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Is this possible (phone virus) |
joebmc
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
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Got an email today warning of different phone scams (usual “if you get a call claming you won a holiday press 9” thing) But one of them was
“If you receive a call with the word 'ACE' on the display, terminate the call immediately. It is a virus which will erase all IMEI and IMSI data from your SIM card. This in turn will prevent your mobile from connecting to any network, leaving you with the only solution which is to buy a new phone. This detail has been confirmed by both Motorola and Nokia”
^^is this even possible to do to a phone???
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masseur
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
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From: Sydney, London
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I've heard about this lately and I didn't see how it could be possible. For a start how do you get the name ACE on the display unless ACE is a number in your phone book and you get called from that number
as for the rest of that story... pffftt!
anyway a google came up with a few links like this...
Mobile phone virus: ACE is a hoax
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Dyce9984
Joined: Apr 16, 2004
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I think you will find it is a hoax 
http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=description&virus_k=99320
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joebmc
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Thanks guy's. Thought it was not possible (well for now  )
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etaab
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Plus, its not even possible to just erase the phones IMEI number that way, it can only be done using a cable and necessary software AFAIK..
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coo1k3n
Joined: May 04, 2003
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Who'd wanna spread that around? Odd.
N e wayz, i think only phones which are based on an OS (Like Symbian or Windows Mobile) are able to get viruses. Right?
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whizkidd
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Well...yes.
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rrojas260
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On 2005-04-21 13:31:33, masseur wrote:
For a start how do you get the name ACE on the display unless ACE is a number in your phone book and you get called from that number
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It can be done, my operator calls and sends sms without number, it just show a name and u cant call it or reply it by sms
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govigov
Joined: Jul 30, 2004
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@rrojas260, ditto here. I cant even save the Number. It reads, Airtel, balance, ringtones etc. . . . .
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niranjan007
Joined: Dec 12, 2004
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From: The garden city of India
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Yeah, same here too! Btw you can suggest the twilight site to your friends via sms from their site-the recipient sees the name entered by the sender, but no number or anything. One more thing btw, my dad received this email about ace some 2 years ago!
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whizkidd
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I received one of those freaky messages some months ago.
T230 >> T610 >> Ngage QD >> N73 >> N85 >> Omnia HD >> And countless other review units |
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Posted: 2005-04-21 13:28
/ Nokia = 
