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I keep on reciving a file via Bluetooth on my K700i |
Imesh
Joined: Jan 14, 2005
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From: Sri Lanka
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I kept on reciving a 15kb file frm sumwhere wen i was stuck in traffic!!
any1 know wat dis could be
i tink its 1 of those symbian viruses but im not sure |
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Davo_169
Joined: Sep 06, 2004
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i think you might have been bluejacked, but contacts arent usually 15kb :?
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seorang
Joined: Aug 08, 2004
Posts: 32
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Bluejackin! Turn ur bluetooth invisible!
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CrackerJack
Joined: Apr 28, 2003
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It probably was an infected phone sending you the virus.
That's why the battery of an infected phone doesn't last very long because the virus is constantly using it's bluetooth. It's sending out a copy of itself to all the phones (within range) with bluetooth on and set on discoverable.
Imagine the horror if Nokia's possess long range bluetooth. 100m away and you are still getting that irritating 'confirmation message'.
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djpowelly
Joined: Jun 07, 2003
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From: The UK!
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Or someone was bluejacking you - it might have been a pic or something they was sending you!!
 djpowelly |
The_Nashy
Joined: Aug 25, 2004
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Bluejacking is fuuuun 
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govigov
Joined: Jul 30, 2004
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From: Back home - Cochin
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Nah, as cracker jack said, it is the virus.
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The_Nashy
Joined: Aug 25, 2004
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So is there anyway to protect our phones from the virus, or does it not harm regular phones... like my Z1010 and T68i?
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Dj Boyi
Joined: Oct 05, 2002
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From: Liberty City
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I bet someone took a pic of u and then tried to send it to u,its funny how ppl seem to think they know what it was when they wer'nt even there,lol. :-D
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CrackerJack
Joined: Apr 28, 2003
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On 2005-01-29 12:09:14, The_Nashy wrote:
So is there anyway to protect our phones from the virus, or does it not harm regular phones... like my Z1010 and T68i?
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Currently, only phones with symbian OS are targeted by virus makers.
So, if you don't have a P series in your pocket, nothing will happen even if you accept the file(s) being sent to you by an infected phone.
So far, only Nokia's have been infected by the small crop of phone viruses that are out in the wild. I have yet to hear of a P series phone being infected.
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govigov
Joined: Jul 30, 2004
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From: Back home - Cochin
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Invisible bluetooth will solve the issue.
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whizkidd
Joined: May 14, 2004
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From: India
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Doesn't it affect only symbian phones?
T230 >> T610 >> Ngage QD >> N73 >> N85 >> Omnia HD >> And countless other review units |
gojnik064
Joined: Sep 18, 2003
Posts: 167
From: Subotica, Serbia
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Does that virus do any harm to the phone or it just spreads it self via bt? Freakin blokia 3650, now thats another thing to watch out for. I'll just keep my bt off. ;)
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dj_wolfinstein
Joined: Feb 23, 2004
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well I was PC Shopping in Nehru Place today, when I was constantly being sent a 15 KB File..!
My assembler asked me to switch off the BT as its a symbian virus..Although I knw it won't affect my precious...as se is non symbian..But din't want to take the risk..
Oh yes even after ignoring the file, BT was busy so..I switched off the phone and turned off the BT before the Req came in again..Any one with suggestions or comments...
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clank
Joined: Sep 24, 2004
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From: India
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Move away some distance...bluetooth pairin will break...now switch it off. |
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Posted: 2005-01-28 15:49
djpowelly 
