Cell phone virus

[zakur]

First mobile phone virus discovered

The first ever computer virus that can infect mobile phones has been discovered, anti-virus software developers said today, adding that up until now it has had no harmful effect.

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If the virus succeeds in penetrating the phone, it writes the inscription 'Caribe' on the screen and is then activated every time that the phone is turned on.

It is able to scan for phones that are also using the Bluetooth technology and is able to send a copy of itself to the first handset that it finds.

 

[Mr Manifesto]

I saw this article, too. In fact, I came here to post a thread about it. I was going to say, "cool!"

 

[zakur]

I saw this article, too. In fact, I came here to post a thread about it. I was going to say, "cool!"

Hmmm...my first thought was "scary!" not "cool!" Not Chicken-Little-the-Sky-is-Falling scary, but scary nonetheless.

 

[Hand Bent Spoon]

Strictly speaking, it's not a cell phone virus as much as it is a bluetooth virus.

Wake me when standard, non-bluetooth phones get hit with a virus.