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I keep on reciving a file via Bluetooth on my K700i


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Posted by Imesh
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


Posted by Davo_169
i think you might have been bluejacked, but contacts arent usually 15kb :?

Posted by seorang
Bluejackin! Turn ur bluetooth invisible!

Posted by CrackerJack
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'.

Posted by djpowelly
Or someone was bluejacking you - it might have been a pic or something they was sending you!!

Posted by The_Nashy
Bluejacking is fuuuun

Posted by govigov
Nah, as cracker jack said, it is the virus.

Posted by The_Nashy
So is there anyway to protect our phones from the virus, or does it not harm regular phones... like my Z1010 and T68i?

Posted by Dj Boyi
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

Posted by CrackerJack
Quote:

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?




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.

Posted by govigov
Invisible bluetooth will solve the issue.

Posted by whizkidd
Doesn't it affect only symbian phones?

Posted by gojnik064
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. ;)

Posted by dj_wolfinstein
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...

regards

Posted by clank
Move away some distance...bluetooth pairin will break...now switch it off.

Posted by govigov
That came even with bt off? How?

Posted by shyam335
that doesnt seem to be right ,once :bt: is off , there wont be ny problem or if u hide the phone also it should stop

Posted by Imesh
dj_wolfinstein was right dat was wat happened to me
i dont tink it was a bluejack coz i didnt see any1 having a fone in their hands


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