February 23, 2005

America Say Hello to the Cabir Mobile Phone virus
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Reuters is reporting that mobile phone virus Cabir has been detected in the US. Cabir, was found in a technology gadgets store in Santa Monica, California on Monday, when a passing techie spotted a telltale sign on the screen of a phone in the store. There were two infected cellphones in the store, both Nokia. The Cabir virus targets smart phones, a combination of handheld computers and cell phones .

The biggest impact of the relatively innocuous virus, found in about 15 variations so far, is draining mobile phone batteries, said Mikko Hypponen, director of Finnish anti-virus research company F-Secure.

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