[plug] VIRUS ALERT FOR MOBILE PHONES

[Phillip Steege]

This link is from the Norton Virus website concerning this virus HOAX
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/mobile-phone-hoax.html

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joel Fraser" <joel231 at yahoo.com>
To: "Linux" <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 9:59 AM
Subject: [plug] VIRUS ALERT FOR MOBILE PHONES


> I dunno if it is true but you can never know with these things
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> Joel
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> > > > This message was received from Telstra Friday 6 April advising the
> > > > following....
> > > >
> > > > If you receive a phone call and your mobile phone displays
> "Unavailable"
> > > > on
> > > > the screen (for most of digital mobile phones with a function to
> display
> > > > in-coming call telephone number), DON'T ANSWER THE CALL. - END THE
> CALL
> > > > IMMEDIATELY.
> > > >
> > > > IF YOU ANSWER THE CALL, YOUR PHONE WILL BE INFECTED BY THIS VIRUS.
> > > >
> > > > This virus will erase all IMIE and IMSI information from both your
> phone
> > > > and
> > > > your SIM card, which will make your phone unable to connect with the
> > > > telephone network.  You will have to buy a new phone.
> > > >
> > > > This information has been confirmed by both Motorola and Nokia.
There
> > > are
> > > > over 3 million mobile phones being infected by this virus in the USA
> > now.
> > > >
> > > > You can also check this news in CNN web site:
> > > >
> > > > Please forward this information to anyone you know that has a
digital
> > > > mobile
> > > > phone.
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