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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. 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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    Just a boy doing unproffesional IT work that's way above his head.
  4. The phone have started to move! by GlueyPorchBoy · · Score: 5, Funny

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

  5. 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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