oh look a Metal Gear Port.. horray downloading..."
    "Dude you're cell.. it's dying I think..."
    "Snake? SNAKE?! SSSSSNNNNAAAAAKKKKEEEEEE!!!!!!"

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  5. Funny thing by America+Balls · · Score: 2, Funny

    I fell asleep last night with the comfort of knowing that all Series 60 phone users were safe. In fact, I said a little prayer giving thanks for that. Tonight, I doubt I sleep at all, what with all the worrying I will do for those poor, poor series 60 phone owners.

  6. The phone have started to move! by GlueyPorchBoy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Any real fan of the series would be expecting a set-up, anyway.

  7. MG by justforaday · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess I should expect to see people staring at their phones going "Snake? SSSSNNNNAAAAAAKKKKEEEEEE!!!!"

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  8. Re:there are others too by timmyf2371 · · Score: 2, Funny
    http://www.google.com

    Sorry if it takes a little bit of work, but to find out this information you'll have to type in a few search terms - I'll help give you a start.

    Try: "mobile phone" +"virus"

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  9. Virus code name...Metal Gear?!? by Takeel · · Score: 2, Funny

    For those with broadband.

  10. Re:Personally, if I were a virus writer... by Etcetera · · Score: 2, Funny
    Why nobody else has tried this is beyond me.


    Heh... how do you know they haven't?

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  11. Ha ha slackers get pwn3d! by gelfling · · Score: 2, Funny

    So who has more free time on their hands - the people who play online games on their phones or the people who write viruses for people who play online games on their phones.

    I swear it's slackers like you that will lead to more ridiculous regulations.