Yet another Mobile Virus

Commwarrior a virus for Symbian Series 60 mobile phones is currently making its way through the phones, and causing havoc. The virus spreads via MMS messages and Bluetooth. The virus has emerged out of Russia, according to this report.

The text “OTMOP03KAM HET!” is Russian and means roughly “No to braindeads.” The virus tries to send variable messages via MMS and Bluetooth with texts such as: Norton AntiVirus Released now for mobile, install it!

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