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RE: PHONE VIRUSES |
RANDYC
Joined: Dec 20, 2001
Posts: 119
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Are this true, have you ever heard in your locality or country regarding rumours of an alleged virus roaming around that destroys the phone IMEI thru SMS. It allege that when you open a certain message (SMS) or email ( maybe) that you're phone become infected and will be unusable since it destroy the IMEI.
I once encountered an email which I downloaded to my phone (T39) which when I open, the phone went dead ( it turn off ) but when I switched it back on, it work as if nothing happens.
please share your opinion. thanks
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laffen
Joined: Aug 07, 2001
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From: Oslo, Norway
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I haven't heard that a SMS could erase the IMEI. But roumours said that is was possible to send a special SMS to some Nokia models to make them crash. It was nothing a removal of the battery not could solve.
I don't think the hardware or operating systems in todays phone are powerfull enough to host and replicate a virus.
At least not before Microsoft software infects the phones  |
bmk
Joined: Jan 04, 2002
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yeah, its good bill gates dont make phone software |
Charly
Joined: Jan 05, 2002
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I think that u should not worry about these things as long as the Phones software is stored in a memory that is not editable by the phone itself.
I do not believe in such a virus.. maybe in the few coming years though...
cheers |
Eamonn
Joined: Nov 30, 2001
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dont worry people. this is a vey old hoax |
RANDYC
Joined: Dec 20, 2001
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thanks, now i can get some sleep. |
arnoldc
Joined: Dec 14, 2001
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From: Philippines
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On 2002-01-11 13:26, bmk wrote:
yeah, its good bill gates dont make phone software
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Microsoft does! It was codename Stinger, now called Smartphone 2002. Now I'm getting worried.  |
Eamonn
Joined: Nov 30, 2001
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take a look at this:
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/mobile-phone-hoax.html |
nwmq1
Joined: Dec 28, 2001
Posts: 277
From: Sweden
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On 2002-01-11 13:07, laffen wrote:
But roumours said that is was possible to send a special SMS to some Nokia models to make them crash. It was nothing a removal of the battery not could solve.
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actually there is a "virus"/SMS that can do more damage than that, removal of battery doensät solve, you have to put the SIM-card in a phone that doesn't have the same security glitch, it's a dutch securityexpert that has discovered this. So far only 6210, 3330 and 3310 has been tested.
Swedes can read about it here:
http://www.mobil.se/nyheter/visa.asp?id=4361&sid=1 |
vincentcloud
Joined: Jan 11, 2002
Posts: 32
From: Malaysia
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Nokia phones always have problem, last time I used 3310 but now i get a better phone,
thanks to ericsson T68.
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oror
Joined: Dec 26, 2001
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yes we have been told on the 6210 when sms can shot down the phone for ever |
Eamonn
Joined: Nov 30, 2001
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On 2002-01-11 16:49, nwmq1 wrote:
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On 2002-01-11 13:07, laffen wrote:
But roumours said that is was possible to send a special SMS to some Nokia models to make them crash. It was nothing a removal of the battery not could solve.
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actually there is a "virus"/SMS that can do more damage than that, removal of battery doensät solve, you have to put the SIM-card in a phone that doesn't have the same security glitch, it's a dutch securityexpert that has discovered this. So far only 6210, 3330 and 3310 has been tested.
Swedes can read about it here:
http://www.mobil.se/nyheter/visa.asp?id=4361&sid=1
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can any1 translate this article into english for me?
Thanks a lot |
strangel
Joined: Dec 27, 2001
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On 2002-01-11 16:49, nwmq1 wrote:
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On 2002-01-11 13:07, laffen wrote:
But roumours said that is was possible to send a special SMS to some Nokia models to make them crash. It was nothing a removal of the battery not could solve.
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actually there is a "virus"/SMS that can do more damage than that, removal of battery doenss˙t solve, you have to put the SIM-card in a phone that doesn't have the same security glitch, it's a dutch securityexpert that has discovered this. So far only 6210, 3330 and 3310 has been tested.
Swedes can read about it here:
http://www.mobil.se/nyheter/visa.asp?id=4361&sid=1
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I believe i have heard from someone that worked on Nokia support that the sw in Nokia mobiles is more voulnerable to socalled viruses than Ericsson phones since Ericsson have a more safer software than the (puney) Nokia phones.
Feel free 2 comment on that.
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jbajec
Joined: Dec 26, 2001
Posts: 82
From: Slovenija, MB
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I really wonder where i could find software to crush nokia phones... any link would be great  |
vincentcloud
Joined: Jan 11, 2002
Posts: 32
From: Malaysia
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Haha,did everyone here using t68? |
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