SymbianOS worm in the wild - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 23rd Jan 2008, 09:23

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/01..._in_the_wild/1

Anti-virus vendor Fortinet has issued a warning about a worm that spreads via MMS to phones running the Symbian S60 handset operating system.

sbarts · 23rd Jan 2008, 10:07

This seems to only effect S60 2nd edition phones. The newer 3rd edition phones such as the N95,N81,N73.... are not effected.

r4tch3t · 23rd Jan 2008, 12:01

Hah, will never affect me, I have used low end phones since I started using Mobile phones. I see very little use for "smart phones" as I have a laptop and Desktop. My current phone and all previous phones have been years old, all I need are calls and text.
I guess it is inevitable that viruses will penetrate the mobile market as smart phones become more widely adopted.

leexgx · 23rd Jan 2008, 13:50

alot of phones uses S60 does not matter if it was free or not, so not sure what your point is

23rd Jan 2008, 09:23	#1
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23rd Jan 2008, 12:01	#3
r4tch3t hmmmm.... Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,887	Hah, will never affect me, I have used low end phones since I started using Mobile phones. I see very little use for "smart phones" as I have a laptop and Desktop. My current phone and all previous phones have been years old, all I need are calls and text. I guess it is inevitable that viruses will penetrate the mobile market as smart phones become more widely adopted. __________________ Fight my Brute The quantum limit of reality might be scaled up because we're all holograms. Obviously. Once more we see that sufficiently advanced physics is indistinguishable from getting really stoned. From here

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23rd Jan 2008, 10:07	#2
sbarts Supermodder Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bristol, England Posts: 365	This seems to only effect S60 2nd edition phones. The newer 3rd edition phones such as the N95,N81,N73.... are not effected.