Unlike computer viruses, many people think that mobile phone viruses are no problem ... In fact, many people are miserable because of them!
On the week of June, at the mobile phone forums, users have been talking about mobile phone viruses that can spread through Bluetooth channels on Symbian series 60 operating systems. Cabir (anonymous Caribe). In Vietnam, the atmosphere was quiet but by the beginning of November, that silence was broken: Cabir is spreading, especially in cafes and crowded outlets
Mechanism of operation?
When a cell phone is infected with the Cabir virus, it automatically sends a file called Caribe.sis to all nearby Bluetooth open machines (within a 10m radius). If you click Yes, the file will be received and saved to the Inbox in the message. Continue to click on this file, it will install on cellphone as a normal application and then will infect. In about one to two weeks, the machine will have symptoms of slow running and crashes continuously, the icons are changed to ... skulls!
Mobile phones are high risk
Most Symbian S60 mobile phones running the Symbian operating system (3650, 3660, 6600, 6260, 6630, 6670, 7610, 7650, Siemens SX1) are at risk of infection. Nokia 80 series phones such as 9210i, 9300, 9500 or Sony Ericsson P900, P910i Symbian UIQ also need to be wary.
Prevention
Do not open the Bluetooth feature in crowded areas, especially the cafes that focus on Symbian. If you see the file Caribe.sis not invite that, do not click Yes, press No and immediately turn off Bluetooth . If not, you will continue to be "invited".
How to fix
The simplest way: Download the free CabirFix program - Cabir Virus Removal here or at http://www.jamanda.com developed by Jamada. However, CabirFix does not "kill the root", but only delete the icon and some files detected.
If you are serious about the system, you can look for files and folders infected with Cabir to delete, but this method is relatively dangerous.
The best way is to bring the machine to the service center to fix and remove the virus for about 100,000, or reset the new Symbian operating system (may lose data and contacts) for about 375,000. e.
Still more!
In addition to Cabir, you have to keep in mind that another virus is spreading through files when you install applications, games, copying music, etc. When infected, your mobile memory card generates a number of virus files. with directory name. Specifically the root directory will be winfile.exe, in the sounds folder will have sounds.exe file, the system directory has the system.exe file ...
The virus also has the potential to damage the program and make it slow. You download the latest Norton AntiVirus program to scan the memory card when infected. After the scan, there are some cases of crashes, you have to ... reformat the memory card!
