TheBile 0 #1 November 15, 2002 If you receive a phone call and your mobile phone displays ACE-? on the screen DO NOT ANSWER THE CALL. END THE CALL IMMEDIATELY. If you answer the call, your phone will be infected by a virus. This virus will erase all IMEI 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 alone at the moment. You can also check this news in the CNN web site. The above information came through to me today and I felt it appropriate to forward it on to you all. Please pass on this information to anyone you know who uses a mobile. If we only stop one person from getting the virus then we have done a good job!Gerb I stir feelings in others they themselves don't understand. KA'CHOW ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gus 1 #2 November 15, 2002 Is it not bleedingly obvious that this is a hoax? MacAfee and Symantec have pages on this. Gus GusOutpatientsOnline.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danvan 0 #3 November 15, 2002 But there was no mention of AOL and Microsoft warnings about it? ;-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gus 1 #4 November 15, 2002 QuoteBut there was no mention of AOL and Microsoft warnings about it? ;-) Nor was it stated that Elvis was going to give me £1 for every person I forwarded this message to. I just assumed that bit. Seriously though, it does piss me off when people help to proliferate this shite. Bad juju. GusOutpatientsOnline.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBile 0 #5 November 15, 2002 This has been circulated around our workplace as a serious warning. If you know otherwise then please let me know how this is proven to be a hoax and I'll pass it on. I would never knowingly "proliferate shite".Gerb I stir feelings in others they themselves don't understand. KA'CHOW ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #6 November 15, 2002 The 2 links he gave you are proof of it as a hoax... Click on them and read...Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBile 0 #7 November 15, 2002 Cheers guys. I have e:mailed the originator of the warning here in the workplace with the details. Hopefully she will send a follow up telling everyone that it's all bullshit !Gerb I stir feelings in others they themselves don't understand. KA'CHOW ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #8 November 15, 2002 >If you know otherwise then please let me know how >this is proven to be a hoax Did you bother checking the websites mentioned in the message? CNN, Nokia, Motorola? Also, as has been pointed out, when something like this pops up it's a good idea to check the sites of the major players in the virus-protection industry... Oh yeah, and read Snopes... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WFFC 1 #9 November 15, 2002 Details of hoax http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/mobile.htm ----- ~~~Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,154 #10 November 15, 2002 >If you answer the call, your phone will be infected by a virus. There is currently no way to do this. Even phones that accept downloads (Java, BREW) have to be manually initiated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goose491 0 #11 November 15, 2002 Quote There is currently no way to do this. Even phones that accept downloads (Java, BREW) I accept those downloads (Java in the morning, Brew at night ) I didn't think it was feasable to infect a phone with a virus. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #12 November 15, 2002 Psst... Bill designs phones Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #13 November 15, 2002 That reminds me, Bill what this world needs is a cellphone that will respond to a whistle or something for whe you loose it.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goose491 0 #14 November 15, 2002 QuoteThat reminds me, Bill what this world needs is a cellphone that will respond to a whistle or something for whe you loose it. Yeah and if one loses their phone and it's turned off, it would be cool if you could call it and when the "the customer you are trying to reach is... blah... " message comes on, one could dial in a PIN and it would make the phone ring/beep so they can find it even if its off.... My brother and I thought of that one when we were looking for his cell one time. What do you think Bill? My Karma ran over my Dogma!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sonic 0 #15 November 15, 2002 No good if the phone is off due to a dead battery though ----------------------------------- It's like something out of that twilighty show about that zone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #16 November 15, 2002 I have a Nokia 8260 and I swear to god I've lost it atleast 4-5 times. Having to borrow friend's cellphones, walking around calling it. Once someone picked up, that was cool/odd. "Hi. I think you have my phone." "Ohh, cool, I was wondering who's this was..."--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 7 #17 November 15, 2002 Quote Once someone picked up, that was cool/odd. "Hi. I think you have my phone." "Ohh, cool, I was wondering who's this was..." Leave your phone at home when you go out drinking. And Bill, since your taking requests - could you designed something into the phone that causes it to not ring when inside resturants and movie theaters? That'd be great, thanks.it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sonic 0 #18 November 15, 2002 THey have those already - it's just most people don't know how to work it ----------------------------------- It's like something out of that twilighty show about that zone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #19 November 15, 2002 Actually, some restaurants have taken to installing a system that blocks cell signals inside their building. Pretty good idea if you ask me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sonic 0 #20 November 15, 2002 Sweet. I like that [edit] I shouldn't ahve to come to that though - people should still have respect for others and turn it off. ----------------------------------- It's like something out of that twilighty show about that zone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trilete312 0 #21 November 15, 2002 Dave, You are looking for a Clapper Cell phone??? Clap On... Clap off... O I can just hear the TV commercials now. "Have you ever misplaced your cell phone?? Well here at Ronco we can help with the new CLapper Phone" Can you imagine what would happen at a big sporting event. And the Home team wins **Applause** BEEP BEEEP BEEEEEP BEEEEEEP----------- Ready, Set, Gooooooo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #22 November 15, 2002 QuoteThat reminds me, Bill what this world needs is a cellphone that will respond to a whistle or something for whe you loose it. You could always hook one of those key chains to it that beep when you clap or whistle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,154 #23 November 15, 2002 >what this world needs is a cellphone that will respond to a whistle or something . . . . Well, they do respond to phone calls; that's how I find my phone(s) when I lose them. New technology (GPSOne, SnapTrack) will allow your phone to know where it is at all times, so when you call 911 the operator also gets your location. But for it to do that after you lose it, you'd have to program it (via the original code or a BREW app or something) to periodically transmit your location all the time. That would worry me from a security standpoint. >one could dial in a PIN and it would make the phone ring/beep so > they can find it even if its off.... Problem is that when most phones are off they're off. If they are listening to the network enough to get a page signal they're on. And if they're on, they go dead in the usual amount of time (a few days.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #24 November 15, 2002 Quote That would worry me from a security standpoint Uhh...you can already be quite easily tracked via your cell phone. Even if you aren't talking on it. Done it.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goose491 0 #25 November 15, 2002 Quote >one could dial in a PIN and it would make the phone ring/beep so > they can find it even if its off.... Problem is that when most phones are off they're off. If they are listening to the network enough to get a page signal they're on. And if they're on, they go dead in the usual amount of time (a few days.) I figured so much. Don't suppose there is a way to turn them on "remotely" is there? My Karma ran over my Dogma!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
