Shops taking advantage of cell phone virus scare
...ology that allows devices like mobile phones to share data. The mobile phone virus stays on the infected handset’s memory but does not delete or destroy data. The Caribe worm drains the handset’s battery as it searches for other Bluetooth-enabled devices to infect.“A friend of mine said that this service now thrives in Greenhills (a popular Print this story Send this story Write the editor View other stories shopping center in San Juan, Metro Manila), where shops are charging 500 up to 1,000 pesos a pop. It is now a growing business. But I doubt that they are even teaching people how to get rid of it. At the moment, the virus does not damage the phone. But some people are clearly profiting from it,” said Jamz Yaneza, senior antivirus consultant of Trend Micro. An earlier GMA-7 report also showed several local phone shops advertising their mobile phone virus removal services. One sign even read: “Repair Virus Caribe.” Yaneza said local phone shops began offering this service as early as June when news of Caribe came out. The antivirus expert said that “disabling” Caribe involves simple steps which anyone with proper guidance can do. In Trend Micro’s advisory, users are advised to download a file manager for the Series 60 phones....