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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. And that's why by StateOfTheUnion · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I use a v66 dumbphone. It makes phone calls It stores phone numbers. It does voice dialing But I haven't figured that part out yet.

  2. I think I have this one by AtariAmarok · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I think I have this one on my web-enabled phone I'm using to get to Slashdot now. I see something odd happening to the icons in the cor $%$YT$%45#@544D3$ [end of line]

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  3. snaaaake!!! .... SNAAAAAAaaakkee!! by sl4shd0rk · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Was the last thing my phone said before being infected ;)

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