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nox
Joined: Jan 14, 2006
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From: Romania
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does anyone know if it's true what they say about the possibility of getting the phne infected by bluetooth?
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mathios
Joined: Feb 24, 2004
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From: greece
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viruses for mobile phones are generally small programs that execute code or content on your phone. they come in an extension .jar or . sis (for symbian devices) in general you should NEVER execute a program that is not trusted by you on your phone. i'ts just like a windows based system what comes with an extension .exe or .jar has the same results.
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nox
Joined: Jan 14, 2006
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From: Romania
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so you're saying that the roumers about viruses that simply infect your phone through bluetooth it's all crap...right?
i've got symbian and every time i install a jar or sis on it it warns me tht the application is untrusted...so if i had to be carefull..it would be wuite inpossible, it would mean not to install anything on my phone...
i once installed a lot of programs in one evening and i think i've got a virus...i've had one on a nokia 7650 2 years ago and it didn't allow me to write letters..only numbers...i had to reset it's memory to get rid of it...hope i won't have to do the same now...
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Cycovision
Joined: Nov 30, 2003
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From: England
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Which version of symbian do you have? AFAIK, there are no viri for UIQ devices in the wild yet.
Conflicting or malfunctioning applications can cause your phone to do strange things too, if you've installed a lot of applications recently, this is more likely to be the cause.
The rules for avoiding viri on smart phones is the same as for PCs. Don't accept or install any unsolicited files or applications, don't download and install files from 'dubious' looking websites!
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whizkidd
Joined: May 14, 2004
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From: India
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@nox, you might want to read these two threads....
Strange sis received
Bluetooth Invasion...
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nox
Joined: Jan 14, 2006
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From: Romania
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thanks guys..i've just read something about a worm called cadmir, and i've got an antivirus for it installed on my phone..btw, i've got symbian 7.0
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Posted: 2006-02-04 11:31
