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Mobile Game Trojan Calls the South Pole

Posted by kdawson on from the if-a-penguin-answers dept.

UgLyPuNk writes with an excerpt from Gamepron.com: "Freeware games can actually cost you more money than their pay-to-play cousins, as mobile gamers in the UK have learned. A 'booby-trapped' version of a popular Windows Mobile game has been sneakily spending their money while they sleep – by dialing phone numbers in the Antarctic behind their backs."

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  1. yikes by iwannasexwithyourmom · · Score: 5, Funny

    aw man, that's pretty cold.

    1. Re:yikes by PDX · · Score: 4, Funny

      What next downloading penguin porn? That would be appropriate for a Linux virus.

    2. Re:yikes by PinkyGigglebrain · · Score: 4, Funny

      No, that would be perfect for a Windows virus.

      Adds insult to injury, with a dash of salt.

  2. Did penguins answer ? by Arvisp · · Score: 5, Funny

    and what did they say ?

    1. Re:Did penguins answer ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Doo Bee - Doo Bee Doooooooooooo.

  3. OS name appropriate - WinCE by zooblethorpe · · Score: 3, Funny

    I always thought Microsoft made a bit of a branding error when it came to naming their mobile OS. "WinCE" just invites all kinds of negative associations, and stories like this one just add to the painful image.

    Cheers,

    --
    "What in the name of Fats Waller is that?"
    "A four-foot prune."
    1. Re:OS name appropriate - WinCE by phantomfive · · Score: 4, Funny

      On the other hand, having programmed for windows CE, it may actually be the most descriptive name the could find.

      --
      Qxe4
    2. Re:OS name appropriate - WinCE by splutty · · Score: 3, Funny

      As we all know, 6 months of programming in Windows makes you want to jump out of one (YMMV)

      --
      Coz eternity my friend, is a long *ing time.
    3. Re:OS name appropriate - WinCE by DinDaddy · · Score: 2, Funny

      They should have rolled it all into one system with Windows ME and NT.

      Windows CEMENT!

  4. Let's play a game... by _Sprocket_ · · Score: 4, Funny

    ....how about a nice game of Ice Station Zebra?

  5. Those pesky penguins by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I guess this is their revenge for Happy Feet

  6. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 5, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  7. Re:Could someone please post the phone number by DarthBart · · Score: 5, Funny

    +88234-86-7-53-0-9

  8. Re:Could someone please post the phone number by VShael · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well that's helpful. I tried googling the phone number to see what I could find.

    Google told me the answer was 88,079.

    Thanks Google.

  9. Still Think Apple Moderates Too Harshly? ;) by Udigs · · Score: 3, Funny

    Running any application on your phone from untrusted sources produces unexpected results. Clip at 11.

  10. Time to investigate. by dadelbunts · · Score: 3, Funny

    It seems the developer was a little. *puts on sunglassses* cold blooded. YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH